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Defining Moments in Books - The Great Literary Challenge

I recently bought a book titled: "Defining Moments in Books: The Greatest Books, Writers, Characters, Passages and Events that Shook the Literary World" by Lucy Daniel (Editor). The book covers all areas of literature from poetry and plays to children's books. I have tried to include all the books mentioned in the book. Are you up for the challenge? How many of them have you read?
P.S. I apologise for any possible duplicates in the list.
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The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
1
H.G. Wells
The Woman Who Did (Grant Allen)
The Woman Who Did
2
Grant Allen
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
3
Stephen Crane
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
4
Thomas Hardy
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
5
Bram Stoker
When We Dead Awaken
When We Dead Awaken
6
Wild Duck, Henrik Ibsen
Wild Duck, Henrik Ibsen
7
Hedda Gabler (Henrik Ibsen)
Hedda Gabler
8
Henrik Ibsen
The Master Builder (Henrik Ibsen)
The Master Builder
9
Henrik Ibsen
Little Eyolf by Henrik Ibsen
Little Eyolf by Henrik Ibsen
10
The Interpretation of Dreams (Sigmund Freud)
The Interpretation of Dreams
11
Sigmund Freud
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
12
Kate Chopin
The Theory of the Leisure Class (Thorstein Veblen)
The Theory of the Leisure Class
13
Thorstein Veblen
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
14
Joseph Conrad
The Flame of Life (Gabriele D'Annunzio)
The Flame of Life
15
Gabriele D'Annunzio
The Child of Pleasure
The Child of Pleasure
16
The Triumph of Death (Gabriele D'Annunzio)
The Triumph of Death
17
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
18
Joseph Conrad
The Tigers of Mompracem (Emilio Salgari)
The Tigers of Mompracem
19
Emilio Salgari
The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz
20
L. Frank Baum
The Octopus
The Octopus
21
McTeague (Frank Norris)
McTeague
22
Frank Norris
The Pit: A Story of Chicago (Frank Norris)
The Pit: A Story of Chicago
23
Frank Norris
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
24
Booker T. Washington
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
25
Thomas Mann
Kim (Rudyard Kipling)
Kim
26
Rudyard Kipling
My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin)
My Brilliant Career
27
Miles Franklin
The Black Mask (E.W.Hornung)
The Black Mask
28
E.W.Hornung
The Admirable Crichton (J. Barrie)
The Admirable Crichton
29
J. Barrie
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
Hound of the Baskervilles
30
Doyle
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
31
Beatrix Potter
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove
32
Henry James
The Virginian (Owen Wister)
The Virginian
33
Owen Wister
How the Camel Got His Hump (Rudyard Kipling)
How the Camel Got His Hump
34
Rudyard Kipling
Pandora's Box (Frank Wedekind)
Pandora's Box
35
Frank Wedekind
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh
36
Samuel Butler
Such Is Life (Joseph Furphy)
Such Is Life
37
Joseph Furphy
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
38
Jack London
The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Dubois)
The Souls of Black Folk
39
W.E.B. Dubois
The Talented Tenth (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Talented Tenth
40
W.E.B. Du Bois
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