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Popular Retellings of Even More Popular Books

All literature is derivative of something, but these books don't bother hiding their influences. Coupled with the original stories they are retelling, here are 21 books that retell classic novels, poems, and plays from literary history.
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The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
1
Homer
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
2
James Joyce
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
3
Charlotte Bronte
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
4
Jean Rhys
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
5
Charles Dickens
Jack Maggs (Peter Carey)
Jack Maggs
6
Peter Carey
Snow White (Brothers Grimm)
Snow White
7
Brothers Grimm
Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
8
Helen Oyeyemi
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
9
William Shakespeare
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
10
Jane Smiley
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
11
L. Frank Baum
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
12
Gregory Maguire
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
13
William Shakespeare
Warm Bodies (Isaac Marion)
Warm Bodies
14
Isaac Marion
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
15
William Shakespeare
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
16
David Wroblewski
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
17
Miguel De Cervantes
Going Bovine (Libba Bray)
Going Bovine
18
Libba Bray
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
19
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Great (Sara Benincasa)
Great
20
Sara Benincasa
Howard's End (E. M. Forster)
Howard's End
21
E. M. Forster
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
22
Zadie Smith
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
23
J.M. Barrie
Second Star (Alyssa B. Sheinmel)
Second Star
24
Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
25
Jane Austen
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
26
Helen Fielding
An Assembly Such as This
An Assembly Such as This
27
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Seth Grahame-Smith)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
28
Seth Grahame-Smith
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
29
Winterspell (Claire Legrand)
Winterspell
30
Claire Legrand
Cinderella
Cinderella
31
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
32
Marissa Meyer
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
33
Lewis Carroll
Splintered (A. G. Howard)
Splintered
34
A. G. Howard
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
35
Anonymous
Grendel
Grendel
36
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
37
Virginia Woolf
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
38
Michael Cunningham
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
39
Edith Wharton
The Innocents
The Innocents
40
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