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First Novels: The English Teacher Looks at Some Great (And Not So Great) Beginnings - Page 2

Our maverick English Teacher looks at the first novels of 136 well-known writers, and is fascinated by the range of titles, which run the gamut from world renown to total obscurity. He wants to point out that first novel is not necessarily the same as first book; "Dubliners", for example, is Joyce's first book, but it's a collection of short stories, not a novel. Several were originally published under pseudonyms ( Gill Hunt was indeed John Brunner), and one author, Kenneth Millar, is better known by his pseudonym, Ross MacDonald.
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Fanshawe (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Fanshawe
41
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Five Weeks in a Balloon (Jules Verne)
Five Weeks in a Balloon
42
Jules Verne
For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs
For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs
43
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
44
Mary Shelley
From Doon With Death (Ruth Rendell)
From Doon With Death
45
Ruth Rendell
Galactic Storm (John Brunner)
Galactic Storm
46
John Brunner
The Gentleman From Indiana (Booth Tarkington)
The Gentleman From Indiana
47
Booth Tarkington
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
48
James Baldwin
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
49
Margaret Mitchell
Grimus
Grimus
50
Gun, With Occasional Music
Gun, With Occasional Music
51
The Hair Trunk (Stevenson)
The Hair Trunk
52
Stevenson
Hans of Iceland (Victor Hugo)
Hans of Iceland
53
Victor Hugo
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
54
J.K. Rowling
HMS Ulysses (MacLean)
HMS Ulysses
55
MacLean
Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
Horseman, Pass By
56
Larry McMurtry
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
57
Isabel Allende
I, the Jury
I, the Jury
58
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
59
Ralph Ellison
The IPCRESS File
The IPCRESS File
60
Jocelyn (John Galsworthy)
Jocelyn
61
John Galsworthy
Julia (Peter Straub)
Julia
62
Peter Straub
Keziah Dane (Sue Grafton)
Keziah Dane
63
Sue Grafton
Ladies and Gents (Vera Caspary)
Ladies and Gents
64
Vera Caspary
The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Legend of Bagger Vance
65
Lincoln's Dreams, Connie Willis
Lincoln's Dreams, Connie Willis
66
The Long Day Wanes (Anthony Burgess)
The Long Day Wanes
67
Anthony Burgess
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
68
William Golding
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim
69
Kinglsey Amis
The MacDermots of Ballycloran
The MacDermots of Ballycloran
70
Madam, Will You Talk? (Mary Stewart)
Madam, Will You Talk?
71
Mary Stewart
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (Stephen Crane)
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
72
Stephen Crane
The Man in the Queue (Josephine Tey)
The Man in the Queue
73
Josephine Tey
The Man Within (Graham Greene)
The Man Within
74
Graham Greene
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (Michael Chabon)
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
75
Michael Chabon
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
76
Agatha Christie
The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu (Sax Rohmer)
The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu
77
Sax Rohmer
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
78
Norman Mailer
The Name of the Rose (Eco)
The Name of the Rose
79
Eco
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
80
William Gibson
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