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Great Literary Female Characters - Page 2

From beloved heroines to wickedly nasty villains, these are some of the best female characters in literature.
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The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
41
Stieg Larsson
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
42
Stieg Larsson
The Girl You Left Behind (Jojo Moyes)
The Girl You Left Behind
43
Jojo Moyes
Girls in Pants (Brashares, Ann)
Girls in Pants
44
Brashares, Ann
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
45
Gillian Flynn
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
46
Margaret Mitchell
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
47
Margaret Atwood
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
48
Kathryn Stockett
Hippolytus
Hippolytus
49
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
50
Maya Angelou
I'd Know You Anywhere (Laura Lippman)
I'd Know You Anywhere
51
Laura Lippman
Intensity (Dean Koontz)
Intensity
52
Dean Koontz
Into the Wilderness
Into the Wilderness
53
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
54
Scott O'Dell
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
55
Charlotte Bronte
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
56
William Shakespeare
Lady Chatterly's Lover (Lawrence, D.H.)
Lady Chatterly's Lover
57
Lawrence, D.H.
Lady of the Eternal City (Kate Quinn)
Lady of the Eternal City
58
Kate Quinn
The Lady of the Rivers (Philippa Gregory)
The Lady of the Rivers
59
Philippa Gregory
Lake in the Clouds (Sara Donati)
Lake in the Clouds
60
Sara Donati
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
61
Victor Hugo
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House in the Big Woods
62
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
63
Louisa May Alcott
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (Marian Keyes)
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
64
Marian Keyes
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
65
Aristophanes
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
66
William Shakespeare
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
67
Gustave Flaubert
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
68
Roald Dahl
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
69
Euripides
Mistress of Rome (Kate Quinn)
Mistress of Rome
70
Kate Quinn
Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
71
William Shakespeare
Nancy Drew (Kelly Thompson & Jenn St-Onge)
Nancy Drew
72
Kelly Thompson & Jenn St-Onge
NOS4A2 (Joe Hill)
NOS4A2
73
Joe Hill
The Other Boleyn Girl (Philippa Gregory)
The Other Boleyn Girl
74
Philippa Gregory
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
75
Diana Gabaldon
Phedre (Jean Racine)
Phedre
76
Jean Racine
Pope Joan (Donna Woolfolk Cross)
Pope Joan
77
Donna Woolfolk Cross
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
78
Jane Austen
The Princess Diaries (Meg Cabot)
The Princess Diaries
79
Meg Cabot
Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw)
Pygmalion
80
George Bernard Shaw
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