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Modern Library's the Best of the World's Best Books

This compilation came straight from the back of my Modern Library copy of Doctor Zhivago, so I'm sharing in hopes others will enjoy this list as much as I did!
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The Education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams
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The Complete Aeschylus (Aeschylus)
The Complete Aeschylus
2
Aeschylus
A Comprehensive Anthology of American Poetry (Conrad Aiken)
A Comprehensive Anthology of American Poetry
3
Conrad Aiken
Twentieth Century American Poetry (Conrad Aiken, Ed.)
Twentieth Century American Poetry
4
Conrad Aiken, Ed.
Favorite Tales of Sholom Aleichem (Sholom Aleichem)
Favorite Tales of Sholom Aleichem
5
Sholom Aleichem
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
6
Sherwood Anderson
An Introduction to the Metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas (St Thomas Aquinas, Intro by W Norris Clarke)
An Introduction to the Metaphysics of St. Thomas Aquinas
7
St Thomas Aquinas, Intro by W Norris Clarke
Introduction to Aristotle (McKeon)
Introduction to Aristotle
8
McKeon
Politics (Aristotle)
Politics
9
Aristotle
The Rhetoric & the Poetics (Aristotle)
The Rhetoric & the Poetics
10
Aristotle
Collected Poems of W.H. Auden (W.H. Auden)
Collected Poems of W.H. Auden
11
W.H. Auden
Confessions (Saint Augustine)
Confessions
12
Saint Augustine
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
13
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
14
Jane Austen
The Writings of St. Francis (St. Francis of Assisi)
The Writings of St. Francis
15
St. Francis of Assisi
Cousin Bette (Honoré De Balzac)
Cousin Bette
16
Honoré De Balzac
Droll Stories (Honoré De Balzac)
Droll Stories
17
Honoré De Balzac
Pere Goriot (Honore De Balzac)
Pere Goriot
18
Honore De Balzac
Eugenie Grandet (Honoré De Balzac)
Eugenie Grandet
19
Honoré De Balzac
Zuleika Dobson
Zuleika Dobson
20
Looking Backward (Edward Bellamy)
Looking Backward
21
Edward Bellamy
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
22
Saul Bellow
The Old Wives' Tale (Arnold Bennett)
The Old Wives' Tale
23
Arnold Bennett
Creative Evolution (Henri Bergson)
Creative Evolution
24
Henri Bergson
Selected Poetry and Prose
Selected Poetry and Prose
25
The Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio)
The Decameron
26
Giovanni Boccaccio
The Life of Samuel Johnson (James Boswell)
The Life of Samuel Johnson
27
James Boswell
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
28
Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
29
Emily Brontë
The Selected Poetry of Browning (Robert Browning)
The Selected Poetry of Browning
30
Robert Browning
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
31
Pearl S. Buck
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Jacob Burckhardt)
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
32
Jacob Burckhardt
The Life and Works of Beethoven (John N. Burk)
The Life and Works of Beethoven
33
John N. Burk
Selected Writings of Edmund Burke (Edmund Burke)
Selected Writings of Edmund Burke
34
Edmund Burke
Erewhon (Samuel Butler)
Erewhon
35
Samuel Butler
Erewhon Revisited (Samuel Butler)
Erewhon Revisited
36
Samuel Butler
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh
37
Samuel Butler
Selected Poetry Byron (Byron)
Selected Poetry Byron
38
Byron
Don Juan (Lord Byron)
Don Juan
39
Lord Byron
The Gallic War (Julius Caesar)
The Gallic War
40
Julius Caesar
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