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Obscure, Odd, and Offbeat: Some Great Reads From Under the Literary Radar - Page 2

An English teacher's idiosyncratic list of great reads that you may not be aware of. Some are works from established authors that never found an audience, some are genre pieces deserving of a wider audience, some are bestsellers from years past that have fallen into obscurity, and some are just undiscovered treasures. How many do you know?
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Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elisabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
41
Mary Elisabeth Braddon
The Last Englishman (Hebe Weenolsen)
The Last Englishman
42
Hebe Weenolsen
The Last Hurrah (Edwin O'Connor)
The Last Hurrah
43
Edwin O'Connor
Last Stop Camp 7 (Hans Hellmut Kirst)
Last Stop Camp 7
44
Hans Hellmut Kirst
Life as We Knew It (Susan Beth Pfeffer)
Life as We Knew It
45
Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Listeners (James Gunn)
The Listeners
46
James Gunn
The Long Ships (Frans Bengtsson)
The Long Ships
47
Frans Bengtsson
Love and Other Disasters (Millington)
Love and Other Disasters
48
Millington
THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT (SLOAN WILSON)
THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT
49
SLOAN WILSON
Marooned (Martin Caidin)
Marooned
50
Martin Caidin
The Mask of Apollo (Mary Rennault)
The Mask of Apollo
51
Mary Rennault
Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen (Alice-Kate Schulman)
Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen
52
Alice-Kate Schulman
The Missing Person (Brian Tobin)
The Missing Person
53
Brian Tobin
Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (1954)
Mission of Gravity, Hal Clement (1954)
54
Mutiny (Frank Tilsey)
Mutiny
55
Frank Tilsey
Night of Camp David (Fletcher Knebel)
Night of Camp David
56
Fletcher Knebel
The Night She Disappeared (April Henry)
The Night She Disappeared
57
April Henry
Nightfall (David Goodis)
Nightfall
58
David Goodis
Northwest Passage (Kenneth Roberts)
Northwest Passage
59
Kenneth Roberts
The Officer Factory (Hans Hellmut Kirst)
The Officer Factory
60
Hans Hellmut Kirst
Pendulum (John Christopher)
Pendulum
61
John Christopher
Phases of Gravity (Simmons)
Phases of Gravity
62
Simmons
Planet of Exile (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Planet of Exile
63
Ursula K. Le Guin
Plays and Petersburg Tales (Nikolai Gogol)
Plays and Petersburg Tales
64
Nikolai Gogol
The Possessors (John Christopher)
The Possessors
65
John Christopher
QB VII
QB VII
66
Quicksand (John Brunner)
Quicksand
67
John Brunner
Rendezvous in Black
Rendezvous in Black
68
The Revolt of Gunner Asch (Hans Hellmut Kirst)
The Revolt of Gunner Asch
69
Hans Hellmut Kirst
Ride the Pink Horse (Hughes)
Ride the Pink Horse
70
Hughes
Road Trip Dialogues (Jass Richards)
Road Trip Dialogues
71
Jass Richards
The Robe (Lloyd Douglas)
The Robe
72
Lloyd Douglas
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Leguin
Rocannon's World by Ursula K. Leguin
73
The Satan Bug (Alisrair MacLean)
The Satan Bug
74
Alisrair MacLean
The Schirmer Inheritance (Eric Ambler)
The Schirmer Inheritance
75
Eric Ambler
The Searchers (Alan Lemay)
The Searchers
76
Alan Lemay
Skipped Parts (Sandlin)
Skipped Parts
77
Sandlin
Social Blunders (Tim Sandlin)
Social Blunders
78
Tim Sandlin
Sorrow Floats (Sandlin)
Sorrow Floats
79
Sandlin
Spartacus (Howard Fast)
Spartacus
80
Howard Fast
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