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Obscure, Odd, and Offbeat: Some Great Reads From Under the Literary Radar - Page 3

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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The Spire (William Golding)
The Spire
81
William Golding
The Squares of the City (John Brunner)
The Squares of the City
82
John Brunner
Sword at Sunset (Rosemary Sutcliffe)
Sword at Sunset
83
Rosemary Sutcliffe
Tales of the White Hart (Arthur C. Clarke)
Tales of the White Hart
84
Arthur C. Clarke
Tomorrow (Philip Wylie)
Tomorrow
85
Philip Wylie
Track of the Cat (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
Track of the Cat
86
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Tremor of Intent (Anthony Burgess)
Tremor of Intent
87
Anthony Burgess
Unforgiven (Alan Lemay)
Unforgiven
88
Alan Lemay
The Uninvited (Dorothy McCardle)
The Uninvited
89
Dorothy McCardle
Unknown Man No. 89
Unknown Man No. 89
90
The Vikings (Edison Marshall)
The Vikings
91
Edison Marshall
Waking the Moon (Elizabeth Hand)
Waking the Moon
92
Elizabeth Hand
Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories (Jean Shepherd)
Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories
93
Jean Shepherd
We Speak No Treason (Rosemary Hawley Jarman)
We Speak No Treason
94
Rosemary Hawley Jarman
The White Tower (James Ramsay Ullman)
The White Tower
95
James Ramsay Ullman
Winter (Len Deighton)
Winter
96
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Winter Kills (Condon)
Winter Kills
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Condon
The Wolves (Hans Hellmut Kirst)
The Wolves
98
Hans Hellmut Kirst
The World in Winter (John Christopher)
The World in Winter
99
John Christopher
Yellow Hair (Clay Fisher)
Yellow Hair
100
Clay Fisher
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