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Paul Jones's List of the Ten Best Novels Ever Written

If you are looking for books that will enrich your mind, life, and conversations, these are my top ten recommendations. I encourage you to read at least five!
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Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
1
Leo Tolstoy
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
2
J.R.R.Tolkien
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
3
Charles Dickens
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
4
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
5
George Eliot
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
6
Homer
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
7
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
8
John Steinbeck
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
9
George Orwell
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich
10
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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