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The Penguin Essentials are some of the twentieth-century's most important books. When they were first published they changed the way we thought about literature and about life. And they have remained vital reading ever since.
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The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast
41
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
42
Nicole Krauss
Moon Tiger (Penelope Lively)
Moon Tiger
43
Penelope Lively
Hideous Kinky (Esther Freud)
Hideous Kinky
44
Esther Freud
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
45
E.M. Forster
In the Country of Men (Hisham Matar)
In the Country of Men
46
Hisham Matar
Asylum (Patrick McGrath)
Asylum
47
Patrick McGrath
Perfume (Patrick Suskind)
Perfume
48
Patrick Suskind
Billy Liar (Keith Waterhouse)
Billy Liar
49
Keith Waterhouse
Foe (J.M.Coetzee)
Foe
50
J.M.Coetzee
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
51
Ralph Ellison
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
52
Philip K. Dick
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
53
John Wyndham
A Month in the Country (J.L. Carr)
A Month in the Country
54
J.L. Carr
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
55
Pat Barker
An Ice-Cream War (William Boyd)
An Ice-Cream War
56
William Boyd
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
57
Raymond Chandler
I'm the King of the Castle (Susan Hill)
I'm the King of the Castle
58
Susan Hill
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
59
Evelyn Waugh
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
60
Dave Eggers
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
Down and Out in Paris and London
61
George Orwell
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
62
Truman Capote
The Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
The Diary of a Nobody
63
George and Weedon Grossmith
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
64
Dashiell Hammett
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
65
Joseph Conrad
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
66
James Joyce
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
67
Virginia Woolf
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
68
Muriel Spark
Lucky Jim (Jim Dixon)
Lucky Jim
69
Jim Dixon
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
70
Jerome K. Jerome
The Periodic Table (Primo Levi)
The Periodic Table
71
Primo Levi
Junky (William S Burroughs)
Junky
72
William S Burroughs
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
73
Vladimir Nabokov
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
74
Truman Capote
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
75
Evelyn Waugh
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
76
F. Scott Fitzgerald
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
77
Jack Kerouac
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
78
Stella Gibbons
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
79
D.H. Lawrence
Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse)
Steppenwolf
80
Hermann Hesse
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