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Shortform's 100 Best Works of Literature of All Time - Page 2

Shortform researched and ranked the best literature books in the world, based on recommendations from world experts, sales data, and millions of reader ratings. My own personal touch was just trying to find interesting and different covers from the usual. Enjoy.
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Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
41
William Shakespeare
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
42
Khaled Hosseini
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
43
Jane Austen
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
44
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
45
Cormac McCarthy
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
46
Homer
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
47
Victor Hugo
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
48
Franz Kafka
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
49
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
50
Ayn Rand
MacBeth (1623)
MacBeth
51
1623
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
52
Jane Austen
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
53
Milan Kundera
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
54
Yann Martel
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
55
Charles Dickens
The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
56
J. R. R. Tolkien
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
57
Jane Austen
The Things They Carried (Jim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
58
Jim O'Brien
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
59
Sylvia Plath
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
60
Anne Frank
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
61
Ken Kesey
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
62
Chinua Achebe
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
63
Albert Camus
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
64
Lewis Carroll
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
65
Ernest Hemingway
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
66
Joseph Conrad
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
67
Margaret Mitchell
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
68
Mark Twain
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
69
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Trial (Franz Kafka, Willa Muir & Edwin Muir, Trans.)
The Trial
70
Franz Kafka, Willa Muir & Edwin Muir, Trans.
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
71
Toni Morrison
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
72
Charles Dickens
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
73
Mark Haddon
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
74
Frank Herbert
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
75
Kurt Vonnegut
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
76
Khaled Hosseini
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
77
Erich Maria Remarque
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
78
Ralph Ellison
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
79
Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
80
Ernest Hemingway
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