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Shortform's 100 Best Works of Literature of All Time - Page 3

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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Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
81
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
82
Ayn Rand
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
83
Anthony Burgess
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between (Foster, Thomas C.)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between
84
Foster, Thomas C.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
85
J.K. Rowling
The Lord of the Rings Audiobook (J.K. Rowling)
The Lord of the Rings Audiobook
86
J.K. Rowling
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
87
William Shakespeare
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
88
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
89
Markus Zusak
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
90
Alice Walker
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
91
Umberto Eco
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
92
Voltaire
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
93
Elie Wiesel
The Return of the King (J R R Tolkien)
The Return of the King
94
J R R Tolkien
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
95
Jack Kerouac
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
96
James Joyce
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
97
Richard Adams
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
98
Frances Hodgson Burnett
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
99
Charles Dickens
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
100
Zora Neale Hurston
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