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Some 20th Century Classics

Here's a list for you—some twentieth century classics. Mostly from the earlier part of the century and lots of minor titles.
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THIS BOY's LIFE by Tobias Wolff
THIS BOY's LIFE by Tobias Wolff
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Barren Ground (Ellen Glasgow)
Barren Ground
2
Ellen Glasgow
Giants in the Earth (Ole Edvart Rølvaag)
Giants in the Earth
3
Ole Edvart Rølvaag
Guys and Dolls by Damon Runyon
Guys and Dolls by Damon Runyon
4
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
5
Richard Hughes
The Pilgrim Hawk (Glenway Wescott)
The Pilgrim Hawk
6
Glenway Wescott
My Brilliant Career (Miles Franklin)
My Brilliant Career
7
Miles Franklin
Staying on (Paul Scott)
Staying On
8
Paul Scott
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga
9
John Galsworthy
The Heat of the Day (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Heat of the Day
10
Elizabeth Bowen
The Glass Bead Game (Hermann Hesse)
The Glass Bead Game
11
Hermann Hesse
The History of Mr Polly
The History of Mr Polly
12
The Spoils of Poynton (Henry James)
The Spoils of Poynton
13
Henry James
What Maisie Knew (Henry James)
What Maisie Knew
14
Henry James
The Assistant
The Assistant
15
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
16
Evelyn Waugh
Love in a Fallen City (Eileen Chang)
Love in a Fallen City
17
Eileen Chang
Delta Wedding (Eudora Welty)
Delta Wedding
18
Eudora Welty
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
19
Vladimir Nabokov
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
20
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
21
W. Somerset Maugham
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead (Barbara Comyns)
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead
22
Barbara Comyns
All Passion Spent (Vita Sackville-West)
All Passion Spent
23
Vita Sackville-West
A Bell for Adano (John Hersey)
A Bell for Adano
24
John Hersey
Requiem for a Wren (Nevil Shute)
Requiem for a Wren
25
Nevil Shute
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
26
Sinclair Lewis
Sweet Thursday (John Steinbeck)
Sweet Thursday
27
John Steinbeck
Beware of Pity (Stefan Zweig)
Beware of Pity
28
Stefan Zweig
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding
29
Carson McCullers
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
30
Richard Wright
The Tartar Steppe (Dino Buzzati)
The Tartar Steppe
31
Dino Buzzati
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
32
Malcolm Lowry
Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)
Snow Country
33
Yasunari Kawabata
Life and Fate (Vassily Grossman)
Life and Fate
34
Vassily Grossman
Martin Eden (Jack London)
Martin Eden
35
Jack London
Falconer (John Cheever)
Falconer
36
John Cheever
The House of the Dead (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The House of the Dead
37
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Tunnel (Ernesto Sábato)
The Tunnel
38
Ernesto Sábato
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