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Stanford: The Best English-Language Fiction of the Twentieth Century (Updated) - Page 2

This is an update of a previous challenge, itself based on a ranking list from Stanford University. 21 books have been added (in positions 201-221). Some "cosmetic improvements" have also been made. Thanks to the original poster Lingtoness.
For the actual list go to http://web.stanford.edu/~bkunde/best/bl-crank.htm.
For an explanation of the ranking methodology click on the challenge URL.
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Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
41
Robert a Heinlein
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
42
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
43
A. A. Milne
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
44
E.M. Forster
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
45
John Steinbeck
All the Kings Men
All the Kings Men
46
Howard's End (E. M. Forster)
Howard's End
47
E. M. Forster
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
48
D.H. Lawrence
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
49
James Baldwin
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
50
D.H. Lawrence
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
51
Toni Morrison
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
52
Joseph Conrad
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
53
Robert Graves
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
54
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
55
Betty Smith
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
56
William Styron
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
57
Sherwood Anderson
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
58
Ayn Rand
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove
59
Henry James
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
60
Ernest Hemingway
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
61
Muriel Spark
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
62
E.M. Forster
An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser
An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser
63
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
64
Ford Madox Ford
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
65
L. Frank Baum
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh
66
Samuel Butler
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
67
Amy Tan
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
68
John Kennedy Toole
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
69
Larry McMurtry
Women in Love (D.H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
70
D.H. Lawrence
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
71
Theodore Dreiser
U.S.A. (John Dos Passos)
U.S.A.
72
John Dos Passos
Finnegans Wake (James Joyce)
Finnegans Wake
73
James Joyce
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
74
William Faulkner
Henderson the Rain King (Saul Bellow)
Henderson the Rain King
75
Saul Bellow
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
76
John O'Hara
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
77
Wallace Stegner
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
78
John Updike
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
79
Edith Wharton
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
80
Thomas Wolfe
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