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The 100 Best Classic Books (According to Reedsy)

These are the 100 best classics according to a list I found of Reedsy. The list includes books from authors all around the world.
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
1
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
2
Edith Wharton
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
3
Paulo Coelho
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
4
Erich Maria Remarque
American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings (Zitkala-Sa)
American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings
5
Zitkala-Sa
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
6
Agatha Christie
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
7
Leo Tolstoy
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
8
Sylvia Plath
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
9
Toni Morrison
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
10
Angela Carter
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
11
Truman Capote
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
12
Evelyn Waugh
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
13
Stephen Hawking
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
14
Jack London
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
15
J.D. Salinger
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
16
Charles Dickens
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
17
Alexandre Dumas
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
18
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos De Laclos)
Dangerous Liaisons
19
Pierre Choderlos De Laclos
The Death of Artemio Cruz (Carlos Fuentes)
The Death of Artemio Cruz
20
Carlos Fuentes
Diary of a Madman
Diary of a Madman
21
The Diaries of Samuel Pepys (Samuel Pepys)
The Diaries of Samuel Pepys
22
Samuel Pepys
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
23
Henrik Ibsen
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
24
Miguel De Cervantes
The Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
The Dream of the Red Chamber
25
Cao Xueqin
Dune (Herbert, Frank)
Dune
26
Herbert, Frank
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
27
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
28
Betty Friedan
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
29
Mary Shelley
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
30
James Baldwin
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
31
Doris Lessing
Goodbye to All That (Robert Graves)
Goodbye to All That
32
Robert Graves
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
33
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
34
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
35
Carson McCullers
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
36
Edward Gibbon
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
37
Douglas Adams
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
38
Arthur Conan Doyle
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
39
Isabel Allende
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
40
Maya Angelou
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