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The 100 Greatest Beach Books Ever

Summer's here and it's time to hit the beach, naturally with a good book or five. Here's Vulture's list of the 100 greatest beach books ever. The books listed here are in chronological order.
How many of these would you take to the beach with you? How many of them have you already read?
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Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
1
Daniel Defoe
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
2
Jane Austen
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
3
Emily Brontë
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
4
Charles Dickens
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
5
Leo Tolstoy
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
6
Edith Wharton
Sea and Sardinia by D.H. Lawrence
Sea and Sardinia by D.H. Lawrence
7
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
8
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Gentleman in the Parlour (W. Somerset)
The Gentleman in the Parlour
9
W. Somerset
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
10
Agatha Christie
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
11
Margaret Mitchell
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
12
Graham Greene
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
13
Daphne Du Maurier
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
14
Evelyn Waugh
The Natural
The Natural
15
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
16
William Golding
Bonjour Tristesse by Francois Sagan
Bonjour Tristesse by Francois Sagan
17
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
Marjorie Morningstar
18
Herman Wouk
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
19
Patricia Highsmith
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
20
Vladimir Nabokov
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
21
Grace Metalious
My Family and Other Animals (Gerald Durrell)
My Family and Other Animals
22
Gerald Durrell
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
23
Harper Lee
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
24
J.D. Salinger
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl
25
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
26
Mary McCarthy
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
27
Frank Herbert
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
28
Truman Capote
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls
29
Jacqueline Susann
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
30
Mario Puzo
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
31
Philip Roth
The Summer Book (Tove Jansson)
The Summer Book
32
Tove Jansson
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
33
William Goldman
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
34
Peter Benchley
Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
35
James Clavell
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
36
E.L. Doctorow
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
37
Stephen King
The Stories of John Cheever (John Cheever)
The Stories of John Cheever
38
John Cheever
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
39
John Irving
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
40
V.C. Andrews
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