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The Canon Part 4: The 18th Century

Notable Literature from the 18th century (1700-1799 AD). As complete as I've been able to make it. Editions will be varied.
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The Rape of the Lock (Alexander Pope)
The Rape of the Lock
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Alexander Pope
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
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Daniel Defoe
Moll Flanders (Daniel Defoe)
Moll Flanders
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Daniel Defoe
Roxana (Daniel Defoe)
Roxana
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Daniel Defoe
A Modest Proposal (Jonathan Swift)
A Modest Proposal
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Jonathan Swift
Gullivers Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gullivers Travels
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Jonathan Swift
Persian Letters (Montesquieu)
Persian Letters
7
Montesquieu
The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera
8
Clarissa (Samuel Richardson)
Clarissa
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Samuel Richardson
The History of Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
The History of Tom Jones
10
Henry Fielding
The Female Quixote (Charlotte Lennox)
The Female Quixote
11
Charlotte Lennox
Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio (Songling Pu)
Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio
12
Songling Pu
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
13
Voltaire
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
14
Laurence Sterne
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (David Hume)
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
15
David Hume
Confessions (Saint Augustine)
Confessions
16
Saint Augustine
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorrows of Young Werther
17
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Common Sense and Other Writings (Thomas Paine)
Common Sense and Other Writings
18
Thomas Paine
The Social Contract (Rosseau)
The Social Contract
19
Rosseau
Castle of Otranto (Walpole)
Castle of Otranto
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Walpole
The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
The Wealth of Nations
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Adam Smith
The Constitution of the United States of America
The Constitution of the United States of America
22
The Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and the Bill Of
The Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, and the Bill Of
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 1-3 (Edward Gibbon)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. 1-3
24
Edward Gibbon
Evelina
Evelina
25
Critique of Pure Reason (Immanuel Kant)
Critique of Pure Reason
26
Immanuel Kant
Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Choderlos De Laclos)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
27
Choderlos De Laclos
Cecilia
Cecilia
28
The Federalist (Alexander Hamilton)
The Federalist
29
Alexander Hamilton
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
30
Mary Wollstonecraft
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
31
The Story of the Stone (Cao Xueqin)
The Story of the Stone
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Cao Xueqin
The Story of the Stone V2 (Coa Xueqin)
The Story of the Stone V2
33
Coa Xueqin
The Story of the Stone V3 (Cao Xueqin)
The Story of the Stone V3
34
Cao Xueqin
The Story of the Stone IV (Cao Xueqin)
The Story of the Stone IV
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Cao Xueqin
The Story of the Stone V (Cao Xueqin)
The Story of the Stone V
36
Cao Xueqin
The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin
The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin
37
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
38
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Selected Works of William Blake
Selected Works of William Blake
39
Jacques the Fatalist (Denis Diderot)
Jacques the Fatalist
40
Denis Diderot
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