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The English Teacher Reflects: More Lesser Known Classics That People Should Read

The title says it all. Our Maverick English Teacher and Theatre director lists 110 classics and modern classics that he feels should be read (or, in the case of the plays listed, seen) by more people.
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The African Queen (C.S. Forester)
The African Queen
1
C.S. Forester
After the Fall (Arthur Miller)
After the Fall
2
Arthur Miller
American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid
3
James Ellroy
April Morning (Howard Fast)
April Morning
4
Howard Fast
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
Arcadia
5
Tom Stoppard
Arms and the Man (George Bernard Shaw)
Arms and the Man
6
George Bernard Shaw
The Atheist's Tragedy (Tourneur)
The Atheist's Tragedy
7
Tourneur
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur
8
Lew Wallace
Best Ghost Stories (Lefanu) (Lefanu)
Best Ghost Stories (Lefanu)
9
Lefanu
Betrayal (Harold Pinter)
Betrayal
10
Harold Pinter
Blood Wedding (Federico García Lorca)
Blood Wedding
11
Federico García Lorca
Blues for Mister Charlie (James Baldwin)
Blues for Mister Charlie
12
James Baldwin
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
13
Thornton Wilder
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers
14
Bussy D'Ambois (George Chapman)
Bussy D'Ambois
15
George Chapman
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (Elder)
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
16
Elder
The Changeling (Thomas Middleton & William Rowley)
The Changeling
17
Thomas Middleton & William Rowley
Citizen Tom Paine (Howard Fast)
Citizen Tom Paine
18
Howard Fast
The Comedians (Greene)
The Comedians
19
Greene
The Condemned of Altona (Jean-Paul Sartre)
The Condemned of Altona
20
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Cruel Sea (Nicholas Monsarrat)
The Cruel Sea
21
Nicholas Monsarrat
Danton's Death
Danton's Death
22
The Dark Frigate (Charles Hawes)
The Dark Frigate
23
Charles Hawes
Dhalgren (Samuel R Delany)
Dhalgren
24
Samuel R Delany
The Doctor in Spite of Himself (Moliere)
The Doctor in Spite of Himself
25
Moliere
The Duchess of Malfi (John Webster)
The Duchess of Malfi
26
John Webster
Dutchman (Amiri Baraka/Leroi Jones)
Dutchman
27
Amiri Baraka/Leroi Jones
Exit the King (Eugène Ionesco)
Exit the King
28
Eugène Ionesco
Eyrbyggja Saga (Anonymous)
Eyrbyggja Saga
29
Anonymous
Fallen Angels (Walter Dean Myers)
Fallen Angels
30
Walter Dean Myers
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
31
Chuck Palahniuk
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
32
Philip K. Dick
A Game at Chess (Middleton)
A Game at Chess
33
Middleton
The Ghost Sonata (August Strindberg)
The Ghost Sonata
34
August Strindberg
The Haunted House (Plautus)
The Haunted House
35
Plautus
Home (David Storey)
Home
36
David Storey
The Horla (Guy De Maupassant)
The Horla
37
Guy De Maupassant
The Hostage (Brendan Behan)
The Hostage
38
Brendan Behan
The House of Bernarda Alba (Federico García Lorca)
The House of Bernarda Alba
39
Federico García Lorca
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
40
Edith Wharton
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