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The English Teacher's Favorites: Books He Loves for Their Own Sakes - Fiction and Drama

Our Maverick English Teacher lists books he loves for their own sakes. Here he focuses on fiction and drama, and comes up with an eclectic, idiosyncratic list of books that he holds a special place in his heart for, even if he can't explain why.
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Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Dario Fo)
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
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Dario Fo
Alice Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2
Lewis Carroll
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
3
Lewis Carroll
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
4
Erich Maria Remarque
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
5
Neil Gaiman
American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid
6
James Ellroy
Angels Fall (Lanford Wilson)
Angels Fall
7
Lanford Wilson
Another Roadside Attraction (Tom Robbins)
Another Roadside Attraction
8
Tom Robbins
Arms and the Man (George Bernard Shaw)
Arms and the Man
9
George Bernard Shaw
As You Like It (Shakespeare -Signet)
As You Like It
10
Shakespeare -Signet
August 1914, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
August 1914, Alexander Solzhenitsyn
11
Background to Danger (Eric Ambler)
Background to Danger
12
Eric Ambler
Beowulf (Crossley-Holland)
Beowulf
13
Crossley-Holland
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere
14
James Ellroy
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
15
Raymond Chandler
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
16
Kurt Vonnegut
A Burnt-Out Case (Penguin)
A Burnt-Out Case
17
Penguin
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
18
Geoffrey Chaucer
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
19
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Captain Horatio Hornblower (Cecil Scott Forester)
Captain Horatio Hornblower
20
Cecil Scott Forester
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
21
Dan Simmons
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
22
Kurt Vonnegut
Cause for Alarm
Cause for Alarm
23
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekhov)
The Cherry Orchard
24
Anton Chekhov
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Eric Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
25
Eric Ambler
The Comedians (Graham Greene)
The Comedians
26
Graham Greene
Company (Samuel Beckett)
Company
27
Samuel Beckett
Coyote Blue (Christopher Moore)
Coyote Blue
28
Christopher Moore
The Crook Factory (Simmons)
The Crook Factory
29
Simmons
The Dance of Genghis Cohn (Gary)
The Dance of Genghis Cohn
30
Gary
Danton's Death
Danton's Death
31
Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler)
Darkness at Noon
32
Arthur Koestler
Dead Souls (Gogol)
Dead Souls
33
Gogol
The Death of King Arthur (Anon)
The Death of King Arthur
34
Anon
The Death of a Salesman
The Death of a Salesman
35
Deathbird Stories (Harlan Ellison)
Deathbird Stories
36
Harlan Ellison
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
37
Ursula K Le Guin
Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
38
Thomas Mann
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
39
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
40
Bram Stoker
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