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Dr. Eliot's "Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction"

In 1917, Harvard University President Charles Eliot compiled and published a list of all time classic books of fiction. It was compounded of novels and short stories and published in a set of 20 volumes. The idea was that reading great literature was an education in itself. NOTE: THIS LIST DOES NOT INCLUDE WORKS OF FICTION LISTED ON DR. ELIOT'S PREVIOUS LIST "THE HARVARD CLASSICS." NOTE: Selection #18, "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog," is the original name for "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."
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The History of Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
The History of Tom Jones
1
Henry Fielding
A Sentimental Journey (Laurence Sterne)
A Sentimental Journey
2
Laurence Sterne
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
3
Jane Austen
Guy Mannering (Sir Walter Scott)
Guy Mannering
4
Sir Walter Scott
Vanity Fair (William Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
5
William Thackeray
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
6
Charles Dickens
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
7
George Eliot
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
8
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Rappacinni's Daughter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Rappacinni's Daughter
9
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Rip Van Winkle (Washington Irving)
Rip Van Winkle
10
Washington Irving
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
11
Washington Irving
Eleonora (Edgar Allen Poe)
Eleonora
12
Edgar Allen Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
13
Edgar Allan Poe
The Purloined Letter (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Purloined Letter
14
Edgar Allan Poe
The Luck of Roaring Camp (Bret Harte)
The Luck of Roaring Camp
15
Bret Harte
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (Bret Harte)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
16
Bret Harte
The Idyl of Red Gulch (Bret Harte)
The Idyl of Red Gulch
17
Bret Harte
Jim Smily and His Jumping Frog (Mark Twain)
Jim Smily and His Jumping Frog
18
Mark Twain
The Man Without a Country (Edward Everett Hale)
The Man Without a Country
19
Edward Everett Hale
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
20
Henry James
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Victor Hugo)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
21
Victor Hugo
Le Père Goriot (Old Goriot) (Honoré De Balzac)
Le Père Goriot (Old Goriot)
22
Honoré De Balzac
The Devil's Pool (George Sand)
The Devil's Pool
23
George Sand
The Story of a White Blackbird (Alfred De Musset)
The Story of a White Blackbird
24
Alfred De Musset
The Siege of Berlin (Alphonse Daudet)
The Siege of Berlin
25
Alphonse Daudet
The Child Spy (Alphonse Daudet)
The Child Spy
26
Alphonse Daudet
The Game of Billiards (Alphonse Daudet)
The Game of Billiards
27
Alphonse Daudet
The Bad Zouave (Alphonse Daudet)
The Bad Zouave
28
Alphonse Daudet
The Last Class--The Story of a Little Alsatian (Alphonse Daudet)
The Last Class--The Story of a Little Alsatian
29
Alphonse Daudet
Two Friends (Guy De Maupassant)
Two Friends
30
Guy De Maupassant
Walter Schnaff's Adventure (Guy De Maupassant)
Walter Schnaff's Adventure
31
Guy De Maupassant
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorrows of Young Werther
32
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (J. W. Von Goethe)
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
33
J. W. Von Goethe
The Banner of the Upright Seven (Gottfried Keller)
The Banner of the Upright Seven
34
Gottfried Keller
The Rider on the White Horse (Theodor Storm)
The Rider on the White Horse
35
Theodor Storm
Trials and Tribulations (Theodor Fontane)
Trials and Tribulations
36
Theodor Fontane
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
37
Leo Tolstoy
Ivan the Fool (Leo Tolstoy)
Ivan the Fool
38
Leo Tolstoy
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
39
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fathers and Sons (Ivan Turgenev)
Fathers and Sons
40
Ivan Turgenev
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