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The Ultimate List of Books to Read Before Your Ultimate Death

To affirm my hyperbole-free list title, I offer you this list of classics both traditional and modern.
Most are derived from the highest ranking books on the fiction and non-fiction lists at thegreatestbooks.org and I've enjoyed reading many myself. Of the remaining books, most are my personal favourites or perhaps even your personal favourites. Or are books that I wish to read over the longer term.
NOTE:
--- I haven't included any acknowledged classics that I nevertheless disliked.
--- 10 of these books also appear on the adjacent "Classics Yasza Doesn't Want to Read" challenge. Who do you believe?
--- This is a certified J.K.R.-free challenge.
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Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
1
A.S. Byatt
The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh
2
A.A. Milne
The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
The Wealth of Nations
3
Adam Smith
The Oresteian Trilogy (Aeschylus)
The Oresteian Trilogy
4
Aeschylus
Fables (Aesop)
Fables
5
Aesop
The Holy Qur'an
The Holy Qur'an
6
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
7
Agatha Christie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
8
Agatha Christie
Dark Star (Alan Furst)
Dark Star
9
Alan Furst
The Polish Officer (Alan Furst)
The Polish Officer
10
Alan Furst
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
11
Alan Paton
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Albert Einstein)
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
12
Albert Einstein
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
13
Albert Camus
The Outsider (Albert Camus)
The Outsider
14
Albert Camus
The Rebel (Albert Camus)
The Rebel
15
Albert Camus
The Myth of Sisyphus (Albert Camus)
The Myth of Sisyphus
16
Albert Camus
A Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold)
A Sand County Almanac
17
Aldo Leopold
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
18
Aldous Huxley
The Rape of the Lock (Alexander Pope)
The Rape of the Lock
19
Alexander Pope
Eugene Onegin (Alexander Pushkin)
Eugene Onegin
20
Alexander Pushkin
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
21
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Cancer Ward (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
Cancer Ward
22
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
In the First Circle (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
In the First Circle
23
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Gulag Archipelago (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago
24
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
25
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
26
Alexandre Dumas
Selected Stories (Alice Munro)
Selected Stories
27
Alice Munro
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
28
Alice Walker
Howl and Other Poems (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl and Other Poems
29
Allen Ginsberg
Fear and Trembling (Amélie Nothomb)
Fear and Trembling
30
Amélie Nothomb
The Palm-Wine Drinkard (Amos Tutuola)
The Palm-Wine Drinkard
31
Amos Tutuola
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
32
Andrea Levy
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
33
Angela Carter
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
34
Ann Patchett
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
35
Anna Kavan
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
36
Anne Frank
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (Anne Tyler)
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
37
Anne Tyler
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
38
Anne Tyler
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
39
Anonymous
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
40
Anthony Burgess
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