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To Be Well-Read in 1898

An 1898 list of best novels by Clement Shorter. It is interesting to see what books have remained important and the eleven that couldn't even be found in this database. I have one big question- How could Anna Karenina be only an honorable mention?
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
1
Miguel De Cervantes
The Holy War (John Bunyan)
The Holy War
2
John Bunyan
Gil Blas (Alain René Le Sage)
Gil Blas
3
Alain René Le Sage
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
4
Daniel Defoe
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
5
Jonathan Swift
Roderick Random – Tobias George Smollett
Roderick Random – Tobias George Smollett
6
Clarissa (Samuel Richardson)
Clarissa
7
Samuel Richardson
Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones
8
Henry Fielding
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
9
Voltaire
Rasselas
Rasselas
10
The Castle of Oranto (Walpole)
The Castle of Oranto
11
Walpole
The Vicar of Wakefield (Oliver Goldsmith)
The Vicar of Wakefield
12
Oliver Goldsmith
The Old English Baron (Clara Reeve)
The Old English Baron
13
Clara Reeve
Evelina (Frances Burney)
Evelina
14
Frances Burney
Vathek (William Beckford)
Vathek
15
William Beckford
The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
16
Ann Radcliffe
Caleb Williams (William Godwin)
Caleb Williams
17
William Godwin
The Wild Irish Girl (Sydney Owenson)
The Wild Irish Girl
18
Sydney Owenson
Corinne (Germaine De Staël)
Corinne
19
Germaine De Staël
The Scottish Chiefs (Jane Porter)
The Scottish Chiefs
20
Jane Porter
The Absentee
The Absentee
21
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
22
Jane Austen
Headlong Hall
Headlong Hall
23
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
24
Mary Shelley
Marriage (Susan Ferrier)
Marriage
25
Susan Ferrier
The Ayrshire Legatees (John Gait)
The Ayrshire Legatees
26
John Gait
Wilhelm Meister (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Wilhelm Meister
27
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Kenilworth (Sir Walter Scott)
Kenilworth
28
Sir Walter Scott
Bracebridge Hall (Washington Irving)
Bracebridge Hall
29
Washington Irving
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan (James Justinian Morier)
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan
30
James Justinian Morier
The Betrothed (Alessandro Manzoni)
The Betrothed
31
Alessandro Manzoni
Lichtenstein (Hauff)
Lichtenstein
32
Hauff
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
33
James Fenimore Cooper
The Collegians (Gerald Griffin)
The Collegians
34
Gerald Griffin
Tom Cringle's Log (Michael Scott)
Tom Cringle's Log
35
Michael Scott
Mr. Midshipman Easy (Frederick Marryat)
Mr. Midshipman Easy
36
Frederick Marryat
Le Pere Goriot
Le Pere Goriot
37
Jack Brag (Theodore Hook)
Jack Brag
38
Theodore Hook
Fardorougha the Miser (William Carleton)
Fardorougha the Miser
39
William Carleton
Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist (Henry Cockton)
Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist
40
Henry Cockton
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