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Very Good Old Books (Not Necessarily Classics)

Some old books that usually make for good reading.
Various genres.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The African Queen (C. S. Forester)
The African Queen
2
C. S. Forester
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
3
Anne Brontë
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
4
Agatha Christie
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
5
George Orwell
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
6
L.M. Montgomery
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (James Weldon Johnson)
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
7
James Weldon Johnson
The Beetle (Richard Marsh)
The Beetle
8
Richard Marsh
Botchan (Natsume Sōseki)
Botchan
9
Natsume Sōseki
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
10
Truman Capote
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
11
Henry Roth
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
12
John Wyndham
The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
13
Aristophanes
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
14
Arthur Miller
The Devil's Advocate (Morris West)
The Devil's Advocate
15
Morris West
Disturbing the Peace (Richard Yates)
Disturbing the Peace
16
Richard Yates
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
17
Miguel De Cervantes
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
18
Bram Stoker
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
19
Jane Austen
Evelina (Frances Burney)
Evelina
20
Frances Burney
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
21
Mary Shelley
Good Morning, Midnight (Jean Rhys)
Good Morning, Midnight
22
Jean Rhys
The Groves of Academe (Mary McCarthy)
The Groves of Academe
23
Mary McCarthy
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates (Mary Mapes Dodge)
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
24
Mary Mapes Dodge
Harry Black (David Harry Walker)
Harry Black
25
David Harry Walker
The Headless Horseman (Mayne Reid)
The Headless Horseman
26
Mayne Reid
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
27
Johanna Spyri
Hell Screen (Ryunosuke Akutagawa)
Hell Screen
28
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
29
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Invitation to a Beheading (Vladimir Nabokov)
Invitation to a Beheading
30
Vladimir Nabokov
The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
The Lady in the Lake
31
Raymond Chandler
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories
32
Washington Irving
The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Lost World
33
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
34
Christina Stead
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #3) (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #3)
35
Agatha Christie
The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne)
The Mysterious Island
36
Jules Verne
No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
37
Osamu Dazai
The Odd Couple (Neil Simon)
The Odd Couple
38
Neil Simon
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
39
Nella Larsen
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
40
Jane Austen
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