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How to Be Well Rounded - 101 Classic Books to Read

Classics don't have to be boring or philosophical. If you want to be well rounded--this is my list of 101 great novels that will expand your mind, your knowledge base, and your vocabulary. Enjoy! In the meantime, how many have you already read?
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The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
1
Edgar Allan Poe
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
The A.B.C. Murders (Agatha Christie)
The A.B.C. Murders
3
Agatha Christie
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
4
Aesop
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass
5
Lewis Carroll
And Another Thing...
And Another Thing...
6
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
7
George Orwell
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
8
Leo Tolstoy
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
9
Jules Verne
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
10
Ayn Rand
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
11
Sylvia Plath
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
12
Anonymous
Billy Budd - Herman Melville (1891)
Billy Budd - Herman Melville (1891)
13
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
14
Rudolfo Anaya
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
15
Aldous Huxley
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
16
Evelyn Waugh
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
17
Jack London
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
18
John Steinbeck
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
19
Geoffrey Chaucer
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
20
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
21
J.D. Salinger
The Chosen
The Chosen
22
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
23
Charles Dickens
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
24
Arthur Conan Doyle
Count of Monte Cristo (Alexander Dumas)
Count of Monte Cristo
25
Alexander Dumas
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
26
Anne Frank
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
27
Dr. Seuss
Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems (Edgar Allan Poe)
Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems
28
Edgar Allan Poe
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
29
Erica Jong
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
30
Ayn Rand
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
31
Tennessee Williams
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
32
Margaret Mitchell
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
33
John Steinbeck
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
34
Charles Dickens
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
35
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
36
Grimms' Fairy Tales (Brothers Grimm/Geo. Cruickshank(Illus))
Grimms' Fairy Tales
37
Brothers Grimm/Geo. Cruickshank(Illus)
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
38
Jonathan Swift
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
39
Johanna Spyri
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
40
Douglas Adams
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