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100 Must-Read Classics According to Penguin - Page 2

Everyone loves a classic novel, but where to start? From Jane Austen to Charles Dickens, Toni Morrison to Fyodor Dostoevsky, the fiction canon is so vast you can easily get lost in it.. So we asked our readers to tell us about their favourite classic books. The resulting list of must-reads is a perfect way to find inspiration to start your classics adventure. There's something for everyone, from family sagas and dystopian fiction to romances and historical fiction. These are your recommendations (not in any particular order):
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
41
Lewis Carroll
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
42
George Eliot
Barchester Towers (Anthony Trollope)
Barchester Towers
43
Anthony Trollope
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
44
Roald Dahl
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
45
Alexandre Dumas
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
46
John Steinbeck
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
47
James Joyce
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
48
John Steinbeck
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
49
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
50
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Buddenbrooks (Thomas Mann)
Buddenbrooks
51
Thomas Mann
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
52
Vladimir Nabokov
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
53
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
54
Evelyn Waugh
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
55
C.S. Lewis
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
56
Charles Dickens
Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
Diary of a Nobody
57
George and Weedon Grossmith
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
58
Leo Tolstoy
The Betrothed (Alessandro Manzoni)
The Betrothed
59
Alessandro Manzoni
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
60
Virginia Woolf
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
61
Ayn Rand
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
62
H.G. Wells
The Art of War (Sun-Tzu)
The Art of War
63
Sun-Tzu
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga
64
John Galsworthy
Travels With Charley (John Steinbeck)
Travels With Charley
65
John Steinbeck
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
66
Henry Miller
Women in Love (D.H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
67
D.H. Lawrence
Staying on (Paul Scott)
Staying On
68
Paul Scott
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
69
Kenneth Grahame
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
70
Willa Cather
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
71
Emily Bronte
Perfume (Patrick Süskind)
Perfume
72
Patrick Süskind
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
73
Mark Twain
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
74
W. Somerset Maugham
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
75
Charles Dickens
Lost Illusions (Honoré De Balzac)
Lost Illusions
76
Honoré De Balzac
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
77
Kurt Vonnegut
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
78
Charles Dickens
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
79
George Eliot
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
80
Virginia Woolf
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