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100 Must-Read Classics According to Penguin - Page 3

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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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
81
Louisa May Alcott
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
82
Iris Murdoch
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
83
Robert M Pirsig
The Castle (Franz Kafka)
The Castle
84
Franz Kafka
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
85
Robert Graves
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
86
J.M. Barrie
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
87
John Kennedy Toole
The Razor's Edge (Somerset Maugham)
The Razor's Edge
88
Somerset Maugham
Lark Rise to Candleford (Flora Thompson)
Lark Rise to Candleford
89
Flora Thompson
The Return of the Native (Thomas Hardy)
The Return of the Native
90
Thomas Hardy
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
91
James Joyce
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
92
Joseph Conrad
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
93
Elizabeth Gaskell
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
94
Margaret Atwood
What a Carve Up! (Jonathan Coe)
What a Carve Up!
95
Jonathan Coe
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
96
Mario Puzo
Suite Française (Irène Némorovsky)
Suite Française
97
Irène Némorovsky
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
98
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
White Nights (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
White Nights
99
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
100
Charles Dickens
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