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100 Must-Read Lesser-Known Classics - Page 3

Here are my criteria: I decided on an arbitrary end date of 1950, in order to focus on earlier books and avoid the troublesome category of "modern classics." (What is a modern classic, anyway? Who knows!) I also tried to pick books that aren't commonly taught in high schools and colleges. Your mileage will vary with this one, obviously. But I wanted this list to be a source of suggestions for expanding your classics reading beyond the usual suspects from school. This list is also very much from a U.S. perspective: in other countries and cultures some of these books may be commonly read and taught. But since I'm familiar with the U.S. educational system, I'm using that as my starting point.
So, here's the list! The books are arranged in chronological order, with the author's nationality and the publication date (in many cases the approximate date) listed.
-Rebecca Hussey
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The Street of Crocodiles
The Street of Crocodiles
82
Snow Country - Yasunari Kawabata
Snow Country - Yasunari Kawabata
83
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn
Daphne Du Maurier
84
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
Djuna Barnes
85
Journey by Moonlight (Antal Szerb)
Journey by Moonlight
Antal Szerb
86
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
Elizabeth Bowen
87
Beware of Pity
Beware of Pity
88
The Invention of Morel
The Invention of Morel
89
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
90
Iceland's Bell
Iceland's Bell
91
Love in a Fallen City (Eileen Chang)
Love in a Fallen City
Eileen Chang
92
Near to the Wild Heart
Near to the Wild Heart
93
The Makioka Sisters (Junichiro Tanizaki)
The Makioka Sisters
Junichiro Tanizaki
94
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges)
Ficciones
Jorge Luis Borges
95
Miss Pym Disposes (Josephine Tey)
Miss Pym Disposes
Josephine Tey
96
The Trilogy (Henryk Sienkiewicz)
The Trilogy
Henryk Sienkiewicz
97
In a Lonely Place (Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
Hughes
98
The Mountain Lion (Jean Stafford)
The Mountain Lion
Jean Stafford
99
The Slaves of Solitude
The Slaves of Solitude
100
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
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