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101 Classics to Read

101 fantastic classics to read at least once before you die. These are amazing books that can take hold of your interest all the way to the last page. Hope you enjoy!
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2
Jules Verne
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
3
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4
Mark Twain
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
5
Edith Wharton
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
6
Lewis Carroll
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
7
Bret Easton Ellis
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
8
George Orwell
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
9
L.M. Montgomery
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
10
Leo Tolstoy
Anthem (Ayn Rand)
Anthem
11
Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
12
Ayn Rand
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
13
Malcolm X
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
14
Kate Chopin
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
15
Aldous Huxley
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
16
Truman Capote
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
17
Kurt Vonnegut
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
18
Stephen Hawking
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
19
Jack London
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
20
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
21
J.D. Salinger
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
22
Kurt Vonnegut
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
23
Anthony Burgess
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
24
Alice Walker
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
25
Alexandre Dumas
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
26
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
27
Arthur Miller
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
28
Charles Dickens
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
29
Anne Frank
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
30
Miguel De Cervantes
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
31
Bram Stoker
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
32
Frank Herbert
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
33
John Steinbeck
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
34
Jane Austen
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
35
Ray Bradbury
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
36
Chuck Palahniuk
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
37
Daniel Keyes
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
38
V.C. Andrews
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
39
Mary Shelley
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
40
Margaret Mitchell
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