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43 Short Classics You Actually Have Time to Read

"Do you want to be well-read but don't have the time to sit down and read a 1,000+ page novel? While War and Peace is a long classic worth your time, how likely are you to have the time to sit down and read it? So, in 200 pages or less, here are some short classics you actually have time to read in your busy schedule."
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Songs of Innocence and Experience (William Blake)
Songs of Innocence and Experience
William Blake
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The Misanthrope (Jean-Baptiste Moliere)
The Misanthrope
Jean-Baptiste Moliere
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The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
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The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
John Steinbeck
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The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
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The Waste Land (T. S. Eliot)
The Waste Land
T. S. Eliot
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Sonnets From the Portuguese (Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
Sonnets From the Portuguese
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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The Red Pony (John Steinbeck)
The Red Pony
John Steinbeck
10
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
11
A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
Virginia Woolf
12
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
E.M. Forster
13
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
14
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
Albert Camus
15
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
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A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
17
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
18
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
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The Time Machine (H. G. Wells)
The Time Machine
H. G. Wells
20
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
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Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
Voltaire
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The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
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The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
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The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Anonymous)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Anonymous
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
29
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
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The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
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O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
Willa Cather
32
Billy Budd, Sailor (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd, Sailor
Herman Melville
33
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder
34
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
35
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
36
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Harriet Jacobs
37
Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
J. M. Barrie
38
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Eugene O'Neill
39
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
Thornton Wilder
40
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Kate Douglas Wiggin)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Kate Douglas Wiggin
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