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50 Best Easy to Read Classics for Beginners

You don't need to read War and Peace or Ulysses right away if you want to read classics.
There are great, easier options for a beginner.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
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Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
9
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Truman Capote
10
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
11
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White
12
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Leo Tolstoy
15
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
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Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
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The Enchanted April (Elizabeth Von Arnim)
The Enchanted April
Elizabeth Von Arnim
18
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Importance of Being Ernest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Ernest
Oscar Wilde
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
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The Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
Franz Kafka
28
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
29
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
31
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
32
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
33
The Secret Garden (Frances Burnett)
The Secret Garden
Frances Burnett
34
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
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The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
36
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
37
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
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Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
Elie Wiesel
39
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson
40
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
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