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50 Essential Classics - Page 2

These are our picks for the 50 most essential classic books. You know, the ones that everyone should get around to reading sooner, rather than later. These books have meant a great deal to readers throughout the centuries, and they distinguish themselves as firsts and bests, sure, but also unexpected, astonishing, and boundary-breaking additions to the canon.
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The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
42
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
43
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
44
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
45
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
46
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf
47
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
48
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
James Joyce
49
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys
50
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte
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