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60 Books to Read by the Time I'm 60

When I was 2.5 years from turning 60, I came up with this list of 60 books to read by the time I turn 60. I have about a year to go and so far I am staying pretty much on target to get it done. I hope I don't lose steam.
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Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
4
The Betrothed (Alessandro Manzoni)
The Betrothed
Alessandro Manzoni
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Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray
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North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell
7
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
10
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
11
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
George Eliot
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Forsaken Inn (Anna Katharine Green)
Forsaken Inn
Anna Katharine Green
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
14
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
15
The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Gaston Leroux)
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
Gaston Leroux
16
Howard's End (E. M. Forster)
Howard's End
E. M. Forster
17
Ethan From (Edith Wharton)
Ethan From
Edith Wharton
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My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
Willa Cather
19
Age of Innocence (Wharton, Edith)
Age of Innocence
Wharton, Edith
20
Kristin Lavransdatter (Sigrid Undset)
Kristin Lavransdatter
Sigrid Undset
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The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
Franz Kafka
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
23
Grand Hotel (Vicky Baum)
Grand Hotel
Vicky Baum
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Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
Stella Gibbons
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
26
The Code of the Woosters (Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
Wodehouse
27
Address Unknown (Katherine Kressmann Taylor)
Address Unknown
Katherine Kressmann Taylor
28
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
29
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
31
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
Richard Wright
32
The Bride Wore Black (Cornell Woolrich)
The Bride Wore Black
Cornell Woolrich
33
West With the Night (Beryl Markham)
West With the Night
Beryl Markham
34
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh
35
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
Albert Camus
36
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
37
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia Highsmith
38
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
39
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
40
Anatomy of a Murder (Robert Traver)
Anatomy of a Murder
Robert Traver
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