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A Canadian List of 110 Classics You Must Read Before You Shuffle off This Mortal Coil!

There are lots of titles in this list that you'll readily recognize but there are also lots of somewhat less well known novels and non-fiction books that are deserving of the moniker "classic" that will be worthy additions to your lifetime reading bucket list!
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The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
1
Edith Wharton
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
2
H.G. Wells
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
3
John Wyndham
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
4
Tom Wolfe
Flatland (Edwin A. Abbott)
Flatland
5
Edwin A. Abbott
The Wood Beyond the World (William Morris)
The Wood Beyond the World
6
William Morris
Call of the Wild and White Fang (Jack London)
Call of the Wild and White Fang
7
Jack London
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
8
Robert Heinlein
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
9
Wilkie Collins
The Moonstone (Collins)
The Moonstone
10
Collins
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
11
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
12
Alexandre Dumas
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
13
Sir Walter Scott
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
14
Mary Shelley
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
15
Bram Stoker
Moonfleet (J. Meade Falkner)
Moonfleet
16
J. Meade Falkner
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
17
Robert Louis Stevenson
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
18
Jules Verne
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days
19
Jules Verne
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
20
Jerome K. Jerome
Travels With a Donkey
Travels With a Donkey
21
The Worst Journey in the World
The Worst Journey in the World
22
Scott and Amundsen: The Last Place on Earth (Roland Huntford)
Scott and Amundsen: The Last Place on Earth
23
Roland Huntford
Duncton Wood
Duncton Wood
24
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
25
Richard Adams
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
26
Frank Herbert
Lord of the Rings (Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
27
Tolkien
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
28
J.R.R. Tolkien
Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
Tom Sawyer
29
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
30
Mark Twain
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
31
Harriet Beecher Stowe
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
32
Harper Lee
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
33
John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
34
John Steinbeck
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
35
John Steinbeck
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
36
Daphne Du Maurier
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
37
Thomas Hardy
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
38
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
39
Richard Bach
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
40
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