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A Compendium of Classic Books to Read - Page 4

A comprehensive list of classic books spanning a long time frame to read in a lifetime. From children's classics up through adult.
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The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
121
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
122
Kristin Hannah
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
123
Arthur Conan Doyle
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
124
Richard Adams
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
125
John Kennedy Toole
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
126
Ken Kesey
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
127
Sebastian Faulks
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
128
Theodore Dreiser
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
129
Murasaki Shikibu
The Picture of Dorian Grey (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Grey
130
Oscar Wilde
The Book Theif (Markus Zusak)
The Book Theif
131
Markus Zusak
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
132
Diana Gabaldon
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
133
James Herriot
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
134
Barbara Kingsolver
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
135
Kathryn Stockett
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
136
Ernest Hemingway
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
137
Gaston Leroux
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
138
Carson McCullers
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
139
Joan Didion
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
140
John Steinbeck
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
141
Pearl S. Buck
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
142
Frank McCourt
Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
143
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
144
Daniel Keyes
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
145
John Green
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
146
Lois Lowry
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
147
Stephen Chbosky
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
148
William Goldman
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
149
J.M. Barrie
Howls Moving Castle
Howls Moving Castle
150
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
151
Betty Smith
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
152
Jean Rhys
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
153
Joan Didion
The Year of Magical Thinking (California)
The Year of Magical Thinking
154
California
The Collected Stories
The Collected Stories
155
Flannery O'Conner the Complete Stories (Flannery O'Conner)
Flannery O'Conner the Complete Stories
156
Flannery O'Conner
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
157
Marilynne Robinson
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
158
Mary Karr
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
159
Jeannette Walls
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
160
Zadie Smith
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