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A Compendium of Classic Books to Read - Page 5

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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Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
161
Marjane Satrapi
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
162
Ruth Ozeki
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
163
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
164
Rebecca Skloot
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
165
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
166
Madeleine L'engle
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
167
Dodie Smith
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
168
Franz Kafka
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
169
Ernest Hemingway
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
170
H.G. Wells
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
171
Jules Verne
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
172
Jules Verne
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Edward Albee)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
173
Edward Albee
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
174
Paulo Coelho
If on a Winters Night a Traveller (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winters Night a Traveller
175
Italo Calvino
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
176
Agatha Christie
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
177
Umberto Eco
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
178
Anne Frank
The Way We Live Now (Anthony Trollope)
The Way We Live Now
179
Anthony Trollope
Arabian Nights (Mary Zimmerman)
Arabian Nights
180
Mary Zimmerman
Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Anderson)
Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales
181
Hans Christian Anderson
The Phantom Toolbooth
The Phantom Toolbooth
182
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
183
Truman Capote
All the Kings Men
All the Kings Men
184
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
185
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
186
Michael Chabon
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
187
Junot Diaz
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
188
Sue Monk Kidd
Cranford (Gaskell)
Cranford
189
Gaskell
Good Wives
Good Wives
190
The Importance of Being Ernest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Ernest
191
Oscar Wilde
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
192
Mark Twain
As You Like It (William Shakespeare)
As You Like It
193
William Shakespeare
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
194
Marilynne Robinson
Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
Common Sense
195
Thomas Paine
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
196
Hermann Hesse
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
197
Charles Frazier
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
198
Daniel James Brown
The Water Babies (Charles Kingsley)
The Water Babies
199
Charles Kingsley
Ready Player One (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player One
200
Ernest Cline
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