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A Retired Professor's Lifetime Reading List

This is not an exhaustive list, but it's a start--and too many more would be cumbersome. It's been fun to recall all these--hope you enjoy as well.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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The 19th Wife (David Ebershoff)
The 19th Wife (David Ebershoff)
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212 (Alafair Burke)
212 (Alafair Burke)
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Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom!
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The Absent One (Jussi Adler-Olsen)
The Absent One (Jussi Adler-Olsen)
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Abundance (Sena Jeter Naslund)
Abundance (Sena Jeter Naslund)
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The Accidental Tourist, by Anne Tyler
The Accidental Tourist, by Anne Tyler
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ACCUSED (LISA SCOTTOLINE)
ACCUSED (LISA SCOTTOLINE)
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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After I'm Gone (Laura Lippman)
After I'm Gone (Laura Lippman)
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After Many a Summer Dies the Swan by Aldous Huxley
After Many a Summer Dies the Swan by Aldous Huxley
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The After Party (Anton Disclafani)
The After Party (Anton Disclafani)
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After This
After This
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Against All Odds (Danielle Steel)
Against All Odds (Danielle Steel)
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The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
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The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
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Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
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Alias Grace
Alias Grace
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Alice Adams
Alice Adams
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Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
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The Alienist
The Alienist
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All Fall Down (Jennifer Weiner)
All Fall Down (Jennifer Weiner)
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All Is Not Forgotten (Wendy Walker)
All Is Not Forgotten (Wendy Walker)
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All the King's Men
All the King's Men
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
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All the Missing Girls (Megan Miranda)
All the Missing Girls (Megan Miranda)
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All the Stars in the Heavens (Trigiani)
All the Stars in the Heavens (Trigiani)
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ALYS, ALWAYS (HARRIET LANE)
ALYS, ALWAYS (HARRIET LANE)
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The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
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The American Heiress
The American Heiress
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The American Heiress (Dorothy Eden)
The American Heiress (Dorothy Eden)
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American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
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The Americans (Henry James)
The Americans (Henry James)
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An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
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An Impartial Witness (Charles Todd)
An Impartial Witness (Charles Todd)
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An Old Fashioned Girl (Louisa May Alcott)
An Old Fashioned Girl (Louisa May Alcott)
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And After the Fire (Lauren Belfer)
And After the Fire (Lauren Belfer)
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And Then There Were None (By Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None (By Agatha Christie)
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Andersonville
Andersonville
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