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A list of classics that give someone a good foundation on literature. It encompasses different genres (Gothic, Romance, Dystopia, Fantasy, Young Adult) and regions (Russian, French, German, South American), as well as plays. Many of these books are required reading at school.
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
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Dracula
Dracula
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
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Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
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The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
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Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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And Then There Was None and Selected Plays (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Was None and Selected Plays (Agatha Christie)
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm
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Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
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The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
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Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien)
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
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Hunger Games
Hunger Games
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The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey (Homer)
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Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex
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Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone (Sophocles)
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Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
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MacBeth
MacBeth
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Othello
Othello
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Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
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The Importance of Being Ernest
The Importance of Being Ernest
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Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
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The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
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A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
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Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
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