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Classic Books With Happy Endings

When it comes down to it, there just aren't a lot of great works of literature that end happily. Sure, some works, like the Brothers Karamazov, end on a hopeful note, but in terms of your standard everybody-gets-married, all-the-problems-are-solved kinda ending, they're few and far between. But here's a selection of works that unabashedly end well for the characters and the reader.
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare
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Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
4
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
Homer
5
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.Tolkien
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Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
Voltaire
7
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
Annie Proulx
8
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
Stella Gibbons
9
Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
Diary of a Nobody
George and Weedon Grossmith
10
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
Irvine Welsh
11
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
12
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
13
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
14
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
Italo Calvino
15
The Last Battle (C.S. Lewis)
The Last Battle
C.S. Lewis
16
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J.K. Rowling
17
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
Victor Hugo
19
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
20
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
George Eliot
21
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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The Chrysalids
The Chrysalids
23
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
Willa Cather
24
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
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Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
Jane Austen
27
Evelina
Evelina
28
Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
Pilgrim's Progress
John Bunyan
29
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
Emma Donoghue
30
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
31
The Merry Wives of Windsor (William Shakespeare)
The Merry Wives of Windsor
William Shakespeare
32
The Tempest (William Shakespeare)
The Tempest
William Shakespeare
33
The DUFF Designated Ugly Fat Friend (Kody Keplinger)
The DUFF Designated Ugly Fat Friend
Kody Keplinger
34
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
Andy Weir
35
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
Sarah Waters
36
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (John Green & David Levithan)
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
John Green & David Levithan
37
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
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James and the Giant Peach (Roald Dahl)
James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl
39
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
Roald Dahl
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