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Classics for Beginners

Tired of classic lists with heavy hitters like Ulysses or War and Peace? Here are 75 books still considered classics, which are quick and easy to read.
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The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz
1
L. Frank Baum
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
2
Lewis Carroll
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
3
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
4
Johanna Spyri
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
5
Richard Adams
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
6
S.E. Hinton
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
7
L.M. Montgomery
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
8
C.S. Lewis
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
9
Madeleine L'engle
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
10
E.B. White
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
11
George Orwell
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
12
John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
13
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
14
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
15
Ernest Hemingway
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
16
William Golding
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
17
J.D. Salinger
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
18
Jane Austen
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
19
Louisa May Alcott
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
20
Charles Dickens
The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
21
Kahlil Gibran
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
22
Oscar Wilde
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
23
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Telltale Heart (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Telltale Heart
24
Edgar Allen Poe
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
25
Mary Shelley
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
26
Arthur Miller
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
27
Tennessee Williams
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
28
William Shakespeare
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
29
William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
30
William Shakespeare
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
31
Agatha Christie
The Hound of Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of Baskervilles
32
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
33
Dashiell Hammett
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
34
George Orwell
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
35
Aldous Huxley
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
36
Douglas Adams
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
37
Orson Scott Card
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
38
Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
39
Ray Bradbury
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
40
H.G. Wells
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