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Classics for People Afraid of Classics

This is a list of books I would recommend for people who want to dip their toes into reading classic books but they don't know where to start!
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
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Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
5
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
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A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
7
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
John Wyndham
8
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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Dandelion Wine
Dandelion Wine
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Evelina
Evelina
11
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger
12
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
13
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
14
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle
15
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
16
The Inimitable Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)
The Inimitable Jeeves
P. G. Wodehouse
17
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
H.G. Wells
18
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
19
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
20
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
21
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
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A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
Ernest Hemingway
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Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie
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My Family and Other Animals (Gerald Durrell)
My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell
26
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
Elizabeth Gaskell
27
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
28
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton
29
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
J.M. Barrie
30
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
Gaston Leroux
31
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
32
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
John Knowles
33
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
34
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Anne Brontë
35
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
36
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
37
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
38
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
39
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
40
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
Wilkie Collins
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