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DJ's Definitive List of the Best 188 Books

According to the very thorough and scientific analysis of the best minds of a generation, these are the best books ever written. There are some surprises on the list, but who is DJ to argue with the facts and the weight of canonical je ne c'est qua.
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The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
Henry James
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The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Demons (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Demons
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
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Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
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Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
George Eliot
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Daniel Deronda (George Eliot)
Daniel Deronda
George Eliot
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
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Oscar and Lucinda (Peter Carey)
Oscar and Lucinda
Peter Carey
10
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
Anonymous
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The Qur'an (Anonymous)
The Qur'an
Anonymous
12
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
13
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
14
The Tempest (William Shakespeare)
The Tempest
William Shakespeare
15
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
William Shakespeare
16
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
William Shakespeare
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Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
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Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
20
The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages (Harold Bloom)
The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages
Harold Bloom
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The Anxiety of Influence (Harold Bloom)
The Anxiety of Influence
Harold Bloom
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A Map of Misreading (Harold Bloom)
A Map of Misreading
Harold Bloom
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Wild Swans by Jung Chang
Wild Swans by Jung Chang
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The Child's Conception of the World (Jean Piaget)
The Child's Conception of the World
Jean Piaget
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The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
E.M. Forster
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Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End
E.M. Forster
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A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
E.M. Forster
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The Longest Journey (E. M. Forster)
The Longest Journey
E. M. Forster
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Emily Bronte: Heretic (Stevie Davies)
Emily Bronte: Heretic
Stevie Davies
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Emily Bronte (Winifred Gerin)
Emily Bronte
Winifred Gerin
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Life of Charlotte Bronte (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Life of Charlotte Bronte
Elizabeth Gaskell
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The Brontes, Wild Genius on the Moor: The Story of a Literary Family (Juliet Barker)
The Brontes, Wild Genius on the Moor: The Story of a Literary Family
Juliet Barker
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Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Lion the Witch and the Wardobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion the Witch and the Wardobe
C.S. Lewis
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
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A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Sign of Four
Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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