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First Novels: The English Teacher Looks at Some Great (And Not So Great) Beginnings

Our maverick English Teacher looks at the first novels of 136 well-known writers, and is fascinated by the range of titles, which run the gamut from world renown to total obscurity. He wants to point out that first novel is not necessarily the same as first book; "Dubliners", for example, is Joyce's first book, but it's a collection of short stories, not a novel. Several were originally published under pseudonyms ( Gill Hunt was indeed John Brunner), and one author, Kenneth Millar, is better known by his pseudonym, Ross MacDonald.
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Adam Bede (George Elliott)
Adam Bede (George Elliott)
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Almayer's Folly (Joseph Conrad)
Almayer's Folly (Joseph Conrad)
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Another Roadside Attraction
Another Roadside Attraction
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Antonina (Wilkie Collins)
Antonina (Wilkie Collins)
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Arundel (Kenneth Roberts)
Arundel (Kenneth Roberts)
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At Fault (Kate Chopin)
At Fault (Kate Chopin)
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Baltimore Blues (Laura Lippman)
Baltimore Blues (Laura Lippman)
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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me (Richard Fariña)
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me (Richard Fariña)
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The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
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The Black Echo
The Black Echo
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The Blue Max (Jack D. Hunter)
The Blue Max (Jack D. Hunter)
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
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The Bounty Hunters (Elmore Leonard)
The Bounty Hunters (Elmore Leonard)
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Brown's Requiem (Ellroy)
Brown's Requiem (Ellroy)
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Call for the Dead (Lecarre)
Call for the Dead (Lecarre)
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
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Captain Paul (Alexandre Dumas)
Captain Paul (Alexandre Dumas)
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The Carpet People (Terry Pratchett)
The Carpet People (Terry Pratchett)
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Carrie
Carrie
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Casino Royale
Casino Royale
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
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The Cellar (Richard Laymon)
The Cellar (Richard Laymon)
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The Ceremonies
The Ceremonies
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
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A Confederate General From Big Sur (Richard Brautigan)
A Confederate General From Big Sur (Richard Brautigan)
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Cover Charge (Cornell Woolrich)
Cover Charge (Cornell Woolrich)
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Cup of Gold (John Steinbeck)
Cup of Gold (John Steinbeck)
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The Dark Frontier (Eric Ambler)
The Dark Frontier (Eric Ambler)
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The Dark Tunnel (Kenneth Millar)
The Dark Tunnel (Kenneth Millar)
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Dawn (H. Rider Haggard)
Dawn (H. Rider Haggard)
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Dawn O'Hara (Edna Ferber)
Dawn O'Hara (Edna Ferber)
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Desperate Remedies (Thomas Hardy)
Desperate Remedies (Thomas Hardy)
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Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
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Digital Fortress
Digital Fortress
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Dream of Fair to Middling Women (Samuel Beckett)
Dream of Fair to Middling Women (Samuel Beckett)
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The Dream Room (Erich Maria Remarque)
The Dream Room (Erich Maria Remarque)
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A Drink Before the War (Dennis Lehane)
A Drink Before the War (Dennis Lehane)
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Dusklands (J.M. Coetzee)
Dusklands (J.M. Coetzee)
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The Edible Woman, Margaret Atwood
The Edible Woman, Margaret Atwood
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