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First Novels: The English Teacher Looks at Some Great (And Not So Great) Beginnings - Page 2

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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Fanshawe (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
Fanshawe (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon (Jules Verne)
Five Weeks in a Balloon (Jules Verne)
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For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs
For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein
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From Doon With Death (Ruth Rendell)
From Doon With Death (Ruth Rendell)
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Galactic Storm (John Brunner)
Galactic Storm (John Brunner)
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The Gentleman From Indiana (Booth Tarkington)
The Gentleman From Indiana (Booth Tarkington)
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Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin
Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
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Grimus
Grimus
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Gun, With Occasional Music
Gun, With Occasional Music
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The Hair Trunk (Stevenson)
The Hair Trunk (Stevenson)
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Hans of Iceland (Victor Hugo)
Hans of Iceland (Victor Hugo)
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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HMS Ulysses (MacLean)
HMS Ulysses (MacLean)
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Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
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The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
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I, the Jury
I, the Jury
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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The IPCRESS File
The IPCRESS File
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Jocelyn (John Galsworthy)
Jocelyn (John Galsworthy)
62
Julia (Peter Straub)
Julia (Peter Straub)
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Keziah Dane (Sue Grafton)
Keziah Dane (Sue Grafton)
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Ladies and Gents (Vera Caspary)
Ladies and Gents (Vera Caspary)
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The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Legend of Bagger Vance
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Lincoln's Dreams, Connie Willis
Lincoln's Dreams, Connie Willis
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The Long Day Wanes (Anthony Burgess)
The Long Day Wanes (Anthony Burgess)
68
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
69
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
Lucky Jim (Kinglsey Amis)
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The MacDermots of Ballycloran
The MacDermots of Ballycloran
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Madam, Will You Talk? (Mary Stewart)
Madam, Will You Talk? (Mary Stewart)
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (Stephen Crane)
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (Stephen Crane)
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The Man in the Queue (Josephine Tey)
The Man in the Queue (Josephine Tey)
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The Man Within (Graham Greene)
The Man Within (Graham Greene)
75
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (Michael Chabon)
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (Michael Chabon)
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
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The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu (Sax Rohmer)
The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu (Sax Rohmer)
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The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead
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The Name of the Rose (Eco)
The Name of the Rose (Eco)
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Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
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