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Goodreads Must Read Classics: 2020/21 Update

"My favorite books are the classics. I'm always searching for "new" classics to read, ones I've not heard of or have overlooked. Let me know which ones you love!" (Goodreads list author)
This list has undergone considerable change since last published around 4 years ago, especially in rankings. I have removed around a dozen suspect entries, but a few "cheats" may have escaped the cull.
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
2
Jane Austen
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
3
Charlotte Brontë
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
4
George Orwell
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
5
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
6
George Orwell
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
7
Alexandre Dumas
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
8
Louisa May Alcott
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
9
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
10
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
11
Oscar Wilde
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
12
William Shakespeare
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
13
Emily Brontë
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
14
Ray Bradbury
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
15
J.D. Salinger
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
16
William Golding
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
17
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
18
Mary Shelley
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
19
Bram Stoker
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
20
William Shakespeare
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
21
Jane Austen
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
22
Charles Dickens
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
23
Anne Frank
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
24
Charles Dickens
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
25
Victor Hugo
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
26
Mark Twain
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
27
Charles Dickens
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
28
Margaret Mitchell
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
29
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
30
Jane Austen
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
31
J.K. Rowling
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
32
Lewis Carroll
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
33
Jane Austen
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
34
William Shakespeare
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
35
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
36
John Steinbeck
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
37
Ken Kesey
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
38
John Steinbeck
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
39
Aldous Huxley
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
40
Homer
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