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Gwynne's 100 Formative Books

Not every book I searched for was in the list, but these are all books that have meant a lot to me (from when I was a child through to my early thirties) and influenced me as a writer/reader.
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
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Louisa May Alcott
An Old Fashioned Girl (Alcott, Louisa May)
An Old Fashioned Girl
2
Alcott, Louisa May
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
3
Madeleine L'engle
A Wind in the Door (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wind in the Door
4
Madeleine L'engle
The Wicked Witches of Oz - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L.Frank Baum)
The Wicked Witches of Oz - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
5
L.Frank Baum
The Annotated Sherlock Homes Vol 2 (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Annotated Sherlock Homes Vol 2
6
Arthur Conan Doyle
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
D'Aulaires Book of Greek Myths
7
The Witchcraft of Salem Village (Shirley Jackson)
The Witchcraft of Salem Village
8
Shirley Jackson
Harriet the Spy (1964) (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy (1964)
9
Louise Fitzhugh
Tituba of Salem Village (Ann Petry)
Tituba of Salem Village
10
Ann Petry
Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth and Me (E. L. Konigsburg)
Jennifer, Hecate, MacBeth and Me
11
E. L. Konigsburg
Ginnie and the Cooking Contest (Catherine Wooley)
Ginnie and the Cooking Contest
12
Catherine Wooley
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field (1930)
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field (1930)
13
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
14
Anne Frank
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
15
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
The Doll's House (Rumer Godden)
The Doll's House
16
Rumer Godden
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E.L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
17
E.L. Konigsburg
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (New Jersey)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
18
New Jersey
Forever (Judy Blume)
Forever
19
Judy Blume
Turn Not Pale, Beloved Snail (Jacqueline Jackson)
Turn Not Pale, Beloved Snail
20
Jacqueline Jackson
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
21
Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
22
Emily Brontë
The Naked Civil Servant (Quentin Crisp)
The Naked Civil Servant
23
Quentin Crisp
The Collected Poems of Sylvia Plath (Sylvia Plath)
The Collected Poems of Sylvia Plath
24
Sylvia Plath
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
25
John Fowles
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
26
Sylvia Plath
The Journals of Sylvia Plath (Ted Hughes and Frances McCullough, Eds.)
The Journals of Sylvia Plath
27
Ted Hughes and Frances McCullough, Eds.
Letters Home: Correspondence 1950–1963 (Sylvia Plath)
Letters Home: Correspondence 1950–1963
28
Sylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath: Method and Madness (Edward Butscher)
Sylvia Plath: Method and Madness
29
Edward Butscher
Anne Sexton: Poetry (Anne Sexton)
Anne Sexton: Poetry
30
Anne Sexton
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
31
Roald Dahl
A Self-Portrait in Letters (Anne Sexton)
A Self-Portrait in Letters
32
Anne Sexton
Lennon Remembers: The Rolling Stone Interviews (Jann Wenner)
Lennon Remembers: The Rolling Stone Interviews
33
Jann Wenner
The Count: The Life and Films of Bela "Dracula" Lugosi (Arthur Lennig)
The Count: The Life and Films of Bela "Dracula" Lugosi
34
Arthur Lennig
Mrs Dalloway (1925)
Mrs Dalloway
35
1925
A Writer's Diary (Virginia Woolf)
A Writer's Diary
36
Virginia Woolf
The Wanderers
The Wanderers
37
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
38
Erica Jong
Fruits and Vegetables (Erica Jong)
Fruits and Vegetables
39
Erica Jong
Half-Lives (Erica Jong)
Half-Lives
40
Erica Jong
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