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Less Frequently Read Works of Famous Authors

These are works by well-known authors, and many of them quite often appear on lists of critically acclaimed books. Despite this, they seem to have limited readership.
OK, I confess that I've stacked this list with somewhat more works by favourite authors of mine. Publisher's privilege and it also makes it more likely that eventually at least one person will have read these books.
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By the Light of My Father's Smile (Alice Walker)
By the Light of My Father's Smile
1
Alice Walker
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens (Alice Walker)
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
2
Alice Walker
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down (Alice Walker)
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
3
Alice Walker
The Duel (Anton Chekhov)
The Duel
4
Anton Chekhov
My Life (Anton Chekhov)
My Life
5
Anton Chekhov
The Shooting Party (Anton Chekhov)
The Shooting Party
6
Anton Chekhov
Sir Nigel (Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sir Nigel
7
Arthur Conan Doyle
The White Company (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The White Company
8
Arthur Conan Doyle
Neither Here nor There (Bill Bryson)
Neither Here nor There
9
Bill Bryson
Shakespeare: The World as Stage (Bill Bryson)
Shakespeare: The World as Stage
10
Bill Bryson
The Mother Tongue (Bill Bryson)
The Mother Tongue
11
Bill Bryson
Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis)
Out of the Silent Planet
12
C.S. Lewis
Perelandra (C.S. Lewis)
Perelandra
13
C.S. Lewis
That Hideous Strength (C.S. Lewis)
That Hideous Strength
14
C.S. Lewis
Pictures From Italy (Charles Dickens)
Pictures From Italy
15
Charles Dickens
The Chimes (Charles Dickens)
The Chimes
16
Charles Dickens
The Cricket on the Hearth (Charles Dickens)
The Cricket on the Hearth
17
Charles Dickens
No Longer at Ease (Chinua Achebe)
No Longer at Ease
18
Chinua Achebe
Arrow of God (Chinua Achebe)
Arrow of God
19
Chinua Achebe
A Man of the People (Chinua Achebe)
A Man of the People
20
Chinua Achebe
St. Mawr/The Man Who Died (D.H. Lawrence)
St. Mawr/The Man Who Died
21
D.H. Lawrence
The Boy in the Bush (D.H. Lawrence)
The Boy in the Bush
22
D.H. Lawrence
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
23
Dashiell Hammett
The Dain Curse (Dashiell Hammett)
The Dain Curse
24
Dashiell Hammett
Where Angels Fear to Tread (E. M. Forster)
Where Angels Fear to Tread
25
E. M. Forster
The Enormous Room (E.E. Cummings)
The Enormous Room
26
E.E. Cummings
Summer (Edith Wharton)
Summer
27
Edith Wharton
The Custom of the Country (Edith Wharton)
The Custom of the Country
28
Edith Wharton
Old New York (Edith Wharton)
Old New York
29
Edith Wharton
The Buccaneers (Edith Wharton)
The Buccaneers
30
Edith Wharton
A Son at the Front (Edith Wharton)
A Son at the Front
31
Edith Wharton
Madame De Treymes (Edith Wharton)
Madame De Treymes
32
Edith Wharton
Islands in the Stream (Ernest Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
33
Ernest Hemingway
The Torrents of Spring (Ernest Hemingway)
The Torrents of Spring
34
Ernest Hemingway
The House of the Dead (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The House of the Dead
35
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Adolescent (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Adolescent
36
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Village of Stepanchikovo (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Village of Stepanchikovo
37
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Mrs. Warren's Profession (George Bernard Shaw)
Mrs. Warren's Profession
38
George Bernard Shaw
Man and Superman (George Bernard Shaw)
Man and Superman
39
George Bernard Shaw
The Devil's Disciple (George Bernard Shaw)
The Devil's Disciple
40
George Bernard Shaw
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