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Less Well Known Books by Famous Authors

The same books by famous authors are shared again and again on List Challenges. Sometimes their lesser known books are better than the famous ones. I know many are my favourites by these authors, how about you?
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Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah
1
Long Fatal Love Chase (Alcott, Louisa May)
Long Fatal Love Chase
2
Alcott, Louisa May
The Alteration
The Alteration
3
Stone Mattress (Margaret Atwood)
Stone Mattress
4
Margaret Atwood
The Valley of the Horses (Jean M. Auel)
The Valley of the Horses
5
Jean M. Auel
Espedair Street (Iain Banks)
Espedair Street
6
Iain Banks
Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
Villette
7
Charlotte Brontë
The Passion of New Eve (Angela Carter)
The Passion of New Eve
8
Angela Carter
My Uncle Oswald (Roald Dahl)
My Uncle Oswald
9
Roald Dahl
The Black Tulip (Alexandre Dumas)
The Black Tulip
10
Alexandre Dumas
My Cousin Rachel (Daphne Du Maurier)
My Cousin Rachel
11
Daphne Du Maurier
The Invisible Circus
The Invisible Circus
12
Romola (George Eliot)
Romola
13
George Eliot
Sartoris
Sartoris
14
Strong Motion (Jonathan Franzen)
Strong Motion
15
Jonathan Franzen
The Inheritors (William Golding)
The Inheritors
16
William Golding
Adverbs (Daniel Handler)
Adverbs
17
Daniel Handler
The Second Sleep (Robert Harris)
The Second Sleep
18
Robert Harris
Good as Gold (Joseph Heller)
Good as Gold
19
Joseph Heller
Island
Island
20
The Buried Giant (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Buried Giant
21
Kazuo Ishiguro
Kangaroo
Kangaroo
22
Rocannon's World (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Rocannon's World
23
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Reavers (George MacDonald Fraser)
The Reavers
24
George MacDonald Fraser
A Change of Climate
A Change of Climate
25
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor (Gabriel García Márquez)
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
26
Gabriel García Márquez
The High Mountains of Portugal (Yann Martel)
The High Mountains of Portugal
27
Yann Martel
Fevre Dream
Fevre Dream
28
Suttree (Cormac McCarthy)
Suttree
29
Cormac McCarthy
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden
30
Pierre, or the Ambiguities (Herman Melville)
Pierre, or the Ambiguities
31
Herman Melville
The Red House Mystery (A. A. Milne)
The Red House Mystery
32
A. A. Milne
Tar Baby (Toni Morrison)
Tar Baby
33
Toni Morrison
A Wild Sheep Chase (Haruki Murakami)
A Wild Sheep Chase
34
Haruki Murakami
Jonah's Gourd Vine
Jonah's Gourd Vine
35
Her Fearful Symmetry (Audrey Niffenegger)
Her Fearful Symmetry
36
Audrey Niffenegger
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
The Violent Bear It Away
37
Flannery O'Connor
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia
38
George Orwell
Here Be Dragons (Sharon Penman)
Here Be Dragons
39
Sharon Penman
Nation
Nation
40
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