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Only the Greatest Works Need Apply

These are some of my personal favorites. Am only listing works that I have actually read. Hope you enjoy.
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Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
1
William Shakespeare
Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
Tom Sawyer
2
Mark Twain
Beowolf (Unknown)
Beowolf
3
Unknown
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
4
Jules Verne
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
5
H.G. Wells
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
6
J.D. Salinger
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
7
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
8
Ernest Hemingway
The Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
The Life of Pi
9
Yann Martel
Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw)
Pygmalion
10
George Bernard Shaw
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
11
Robert Louis Stevenson
Swiss Family Robinson (Classics Illustrated)
Swiss Family Robinson
12
Classics Illustrated
Cannery Row (Steinbeck, John)
Cannery Row
13
Steinbeck, John
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
14
George Orwell
The Edible Woman (Margaret Atwood)
The Edible Woman
15
Margaret Atwood
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
16
Joseph Conrad
Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Huckleberry Finn
17
Mark Twain
The Stone Diaries (Carol Shields)
The Stone Diaries
18
Carol Shields
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
19
Miguel De Cervantes
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
20
Connie Willis
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams, John Carnell, Steve Leialoha)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
21
Douglas Adams, John Carnell, Steve Leialoha
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
22
William Shakespeare
Doctor Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Doctor Faustus
23
Christopher Marlowe
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
24
Chinua Achebe
Parable of the Talents (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Talents
25
Octavia Butler
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
26
Philip K. Dick
The Moving Finger (Agatha Christie)
The Moving Finger
27
Agatha Christie
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
28
Stella Gibbons
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
29
William Shakespeare
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde With the Merry Men & Other Stories (R. L. Stevenson)
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde With the Merry Men & Other Stories
30
R. L. Stevenson
Mysterious Island (Classics Illustrated)
Mysterious Island
31
Classics Illustrated
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
32
Jules Verne
The Oddysey (Homer)
The Oddysey
33
Homer
The Aeneid (Virgil, Tr. Allen Mandelbaum)
The Aeneid
34
Virgil, Tr. Allen Mandelbaum
The Illiad (Marvel Illustrated)
The Illiad
35
Marvel Illustrated
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
36
William Shakespeare
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
37
Joseph Conrad
The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
38
Joseph Conrad
The Thirty-Nine Steps
The Thirty-Nine Steps
39
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
40
Alice Munro
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