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Overlap of 3 Mega Book Lists (Boxall, Mustich and Guardian)

I've decided to see what the three major lists of literary inspiration agree on as in fact "must read". Distilling the list of over 3000+ books down to just 160 as an overlap between Boxall, Mustich and Guardian lists of fiction. I cannot guarantee 100% accuracy as I may have overlooked a few things in the process of cross referencing, but I am quite sure this is close enough.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
Saul Bellow
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The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
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American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
Philip Roth
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Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
9
At Swim-Two-Brids (Flann O'Brien)
At Swim-Two-Brids
Flann O'Brien
10
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
11
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
12
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
13
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
14
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Tom Wolfe
15
Book of Laughter and Forgetting (Milan Kundera)
Book of Laughter and Forgetting
Milan Kundera
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
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The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
18
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
Henry Roth
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Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Call of the Wild
Jack London
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Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
Voltaire
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
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Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
Margaret Atwood
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Cider With Rosie (Laurie Lee)
Cider With Rosie
Laurie Lee
25
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
26
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
Stella Gibbons
27
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
28
The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo
29
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton, 1948)
Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton, 1948
31
Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos De Laclos)
Dangerous Liaisons
Pierre Choderlos De Laclos
32
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham
33
Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol)
Dead Souls
Nikolai Gogol
34
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K Dick
35
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
Boris Pasternak
36
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes
37
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
38
The Drowned World (JG Ballard)
The Drowned World
JG Ballard
39
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
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The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
Graham Greene
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