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Readings in Retirement: Classics Old and New Read for Pleasure

As usual, I'm using the term "Classic" in its broadest possible sense: 1) Literary Merit; 2) cultural diversity and importance; 3) representation of era, genre, or style; and 4) sustained popularity. The list also is about what I take pleasure in reading; others will perhaps have differing opinions.
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1984 (Orwell)
1984
Orwell
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass (Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
Carroll
4
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Remarque
6
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
7
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
8
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
9
Aubrey/Maturin Series
Aubrey/Maturin Series
10
August 1914 (Solzhenitsyn)
August 1914
Solzhenitsyn
11
Background to Danger (Ambler)
Background to Danger
Ambler
12
Beowulf (Crossley-Holland)
Beowulf
Crossley-Holland
13
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock
Kenneth Fearing
14
The Big Sleep (Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Chandler
15
The Black Arrow (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Black Arrow
Robert Louis Stevenson
16
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut
17
The Brothers Karamazov (Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
Dostoyevsky
18
A Burnt Out Case (Greene)
A Burnt Out Case
Greene
19
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Miller
20
Captain Blood (Rafael Sabatini)
Captain Blood
Rafael Sabatini
21
Captains Courageous (Rudyard Kipling)
Captains Courageous
Rudyard Kipling
22
Carmilla (Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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Cat's Cradle (Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Vonnegut
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Cat's Cradle (Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Vonnegut
25
Childhood's End (Clarke)
Childhood's End
Clarke
26
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
Ambler
27
The Comedians (Greene)
The Comedians
Greene
28
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
29
Darkness at Noon (Koestler)
Darkness at Noon
Koestler
30
The Day of the Triffids (Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
Wyndham
31
Dead Souls (Gogol)
Dead Souls
Gogol
32
The Diary of a Madman (Nikolai Gogol)
The Diary of a Madman
Nikolai Gogol
33
Double Indemnity (Cain)
Double Indemnity
Cain
34
Dracula (Stoker)
Dracula
Stoker
35
Dune (Herbert)
Dune
Herbert
36
Dying Inside (Silverberg)
Dying Inside
Silverberg
37
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
Richard Russo
38
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
Edgar Allan Poe
39
Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
Chandler
40
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
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