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Readings in Retirement: Classics Old and New Read for Pleasure - Page 2

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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The First Circle (Solzhenitsyn)
The First Circle
41
Solzhenitsyn
For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
42
Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
Gates of Fire
43
Steven Pressfield
The Glass Key (Hammett)
The Glass Key
44
Hammett
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
45
Margaret Mitchell
The Greek Passion (Kazantzakis)
The Greek Passion
46
Kazantzakis
The Haunting of Hill House (Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
47
Jackson
Heart of Darkness & the Secret Sharer (Conrad (Signet ))
Heart of Darkness & the Secret Sharer
48
Conrad (Signet )
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
49
Richard Matheson
The High Window (Raymond Chandler)
The High Window
50
Raymond Chandler
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Collection (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Collection
51
Douglas Adams
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
52
J.R.R. Tolkien
Hornblower Series (C.S. Forester)
Hornblower Series
53
C.S. Forester
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
54
Arthur Conan Doyle
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
55
Edith Wharton
The House of the Seven Gables (Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
56
Hawthorne
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
57
Richard Matheson
I Married a Dead Man (Cornell Woolrich)
I Married a Dead Man
58
Cornell Woolrich
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
59
Homer
Islands in the Stream (Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
60
Hemingway
Jane Eyre (Bronte)
Jane Eyre
61
Bronte
Kidnapped (Stevenson)
Kidnapped
62
Stevenson
King Solomon's Mines (Haggard)
King Solomon's Mines
63
Haggard
The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
The Lady in the Lake
64
Raymond Chandler
Laura (Caspary)
Laura
65
Caspary
The Little Sister (Chandler)
The Little Sister
66
Chandler
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
67
Raymond Chandler
The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
The Long Ships
68
Bengtsson
Lord Jim (Conrad)
Lord Jim
69
Conrad
The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
70
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
71
Hammett
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
72
Bradbury
The Monk (Matthew Lewis)
The Monk
73
Matthew Lewis
The Moonstone (Collins)
The Moonstone
74
Collins
Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Mother Night
75
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
76
Ernest Hemingway
Mutiny on the Bounty (Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall)
Mutiny on the Bounty
77
Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
The Name of the Rose (Eco)
The Name of the Rose
78
Eco
No Blade of Grass (John Christopher)
No Blade of Grass
79
John Christopher
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
80
Jane Austen
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