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Shortform's 100 Best Works of Literature of All Time

Shortform researched and ranked the best literature books in the world, based on recommendations from world experts, sales data, and millions of reader ratings. My own personal touch was just trying to find interesting and different covers from the usual. Enjoy.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
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Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
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War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
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The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
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Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
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The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
Homer
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Slaughterhouse 5 (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse 5
Kurt Vonnegut
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The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
Albert Camus
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A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
Herman Melville
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
38
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
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The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
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Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
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