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Shortform's 100 Best Works of Literature of All Time - Page 2

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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Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
42
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
43
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
44
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov
45
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
46
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
Homer
47
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
Victor Hugo
48
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
49
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
50
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
51
MacBeth (1623)
MacBeth
1623
52
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
53
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera
54
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
Yann Martel
55
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
56
The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. Tolkien
57
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
Jane Austen
58
The Things They Carried (Jim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
Jim O'Brien
59
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
60
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
61
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
62
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
63
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
Albert Camus
64
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
Lewis Carroll
65
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
66
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
67
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
68
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
69
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
70
The Trial (Franz Kafka, Willa Muir & Edwin Muir, Trans.)
The Trial
Franz Kafka, Willa Muir & Edwin Muir, Trans.
71
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
72
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
73
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time
Mark Haddon
74
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
75
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
76
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
77
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
78
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
79
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
80
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
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