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Shortform's 100 Best Works of Literature of All Time - Page 3

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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Love in the Time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
82
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
83
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
84
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between (Foster, Thomas C.)
How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between
Foster, Thomas C.
85
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling
86
The Lord of the Rings Audiobook (J.K. Rowling)
The Lord of the Rings Audiobook
J.K. Rowling
87
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare
88
The Idiot (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoevsky
89
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
90
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
91
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco
92
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
Voltaire
93
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
Elie Wiesel
94
The Return of the King (J R R Tolkien)
The Return of the King
J R R Tolkien
95
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
96
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
James Joyce
97
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
Richard Adams
98
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
99
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
100
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
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