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The 150 Most-Taught Books

There are lots of arguments about what "The Canon" is, and what it should be. Here are the 150 most frequently taught works. How many have you read?
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
Virgil
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Agamemnon (Aeschylus)
Agamemnon
Aeschylus
4
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
5
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
6
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
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Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
8
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
9
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
10
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
11
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
12
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
Anonymous
13
Billy Budd, Sailor (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd, Sailor
Herman Melville
14
BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
15
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
16
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
17
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
18
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
Voltaire
19
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
20
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
21
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
22
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
Chaim Potok
23
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
24
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
25
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
26
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
27
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
28
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton
29
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
30
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
Edmond Rostand
31
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
32
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
33
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
34
Doctor Faustus (Thomas Mann)
Doctor Faustus
Thomas Mann
35
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen
36
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes
37
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
38
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
39
Dubliners (James Joyce)
Dubliners
James Joyce
40
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
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