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Off the Well-Worn Path (Authors A-G)

If you want to get a little off the beaten track with your reading, this list is for you (I had to make dozens of new icons). The challenge includes many lesser known works of famous authors. But there are still enough favourites to keep your clicking finger satisfied. Alphabetical by author's first name!
I have absolutely no recollection of where I got this list, so I can't provide a link. Two more parts to follow.
BTW, a note for the literati. Several of the entries are believed to be the source or 'inspiration' for Shakespeare plays: Romeus & Juliet, The Pecorone (The Merchant of Venice), Hecatommithi (Othello, Measure for Measure).
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Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
A.S. Byatt
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Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton
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The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
Albert Camus
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The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
Albert Camus
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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
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Eyeless in Gaza (Aldous Huxley)
Eyeless in Gaza
Aldous Huxley
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Point Counter Point (Aldous Huxley)
Point Counter Point
Aldous Huxley
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
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The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas
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The Rape of the Lock (Alexander Pope)
The Rape of the Lock
Alexander Pope
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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In the First Circle (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
In the First Circle
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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Love's Cross Currents (Algernon Charles Swinburne)
Love's Cross Currents
Algernon Charles Swinburne
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The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
The Temple of My Familiar
Alice Walker
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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Living by the Word (Alice Walker)
Living by the Word
Alice Walker
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Meridian (Alice Walker)
Meridian
Alice Walker
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The Third Life of Grange Copeland (Alice Walker)
The Third Life of Grange Copeland
Alice Walker
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To Hell With Dying
To Hell With Dying
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In Love and Trouble (Alice Walker)
In Love and Trouble
Alice Walker
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Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl, Kaddish and Other Poems
Allen Ginsberg
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The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
Amy Tan
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The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
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The Diary of Anais Nin
The Diary of Anais Nin
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Henry and June (Anaïs Nin)
Henry and June
Anaïs Nin
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The Counterfeiters (André Gide)
The Counterfeiters
André Gide
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The Immoralist (Andre Gide)
The Immoralist
Andre Gide
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The Magician's Assistant (Ann Patchett)
The Magician's Assistant
Ann Patchett
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The Street
The Street
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The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann Radcliffe
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Annie Dillard
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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
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A Doctor's Visit: Short Stories (Anton Chekhov)
A Doctor's Visit: Short Stories
Anton Chekhov
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Arabesques (Robert Dessaix)
Arabesques
Robert Dessaix
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Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
Armistead Maupin
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Romeus and Juliet: Being the Original of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (Arthur Brooke)
Romeus and Juliet: Being the Original of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Arthur Brooke
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Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler)
Darkness at Noon
Arthur Koestler
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The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (Arthur Ransome)
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Arthur Ransome
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A Lesson From Aloes
A Lesson From Aloes
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