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The Best Classics to Read in Your Life

Here are some of the best classic books that you should read in your life. They are popular for a reason. How many have you read so far?
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
2
William Faulkner
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
4
Mark Twain
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
5
Lewis Carroll
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
6
George Orwell
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
7
L.M. Montgomery
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
8
Sylvia Plath
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
9
Toni Morrison
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
10
Anonymous
The Black Cat (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Black Cat
11
Edgar Allan Poe
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
12
Aldous Huxley
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
13
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
14
Jack London
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
15
Joseph Heller
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
16
E.B. White
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
17
Charles Dickens
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
18
C.S. Lewis
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
19
Alice Walker
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
20
Alexandre Dumas
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Crime and Punishment
21
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
22
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
23
Miguel De Cervantes
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
24
Bram Stoker
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
25
John Steinbeck
Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems (Edgar Allan Poe)
Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems
26
Edgar Allan Poe
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
27
Jane Austen
Fahrenheight 451
Fahrenheight 451
28
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R Tolkein)
The Fellowship of the Ring
29
J.R.R Tolkein
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
30
Ernest Hemingway
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
31
Mary Shelley
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
32
Marilynne Robinson
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
33
Margaret Mitchell
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
34
Charles Dickens
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
35
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
36
William Shakespeare
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
37
Margaret Atwood
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
38
J.R.R. Tolkien
Holy the Firm (Annie Dilard)
Holy the Firm
39
Annie Dilard
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
40
Marilynne Robinson
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