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TJ's American Top 40 Classics

These are considered by many as the greatest American classic books which have been written. If you read this line it is amazing as rarely if ever are they read. I wish I had a Million Dollars to give but..........
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A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
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The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
3
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
4
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
5
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
7
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
8
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger
9
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
10
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
11
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
12
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
13
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
14
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
15
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
16
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
17
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
18
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
19
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
20
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
21
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
Willa Cather
22
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Truman Capote
23
The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
The Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Allen Poe
24
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
25
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
Edith Wharton
26
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
27
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
John Steinbeck
28
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
Kate Chopin
29
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
30
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
Ernest Hemingway
31
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
Edith Wharton
32
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
33
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
Stephen Crane
34
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
H.G. Wells
35
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain
36
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
Nathaniel Hawthorne
37
The Man Without a Country (Edward Everett Hale)
The Man Without a Country
Edward Everett Hale
38
A Lost Lady (Willa Cather)
A Lost Lady
Willa Cather
39
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
40
Song of Myself (Walt Whitman)
Song of Myself
Walt Whitman
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