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To Be Well-Read in 1898

An 1898 list of best novels by Clement Shorter. It is interesting to see what books have remained important and the eleven that couldn't even be found in this database. I have one big question- How could Anna Karenina be only an honorable mention?
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
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The Holy War (John Bunyan)
The Holy War (John Bunyan)
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Gil Blas (Alain René Le Sage)
Gil Blas (Alain René Le Sage)
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Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
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Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
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Roderick Random – Tobias George Smollett
Roderick Random – Tobias George Smollett
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Clarissa
Clarissa
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Tom Jones
Tom Jones
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Candide
Candide
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Rasselas
Rasselas
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The Castle of Oranto (Walpole)
The Castle of Oranto (Walpole)
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The Vicar of Wakefield
The Vicar of Wakefield
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The Old English Baron (Clara Reeve)
The Old English Baron (Clara Reeve)
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Evelina (Frances Burney)
Evelina (Frances Burney)
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Vathek
Vathek
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The Mysteries of Udolpho
The Mysteries of Udolpho
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Caleb Williams (William Godwin)
Caleb Williams (William Godwin)
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The Wild Irish Girl (Sydney Owenson)
The Wild Irish Girl (Sydney Owenson)
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Corinne (Germaine De Staël)
Corinne (Germaine De Staël)
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The Scottish Chiefs (Jane Porter)
The Scottish Chiefs (Jane Porter)
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The Absentee
The Absentee
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
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Headlong Hall
Headlong Hall
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein
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Marriage (Susan Ferrier)
Marriage (Susan Ferrier)
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The Ayrshire Legatees (John Gait)
The Ayrshire Legatees (John Gait)
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Wilhelm Meister (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Wilhelm Meister (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
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Kenilworth (Sir Walter Scott)
Kenilworth (Sir Walter Scott)
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Bracebridge Hall (Washington Irving)
Bracebridge Hall (Washington Irving)
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The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan (James Justinian Morier)
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan (James Justinian Morier)
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The Betrothed (Alessandro Manzoni)
The Betrothed (Alessandro Manzoni)
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Lichtenstein (Hauff)
Lichtenstein (Hauff)
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The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
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The Collegians (Gerald Griffin)
The Collegians (Gerald Griffin)
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Tom Cringle'S Log (Michael Scott)
Tom Cringle'S Log (Michael Scott)
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Mr. Midshipman Easy (Frederick Marryat)
Mr. Midshipman Easy (Frederick Marryat)
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Le Pere Goriot
Le Pere Goriot
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Jack Brag (Theodore Hook)
Jack Brag (Theodore Hook)
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Fardorougha the Miser (William Carleton)
Fardorougha the Miser (William Carleton)
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Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist (Henry Cockton)
Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist (Henry Cockton)
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