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Very Good Old Books (Not Necessarily Classics)

Some old books that usually make for good reading.
Various genres.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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The African Queen (C. S. Forester)
The African Queen
C. S. Forester
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Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
Anne Brontë
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
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Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery
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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (James Weldon Johnson)
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
James Weldon Johnson
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The Beetle (Richard Marsh)
The Beetle
Richard Marsh
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Botchan (Natsume Sōseki)
Botchan
Natsume Sōseki
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Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Truman Capote
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Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
Henry Roth
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The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids
John Wyndham
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The Clouds (Aristophanes)
The Clouds
Aristophanes
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Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
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The Devil's Advocate (Morris West)
The Devil's Advocate
Morris West
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Disturbing the Peace (Richard Yates)
Disturbing the Peace
Richard Yates
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
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Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
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Evelina (Frances Burney)
Evelina
Frances Burney
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
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Good Morning, Midnight (Jean Rhys)
Good Morning, Midnight
Jean Rhys
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The Groves of Academe (Mary McCarthy)
The Groves of Academe
Mary McCarthy
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Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates (Mary Mapes Dodge)
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Mary Mapes Dodge
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Harry Black (David Harry Walker)
Harry Black
David Harry Walker
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The Headless Horseman (Mayne Reid)
The Headless Horseman
Mayne Reid
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Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
Johanna Spyri
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Hell Screen (Ryunosuke Akutagawa)
Hell Screen
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
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The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Invitation to a Beheading (Vladimir Nabokov)
Invitation to a Beheading
Vladimir Nabokov
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The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
The Lady in the Lake
Raymond Chandler
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Stories
Washington Irving
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The Lost World (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Lost World
Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Man Who Loved Children (Christina Stead)
The Man Who Loved Children
Christina Stead
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #3) (Agatha Christie)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #3)
Agatha Christie
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The Mysterious Island (Jules Verne)
The Mysterious Island
Jules Verne
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No Longer Human (Osamu Dazai)
No Longer Human
Osamu Dazai
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The Odd Couple (Neil Simon)
The Odd Couple
Neil Simon
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Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
Nella Larsen
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Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
Jane Austen
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