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Vintage Reading: From Plato to Bradbury

The source of this list is "Vintage Reading: From Plato to Bradbury: A Personal Tour of Some of the World's Best Books" (Robert Kanigel, 1998)
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Like the source book, this challenge is divided into some quite interesting thematic sections, as follows:
01-12: On Everyone's List of Literary Classics
13-19: Books on Many a List for Burning: Heretics, Subversives, Demagogues
20-30: Books That Shaped the Western World
31-40: Making Hard Work Easy: The Great Popularisers
41-46: Not Robinson Crusoe, Not Brave New World: Lesser Known Classics
45-55: Lighter Fare: Good Reads, Best Sellers
56-60: "But I Know What I Like": On Aesthetics and Style
61-69: One-of-a-Kinds
70-80: The Realm of the Spirit
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Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
Thomas Wolfe
2
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
Henry James
3
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
4
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
5
Kim (Rudyard Kipling)
Kim
Rudyard Kipling
6
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
7
Justine (Lawrence Durrell)
Justine
Lawrence Durrell
8
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
9
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
10
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
E.M. Forster
11
My Ántonia (Willa Cather)
My Ántonia
Willa Cather
12
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert
13
Here Lies (Dorothy Parker)
Here Lies
Dorothy Parker
14
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
15
The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce
16
Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler
17
Nana (Émile Zola)
Nana
Émile Zola
18
Ten Days That Shook the World (John Reed)
Ten Days That Shook the World
John Reed
19
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
Richard Wright
20
Essays (Montaigne)
Essays
Montaigne
21
Dialogues (Plato)
Dialogues
Plato
22
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
23
An Essay on the Principle of Population (Thomas Malthus)
An Essay on the Principle of Population
Thomas Malthus
24
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
25
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
26
The Histories (Herodotus)
The Histories
Herodotus
27
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
28
The Annals (Tacitus)
The Annals
Tacitus
29
The Peloponnesian War (Thucydides)
The Peloponnesian War
Thucydides
30
Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville
Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville
31
Only Yesterday (Frederick Lewis Allen)
Only Yesterday
Frederick Lewis Allen
32
Microbe Hunters (Paul De Kruif)
Microbe Hunters
Paul De Kruif
33
Selected Works (Cicero)
Selected Works
Cicero
34
Coming of Age in Samoa (Margaret Mead)
Coming of Age in Samoa
Margaret Mead
35
The Outermost House (Henry Beston)
The Outermost House
Henry Beston
36
The Amiable Baltimoreans (Francis Beirne)
The Amiable Baltimoreans
Francis Beirne
37
What to Listen for in Music (Aaron Copland)
What to Listen for in Music
Aaron Copland
38
Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology (C.W. Ceram)
Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology
C.W. Ceram
39
The Stress of Life (Hans Selye)
The Stress of Life
Hans Selye
40
The Greek Way (Edith Hamilton)
The Greek Way
Edith Hamilton
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