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How to Be Well Rounded - 101 Classic Books to Read

Classics don't have to be boring or philosophical. If you want to be well rounded--this is my list of 101 great novels that will expand your mind, your knowledge base, and your vocabulary. Enjoy! In the meantime, how many have you already read?
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The Tell-Tale Heart (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
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The A.B.C. Murders (Agatha Christie)
The A.B.C. Murders
Agatha Christie
4
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
Aesop
5
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass
Lewis Carroll
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And Another Thing...
And Another Thing...
7
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
George Orwell
8
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
9
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne
10
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
11
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
12
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
Anonymous
13
Billy Budd - Herman Melville (1891)
Billy Budd - Herman Melville (1891)
14
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
Rudolfo Anaya
15
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
16
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh
17
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
18
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
John Steinbeck
19
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
20
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
21
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
22
The Chosen
The Chosen
23
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
24
The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
25
Count of Monte Cristo (Alexander Dumas)
Count of Monte Cristo
Alexander Dumas
26
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
Anne Frank
27
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss
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Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems (Edgar Allan Poe)
Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales & Poems
Edgar Allan Poe
29
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
Erica Jong
30
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
31
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams
32
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
33
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
34
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
35
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
36
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
37
Grimms' Fairy Tales (Brothers Grimm/Geo. Cruickshank(Illus))
Grimms' Fairy Tales
Brothers Grimm/Geo. Cruickshank(Illus)
38
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
39
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
Johanna Spyri
40
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
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