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This is a list for classics that were not some kind of required reading for you. Your first encounter with them came purely from having an interest in reading them... and, hopefully, they ended up being just as enjoyable as you thought they'd be.
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A Christmas Carol
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4.09 avg rating — 902,879 ratings
score: 453,
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Gone with the Wind
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4.31 avg rating — 1,249,528 ratings
score: 396,
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Rebecca
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4.25 avg rating — 708,600 ratings
score: 295,
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King Lear
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3.91 avg rating — 234,381 ratings
score: 294,
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Madame Bovary
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3.71 avg rating — 368,238 ratings
score: 291,
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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3.94 avg rating — 572,097 ratings
score: 289,
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The Complete Stories and Poems
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4.40 avg rating — 293,122 ratings
score: 286,
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Wuthering Heights
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3.90 avg rating — 1,985,973 ratings
score: 284,
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All Quiet on the Western Front
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4.11 avg rating — 510,852 ratings
score: 283,
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3 people voted
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A Passage To India
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3.68 avg rating — 84,975 ratings
score: 282,
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Lost Horizon
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3.95 avg rating — 24,513 ratings
score: 247,
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3 people voted
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Jane Eyre
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4.16 avg rating — 2,282,702 ratings
score: 240,
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Macbeth
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3.89 avg rating — 1,001,959 ratings
score: 195,
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2 people voted
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Othello
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3.89 avg rating — 431,070 ratings
score: 192,
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2 people voted
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Pride and Prejudice
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4.29 avg rating — 4,697,360 ratings
score: 192,
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Dracula
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4.02 avg rating — 1,433,822 ratings
score: 185,
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2 people voted
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The Incredible Journey
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4.16 avg rating — 52,600 ratings
score: 183,
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2 people voted
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Anna Karenina
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4.10 avg rating — 915,898 ratings
score: 179,
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2 people voted
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
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4.23 avg rating — 256,536 ratings
score: 156,
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2 people voted
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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (World of Beatrix Potter, #2)
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3.97 avg rating — 8,900 ratings
score: 154,
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2 people voted
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The Remains of the Day
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Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 350,102 ratings
score: 152,
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2 people voted
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The Tale of Tom Kitten (World of Beatrix Potter, #11)
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4.08 avg rating — 9,797 ratings
score: 148,
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2 people voted
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
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4.03 avg rating — 128,094 ratings
score: 146,
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Peter Pan
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4.03 avg rating — 370,900 ratings
score: 146,
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
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4.14 avg rating — 380,688 ratings
score: 146,
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2 people voted
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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3.78 avg rating — 150,308 ratings
score: 145,
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Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
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3.57 avg rating — 99,772 ratings
score: 137,
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2 people voted
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A Town Like Alice
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4.16 avg rating — 61,266 ratings
score: 135,
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2 people voted
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Black Beauty
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 295,697 ratings
score: 131,
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The Razor’s Edge
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4.19 avg rating — 53,079 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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Far From the Madding Crowd
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3.97 avg rating — 164,256 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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Fahrenheit 451
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3.97 avg rating — 2,761,105 ratings
score: 98,
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1 person voted
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The Moonstone
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3.91 avg rating — 97,922 ratings
score: 97,
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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
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4.17 avg rating — 74,714 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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Twelfth Night
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3.96 avg rating — 192,496 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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Generals Die in Bed
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3.82 avg rating — 1,644 ratings
score: 96,
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1 person voted
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
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3.76 avg rating — 47,710 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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The Secret Garden
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4.17 avg rating — 1,275,505 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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The Body Snatcher
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3.39 avg rating — 5,558 ratings
score: 94,
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1 person voted
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Kubla Khan: or A Vision in a Dream
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4.02 avg rating — 3,757 ratings
score: 93,
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1 person voted
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A Room with a View
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3.89 avg rating — 199,362 ratings
score: 92,
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1 person voted
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The Painted Veil
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3.97 avg rating — 50,931 ratings
score: 91,
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1 person voted
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David Copperfield
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4.04 avg rating — 255,406 ratings
score: 90,
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1 person voted
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The Scapegoat
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13,117 ratings
score: 90,
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1 person voted
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Quiet American
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3.98 avg rating — 69,814 ratings
score: 90,
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Vanity Fair
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3.81 avg rating — 132,479 ratings
score: 89,
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The House on the Strand
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3.83 avg rating — 14,430 ratings
score: 89,
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Burmese Days
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3.87 avg rating — 31,721 ratings
score: 89,
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I Capture the Castle
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3.99 avg rating — 114,046 ratings
score: 88,
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Agnes Grey
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3.71 avg rating — 79,979 ratings
score: 88,
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Brighton Rock
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3.69 avg rating — 35,285 ratings
score: 85,
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Demian / Siddhartha
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4.20 avg rating — 12,179 ratings
score: 84,
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The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (Hercule Poirot, #37)
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3.77 avg rating — 26,416 ratings
score: 84,
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Summer Crossing
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3.41 avg rating — 11,408 ratings
score: 83,
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The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
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4.05 avg rating — 22,718 ratings
score: 82,
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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4.13 avg rating — 1,817,052 ratings
score: 82,
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories
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3.79 avg rating — 47,033 ratings
score: 81,
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Frankenstein
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3.89 avg rating — 1,798,158 ratings
score: 81,
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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
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4.10 avg rating — 2,835 ratings
score: 80,
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Robinson Crusoe
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3.68 avg rating — 327,592 ratings
score: 80,
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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4.06 avg rating — 63,920 ratings
score: 79,
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The Happy Prince and Other Tales
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4.17 avg rating — 33,860 ratings
score: 78,
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The African Queen
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score: 78,
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A Passage to India
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3.68 avg rating — 84,975 ratings
score: 77,
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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3.83 avg rating — 650,026 ratings
score: 77,
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The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
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3.93 avg rating — 4,792 ratings
score: 76,
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The Bridge On The River Kwai
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3.94 avg rating — 10,523 ratings
score: 76,
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The Story of Babar (Babar, #1)
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4.08 avg rating — 59,454 ratings
score: 75,
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Anthill
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3.67 avg rating — 2,796 ratings
score: 74,
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The Call of the Wild and White Fang
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4.05 avg rating — 282,347 ratings
score: 74,
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Lady Audley's Secret
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3.78 avg rating — 26,239 ratings
score: 73,
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Look Homeward, Angel
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3.92 avg rating — 15,634 ratings
score: 72,
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The Glass Bead Game
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4.10 avg rating — 41,748 ratings
score: 71,
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The Magic Mountain
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4.13 avg rating — 59,733 ratings
score: 70,
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Good-Bye, Mr. Chips
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3.98 avg rating — 14,616 ratings
score: 69,
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Random Harvest
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4.16 avg rating — 2,322 ratings
score: 67,
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The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (World of Beatrix Potter, #12)
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4.05 avg rating — 14,033 ratings
score: 65,
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The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (World of Beatrix Potter, #6)
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4.17 avg rating — 16,977 ratings
score: 64,
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The Complete Tales
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4.36 avg rating — 65,831 ratings
score: 62,
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The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (World of Beatrix Potter, #4)
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4.21 avg rating — 17,146 ratings
score: 61,
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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (World of Beatrix Potter, #8)
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4.15 avg rating — 12,468 ratings
score: 60,
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The Tale of Two Bad Mice (World of Beatrix Potter, #5)
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4.16 avg rating — 8,713 ratings
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The Tailor of Gloucester (World of Beatrix Potter, #3)
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4.07 avg rating — 7,257 ratings
score: 57,
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