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Classics Library
I am on a mission to read and reread classic literature. I searched far and wide for a decent book list but all seem incomplete to me. Please add your favorite classic books to the list.
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Ramayana
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The Lily and the Lion (The Accursed Kings, #6)
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Murder in the Cathedral
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De zwarte tulp
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Jules Verne: Seven Novels
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The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
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The Warden (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #1)
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The Nature Notes of an Edwardian Lady
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De Drie Musketiers twintig jaar later
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King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
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Downright Dencey
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The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
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Wonder Tales
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Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie
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The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
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Three Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; Frankenstein
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3.81 avg rating — 460 ratings
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In the Land of Time and Other Fantasy Tales
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Jane and Prudence
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The Night Before Christmas
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Max Havelaar, of de Koffieveilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij
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The King of Elfland's Daughter
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
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Filaree: A Novel of an American Woman
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Een nagelaten bekentenis
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Goblin Market and Other Poems
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A Doll's House
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The Big Sky (The Big Sky, #1)
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Van de koele meren des Doods
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To Build a Fire
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Lysistrata
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I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
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The Sea-Wolf (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)
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Dead Souls
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The Snow Goose
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list created June 21st, 2008
by Crystal.
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Apr 04, 2009 11:38AM
I'm just clicking on what I've read, not on what I liked. When you're dealing with books like these, that generally drop into everyone's life before they're 20, what you like and what you don't like is highly individual. I don't think you can really go by the opinion of the next person, because you're all forming your opinions. I liked TARZAN, but had no interest in CHARLOTTE'S WEB. My classmates had spasms over CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, so much so that I never told them that I kinda liked it. They were okay with THE SCARLET LETTER, which made me crazy. You really have to try the books that our parents, teachers, and peers think are probably classic, and decide for yourself if they're good reads as far as you're concerned!
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I would just like to say that I believe 'Les Miserables' by Victor Hugo is the best book on this list. And nooooo, I'm not basing it on the hit musical (even though I love that as well), because it did get a lot wrong. I'm currently reading A Tale of 2 Cities, nad let me say I've made a lot of connections to Les Miserables. It's just an amzing and epic Book!
I agree with Tamora, There are several books i've been told are must reads by people who don't read much themselves. I have been disappointed in many of them most books are classics because they've been around forever and a day. Much of the language is outdated and stale. occasionally you do stumble upon a book with a plot that holds up but it is a rare find. That being said, I loved Scarlett Letter and The hunchback of Notra Dame but found Pride and Prejudice tedious at best shallow and mindless at worst
i just discovered my interest in reading so i've read only a few. i just finished che's book on social revolution. so far from what i've read dracula is the best they describe the events as if one was there. my second best is lady chaterley's lover
This is a great list! I have this sort of mission too, although I gotta find a good library to hold all of these books. Too bad I don't have it in the area, or money to but some..
@CrystalI've tried adding other books than then ones originally written in English, apart from voting for the ones already on the list I mean, as there are so many great classics worth reading. All of which are available in English translations, by the way. Books I've added are, for instance, Alle fabels, Lustgebed, Avondgezichten, Het hoofdkussenboek, Het boek van Dede Korkoet, Nibelungenlied, De ring van de duif, Het boek der koningen, De rozentuin and Rubaiyat, to name just a few.
By the way, 'Classics' = 'Modern Classics' too? As there are plenty of those on your list.
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