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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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The ultimate Dystopian fiction, everyone should read this
Lord of the FliesLord of the Flies by William Golding
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As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; They kill us for their sport.
Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics)Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics) by Emily Bronte
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The definitive love story of English Literature
The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004)The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004) by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Genre defining
Gulliver's Travels (Penguin Classics)Gulliver's Travels (Penguin Classics) by Jonathan Swift
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Swift at his satirical best and a cracking adventure story
The Three Musketeers (Oxford World's Classics)The Three Musketeers (Oxford World's Classics) by Alexandre Dumas
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The Grapes of WrathThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
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Steinbeck at his most powerful and insightful
Dracula (Penguin Classics)Dracula (Penguin Classics) by Bram Stoker
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Atmospheric, gothic masterpiece
Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Classics)Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Classics) by Mary Shelley
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Another classic gothic piece, horror pervades every page
Lolita (Penguin Classics)Lolita (Penguin Classics)
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uncomfortable at times but skillfully constructed and a great read
Far from the Madding Crowd (Penguin Classics)Far from the Madding Crowd (Penguin Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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Thomas Hardy classic
Catch-22Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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Can be difficult to get into but worth the effort, farcical but brilliant
Lord Byron: The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)Lord Byron: The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics) by George Gordon, Lord Byron
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THE Romantic poet
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Penguin Modern Classics)One Hundred Years of Solitude (Penguin Modern Classics) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Sex and Death at it's finest
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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The Time Machine (Penguin Classics)The Time Machine (Penguin Classics) by H.G. Wells
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Science fiction classic from the father of the genre
The War of the WorldsThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
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Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) by Charlotte Bronte
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Another pillar of classic literature from a Bronte
Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics)Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen
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Better than Pride and Prejudice in my opinion
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Special Editions)The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Special Editions) by William Shakespeare
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The complete Bard
Sherlock Holmes: Original Illustrated "Strand" Edition: The Complete StoriesSherlock Holmes: Original Illustrated "Strand" Edition: The Complete Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Inteligent and absorbing, Victorian London brought to life.
Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics)Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics) by L.N. Tolstoy
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One of the best of Russian Literature
The Old Man and the SeaThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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Another masterpiece, no one comes close to Hemmingway's laconic style
Around the World in 80 Days (Collector's Library)Around the World in 80 Days (Collector's Library) by Jules Verne
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The first iconic piece in the travel fiction genre
20,000 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea20,000 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
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Get past some of the dense Scientific clasification and enjoy a supreme read