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There are books that set the bar for all others that come after. Books that create genres these are those books.
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The Hobbit, or There and Ba...

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The Tell-Tale Heart

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The Canterbury Tales

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Lady Chatterley's Lover

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The Time Machine

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6 books · 1 voter · list created March 23rd, 2013 by Stephanie Bolen (votes) .
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