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The Odyssey The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 253 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,299,928 ratings — published -800
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 190 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.94 — 542,381 ratings — published -750
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 163 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.30 — 5,045,505 ratings — published 1813
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The Aeneid The Aeneid (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 146 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.88 — 149,975 ratings — published -19
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 126 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,431,561 ratings — published 1847
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 119 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,315,085 ratings — published 1847
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,028,876 ratings — published 1890
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 115 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,817,590 ratings — published 1949
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,173,408 ratings — published 1866
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.92 — 6,179,495 ratings — published 1925
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Metamorphoses Metamorphoses (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.10 — 81,522 ratings — published 8
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,161,137 ratings — published 1960
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 95 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,901,460 ratings — published 1590
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Frankenstein Frankenstein (Paperback)
by (shelved 90 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,032,363 ratings — published 1818
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,854,723 ratings — published 1945
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,095,237 ratings — published 1846
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Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,356,748 ratings — published 1811
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,569,448 ratings — published 1897
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.11 — 974,894 ratings — published 1878
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Great Expectations Great Expectations (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.80 — 899,233 ratings — published 1861
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,973,186 ratings — published 1937
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Emma Emma (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,029,849 ratings — published 1815
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A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,038,419 ratings — published 1859
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Les Misérables Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.22 — 869,307 ratings — published 1862
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Macbeth: Moment by Moment Macbeth: Moment by Moment (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,061,821 ratings — published 1623
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.17 — 380,617 ratings — published 1868
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,032,699 ratings — published 1951
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,097,075 ratings — published 1601
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,017,689 ratings — published 1963
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The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.00 — 72,604 ratings — published -450
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Oedipus Rex  (The Theban Plays, #1) Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by (shelved 62 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.73 — 245,196 ratings — published -429
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.71 — 3,335,792 ratings — published 1954
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The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.02 — 48,967 ratings — published -458
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,581,733 ratings — published 1915
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 58 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,557,179 ratings — published 1868
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Persuasion Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.15 — 815,898 ratings — published 1817
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.97 — 234,837 ratings — published -400
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.58 — 638,951 ratings — published 1851
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2)
by (shelved 55 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,357,398 ratings — published 1885
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The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.76 — 125,397 ratings — published -1800
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.40 — 420,981 ratings — published 1879
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The Histories The Histories (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.01 — 57,567 ratings — published -430
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The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.44 — 945,817 ratings — published 1850
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Antigone (Theban Plays, #3) Antigone (Theban Plays, #3)
by (shelved 51 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.69 — 185,695 ratings — published -441
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,167,429 ratings — published 1932
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Don Quixote Don Quixote (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 3.92 — 317,134 ratings — published 1605
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,551,433 ratings — published 1942
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The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.10 — 357,447 ratings — published 1844
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,034,809 ratings — published 1939
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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as classical-literature)
avg rating 4.09 — 967,481 ratings — published 1843
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B.S. Murthy
“I happened to pen literature, alas, in an utterly unliterary era.”
― B.S. Murthy

Philippa Carr
“...for to understand the motives of others is surely the greatest gift one can have-and to understand is not to judge and to blame.”
― Victoria Holt Philippa Carr, The Landower Legacy

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