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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,845,217 ratings — published 1818
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,839,051 ratings — published 1925
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,369,643 ratings — published 1949
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,038,654 ratings — published 1601
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Macbeth Macbeth (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 1,009,357 ratings — published 1623
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Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 220,453 ratings — published 1951
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Othello Othello (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 433,512 ratings — published 1603
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 485,666 ratings — published 1987
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,298,629 ratings — published 1847
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 2,800,819 ratings — published 1590
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Beowulf Beowulf (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 343,632 ratings — published 1000
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 200,948 ratings — published 1952
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Paradise Lost Paradise Lost (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 180,776 ratings — published 1667
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Mrs. Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 352,008 ratings — published 1925
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 4,738,493 ratings — published 1813
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The Odyssey The Odyssey (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 1,178,193 ratings — published -700
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 2,008,704 ratings — published 1847
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Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3) Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
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avg rating 3.68 — 174,671 ratings — published -441
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Great Expectations Great Expectations (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 867,680 ratings — published 1861
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.74 — 409,229 ratings — published 1958
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,454,898 ratings — published 1897
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 383,292 ratings — published 1937
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The Lonely Londoners The Lonely Londoners (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 13,582 ratings — published 1956
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,280 ratings — published 1989
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Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 256,974 ratings — published 1949
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,368,146 ratings — published 1942
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The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 402,805 ratings — published 1895
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Ceremony Ceremony (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 26,302 ratings — published 1977
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Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1) Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
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avg rating 3.73 — 235,652 ratings — published -429
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The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.38 — 177,836 ratings — published 1898
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Dubliners Dubliners (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 173,888 ratings — published 1914
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,842,780 ratings — published 1890
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Bleak House Bleak House (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 113,492 ratings — published 1853
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The Tempest The Tempest (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 225,593 ratings — published 1611
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Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.68 — 329,298 ratings — published 1719
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Wide Sargasso Sea Wide Sargasso Sea (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.59 — 105,831 ratings — published 1966
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Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.43 — 554,048 ratings — published 1899
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The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.44 — 912,241 ratings — published 1850
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
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avg rating 4.20 — 255,079 ratings — published 1993
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The God of Small Things The God of Small Things (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 322,324 ratings — published 1997
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 26,699 ratings — published 1792
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 379,062 ratings — published 1513
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A Streetcar Named Desire A Streetcar Named Desire (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 332,626 ratings — published 1947
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 57,717 ratings — published 1861
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Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2) Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2)
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avg rating 4.03 — 372,355 ratings — published 1911
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Mansfield Park Mansfield Park (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 377,178 ratings — published 1814
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Leviathan Leviathan (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 52,400 ratings — published 1651
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What Is This Thing Called Science? What Is This Thing Called Science? (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 2,249 ratings — published 1976
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,857,081 ratings — published 1951
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All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 514,951 ratings — published 1928
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