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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,897,573 ratings — published 1818
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,931,842 ratings — published 1925
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,482,042 ratings — published 1949
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,053,559 ratings — published 1601
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Macbeth Macbeth (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 1,022,669 ratings — published 1623
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Waiting for Godot Waiting for Godot (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 222,679 ratings — published 1951
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Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.98 — 491,729 ratings — published 1987
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,329,017 ratings — published 1847
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 2,826,868 ratings — published 1590
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Beowulf Beowulf (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 348,180 ratings — published 1000
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 202,247 ratings — published 1952
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Paradise Lost Paradise Lost (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 182,968 ratings — published 1667
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Mrs. Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 357,661 ratings — published 1925
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Othello Othello (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 437,449 ratings — published 1603
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,817,573 ratings — published 1813
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The Odyssey The Odyssey (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 1,195,946 ratings — published -800
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 2,069,518 ratings — published 1847
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Antigone (Theban Plays, #3) Antigone (Theban Plays, #3)
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avg rating 3.68 — 177,276 ratings — published -441
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Great Expectations Great Expectations (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 875,457 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 3.75 — 413,363 ratings — published 1958
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,480,548 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 — 387,289 ratings — published 1937
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The Lonely Londoners The Lonely Londoners (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 13,825 ratings — published 1956
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Introduction to Algorithms Introduction to Algorithms (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,326 ratings — published 1989
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Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 259,430 ratings — published 1949
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,408,321 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 — 406,340 ratings — published 1895
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Ceremony Ceremony (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 26,598 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 — 237,796 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 — 180,627 ratings — published 1898
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Dubliners Dubliners (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 176,830 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 — 1,886,748 ratings — published 1890
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Bleak House Bleak House (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 114,352 ratings — published 1853
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The Tempest The Tempest (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 227,749 ratings — published 1611
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 579,398 ratings — published 1595
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Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.68 — 331,890 ratings — published 1719
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Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.43 — 559,500 ratings — published 1899
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The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.44 — 921,328 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 4.19 — 265,006 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 — 326,266 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 — 26,997 ratings — published 1792
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 383,707 ratings — published 1532
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A Streetcar Named Desire A Streetcar Named Desire (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 335,034 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 — 58,122 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 — 374,151 ratings — published 1911
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Mansfield Park Mansfield Park (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 380,410 ratings — published 1814
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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 — 2,275 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 — 3,901,404 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 — 521,203 ratings — published 1928
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 226,459 ratings — published -400
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