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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 108 times as period)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,849,555 ratings — published 1813
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as period)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,342,135 ratings — published 1847
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Emma Emma (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as period)
avg rating 4.05 — 991,626 ratings — published 1815
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Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as period)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,304,818 ratings — published 1811
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The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1) The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)
by (shelved 50 times as period)
avg rating 3.80 — 703,399 ratings — published 2000
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Persuasion Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as period)
avg rating 4.15 — 784,201 ratings — published 1817
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as period)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,478,931 ratings — published 1868
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The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2) The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)
by (shelved 37 times as period)
avg rating 3.99 — 493,567 ratings — published 2000
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as period)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,154,430 ratings — published 1847
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Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons, #4) Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons, #4)
by (shelved 34 times as period)
avg rating 3.88 — 433,411 ratings — published 2002
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Mansfield Park Mansfield Park (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as period)
avg rating 3.86 — 381,934 ratings — published 1814
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An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3) An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3)
by (shelved 32 times as period)
avg rating 3.94 — 423,857 ratings — published 2001
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as period)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,963,820 ratings — published 1925
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Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as period)
avg rating 3.85 — 457,832 ratings — published 1817
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as period)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,935,274 ratings — published 1960
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To Sir Phillip, With Love (Bridgertons, #5) To Sir Phillip, With Love (Bridgertons, #5)
by (shelved 26 times as period)
avg rating 3.69 — 307,522 ratings — published 2003
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When He Was Wicked (Bridgertons, #6) When He Was Wicked (Bridgertons, #6)
by (shelved 24 times as period)
avg rating 3.98 — 266,196 ratings — published 2004
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The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as period)
avg rating 3.44 — 924,696 ratings — published 1850
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Outlander (Outlander, #1) Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as period)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,160,039 ratings — published 1991
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The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as period)
avg rating 4.35 — 836,294 ratings — published 1989
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North and South North and South (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as period)
avg rating 4.15 — 184,454 ratings — published 1855
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On the Way to the Wedding (Bridgertons, #8) On the Way to the Wedding (Bridgertons, #8)
by (shelved 22 times as period)
avg rating 3.83 — 188,357 ratings — published 2006
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1776 1776 (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as period)
avg rating 4.10 — 249,765 ratings — published 2005
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It's in His Kiss (Bridgertons, #7) It's in His Kiss (Bridgertons, #7)
by (shelved 21 times as period)
avg rating 3.97 — 217,586 ratings — published 2005
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John Adams John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as period)
avg rating 4.09 — 379,061 ratings — published 2001
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The Secret Garden The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as period)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,304,748 ratings — published 1911
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as period)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,121,637 ratings — published 1908
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The Night Circus The Night Circus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as period)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,106,255 ratings — published 2011
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as period)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,917,498 ratings — published 1818
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as period)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,836,871 ratings — published 1590
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Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as period)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,259,909 ratings — published 1936
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as period)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,164,088 ratings — published 2017
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as period)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,900,450 ratings — published 2005
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as period)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,117,507 ratings — published 1997
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as period)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,027,558 ratings — published 2011
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Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as period)
avg rating 4.14 — 15,896 ratings — published 1776
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as period)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,036,945 ratings — published 2009
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as period)
avg rating 3.95 — 566,477 ratings — published 2001
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Great Expectations Great Expectations (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as period)
avg rating 3.80 — 878,639 ratings — published 1861
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
by (shelved 14 times as period)
avg rating 3.80 — 225,761 ratings — published 2003
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as period)
avg rating 3.87 — 256,614 ratings — published 2004
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Rebecca Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as period)
avg rating 4.25 — 729,581 ratings — published 1938
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as period)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,904,530 ratings — published 1890
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The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as period)
avg rating 3.78 — 487,849 ratings — published 2018
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as period)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,220,542 ratings — published 1947
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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as period)
avg rating 4.09 — 945,354 ratings — published 1843
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Mexican Gothic Mexican Gothic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as period)
avg rating 3.66 — 447,068 ratings — published 2020
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as period)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,490,440 ratings — published 1897
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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as period)
avg rating 4.28 — 1,808,983 ratings — published 2022
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Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working For You (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as period)
avg rating 4.04 — 11,657 ratings — published 2019
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Steven Moore
“Can you imagine a Jane Austen heroine declining an invitation to dance because she's having her period? Can you imagine how much saner our society would be if she had?”
Steven Moore, The Novel: An Alternative History: Beginnings to 1600

Michael G. Kramer
“Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!”
Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

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