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100 Must Read Classics

Original order
Cover of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill A Mockingbird

Harper Lee, 1960
Cover of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood, 1985
Cover of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C. S. Lewis, 1950
Cover of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien, 1954
Cover of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott, 1868
Cover of Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Catch-22

Joseph Heller, 1955
Cover of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens, 1843
Cover of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl, 1964
Cover of Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo, 1800
Cover of Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

Toni Morrison, 1987
Cover of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe, 1958
Cover of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

Robert M. Pirsig, 1974
Cover of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain, 1876
Cover of I, Claudius by Robert Graves, Stephen Alcorn

I, Claudius

Robert Graves, Stephen Alcorn, 1934
Cover of Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy, 1877
Cover of Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller

Tropic of Cancer

Henry Miller, 1934
Cover of Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray

Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray, 1847
Cover of The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy

The Forsyte Saga

John Galsworthy, 1921
Cover of Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson

Lark Rise to Candleford

Flora Thompson, 1939
Cover of What a Carve Up! by Jonathan Coe

What a Carve Up!

Jonathan Coe, 1994
Cover of Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Bleak House

Charles Dickens, 1850
Cover of 1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell, 1949
Cover of Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope

Barchester Towers

Anthony Trollope, 1857
Cover of Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence

Women in Love

D.H. Lawrence, 1920
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§ About this list

Books
99
Published
1777–2004
Average rating
4.0 / 5 across 68,481 ratings
Genres
Classics, General, History, Fantasy

Most-rated on 100 Must Read Classics

  1. 11984 · George Orwell
  2. 2To Kill A Mockingbird · Harper Lee
  3. 3The Great Gatsby · F. Scott Fitzgerald

Common questions about 100 Must Read Classics

How many books are on 100 Must Read Classics?
100 Must Read Classics has 99 books, published between 1777 and 2004.
Which book on 100 Must Read Classics is the most popular?
1984 by George Orwell is the most-rated book on the list, with 5,983 ratings and a 4.2 average.
What is the highest-rated book on 100 Must Read Classics?
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.6 out of 5.
Where should I start with 100 Must Read Classics?
Start with 1984, To Kill A Mockingbird and The Great Gatsby: the three most-rated books on the list.
What genres are on 100 Must Read Classics?
The books on this list are tagged Classics, General, History and Fantasy.

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