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100 Must Read Classics

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Cover of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind, 1985
Cover of The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse

The Code of the Woosters

P.G. Wodehouse, 1938
Cover of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass

Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel, 1865
Cover of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad, 1899
Cover of The Art of War by Sun Tzu

The Art of War

Sun Tzu, -500
Cover of The Godfather by Mario Puzo

The Godfather

Mario Puzo, 1961
Cover of Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Moby Dick

Herman Melville, 1851
Cover of Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

Breakfast of Champions

Kurt Vonnegut, 1973
Cover of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens, 1860
Cover of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens, 1800
Cover of White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky

White Nights

Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1848
Cover of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy, 1805
Cover of The Call of the Wild by Jack London

The Call of the Wild

Jack London, 1903
Cover of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole, 1978
Cover of The Iliad by Homer

The Iliad

Homer, -800
Cover of Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Mrs Dalloway

Virginia Woolf, 1923
Cover of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Peter Pan

J.M. Barrie, 1911
Cover of Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand, 1936
Cover of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame, 1908
Cover of Middlemarch by George Eliot

Middlemarch

George Eliot, 1831
Cover of To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf, 1925
Cover of Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac

Lost Illusions

Honoré de Balzac, 1843
Cover of Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie, 1981
Cover of Ulysses by James Joyce

Ulysses

James Joyce, 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.

Explore: Classics · General · History · Fantasy