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Ancient writings:

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations

Euripides. Alcestis

Euripides. Hippolytus

Euripides. Iphigenia in Tauris

Plato. Apology of Socrates

Pliny (the Younger). Letters, books I-VI

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Epic poetry:

The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Saga of Burnt Njal

The Song of Roland

Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King

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Modern poetry:

Arnold, Matthew. early poems

Blake, William. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, and other metaphysical poems

Blake, William. Songs of Innocence and Experience

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

Donne, John. Songs and Sonets

Frost, Robert. A Boy's Will

Keats, John. early poems

Lowell, James Russell. “Under the Willows” and Other Poems

Pope, Alexander. The Rape of the Lock

Rossetti, Christina. “Goblin Market”

Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King

Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads, and other early poems

Wordsworth, William. Peter Bell: A Tale

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Drama:

Everyman

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Cain: A Mystery

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Heaven and Earth: A Mystery

Euripides. Alcestis

Euripides. Hippolytus

Euripides. Iphigenia in Tauris

Gilbert, Sir W. S. (with Sir Arthur Sullivan), Iolanthe

Gilbert, Sir W. S. (with Sir Arthur Sullivan), The Mikado

Goldsmith, Oliver. The Good-Natured Man

Marlowe, Christopher. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet

Strindberg, August. The Father

Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire

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Short stories and novellas:

Anderson, Sherwood. Winesburg, Ohio

Bosman, Herman Charles. Mafeking Road and Other Stories

Buck, Pearl. The Big Wave

Cather, Willa. "The Old Beauty" and Others

Conrad, Joseph. "Youth"

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Faulkner, William. Go Down, Moses

Gautier, Theophile. One of Cleopatra’s Nights

Henry, O. The Four Million

Irving, Washington. "Rip Van Winkle"

Kafka, Franz. "The Judgment"

Kipling, Rudyard. Plain Tales from the Hills

Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de.  The Little Prince

Stevenson, Robert Louis. New Arabian Nights

Twain, Mark. stories (1865-1890)

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Essays:

Burke, Edmund. "On Taste"

Eliot, George. short essays

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "History"

Lamb, Charles. letters from The Reflector

Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac

Paine, Thomas. Common Sense

Pliny (the Younger). Letters, books I-VI

Thackeray, William Makepeace. Roundabout Papers

Thoreau, Henry David. "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience"

Twain, Mark. "In Defense of Harriet Shelley"

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Biography and autobiography

Boswell, James. Life of Johnson

Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography

Parkman, Francis. The Oregon Trail

Pliny (the Younger). Letters, books I-VI

Thoreau, Henry David. Walden

Wolfe, Tom. The Right Stuff

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Philosophical or reflective writings:

Arnold, Matthew. early poems

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations

Berkeley, George. Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous in Opposition to Sceptics and Atheists

Bierce, Ambrose. Devil's Dictionary

Burke, Edmund. "On Taste"

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

Descartes, René. Discourse on Method

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "History"

Franklin, Benjamin. Poor Richard's Almanack

Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac

Lewis, C. S. The Four Loves

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow. Gift from the Sea

Paine, Thomas. Common Sense

Plato. Apology of Socrates

Pliny (the Younger). Letters, books I-VI

Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de.  The Little Prince

Thackeray, William Makepeace. Roundabout Papers

Thoreau, Henry David. "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience"

Thoreau, Henry David. Walden

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Christian themes:

The Dream of the Rood

Everyman

Pearl

Berkeley, George. Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous in Opposition to Sceptics and Atheists

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Cain: A Mystery

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Heaven and Earth: A Mystery

Chesterton, G. K. The Man Who Was Thursday

Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe

Lewis, C. S. The Four Loves

MacDonald, George. At the Back of the North Wind

Paton, Alan. Cry, the Beloved Country

Rossetti, Christina. “Goblin Market”

Waugh, Evelyn. Brideshead Revisited

Wilder, Thornton. The Bridge of San Luis Rey

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Critical or iconoclastic views of religion and morality:

Bierce, Ambrose. Devil's Dictionary

Blake, William. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, and other metaphysical poems

Butler, Samuel. The Way of All Flesh

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Cain: A Mystery

Camus, Albert. The Stranger

Melville, Herman. Moby Dick

Vonnegut, Kurt. Breakfast of Champions

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Love of nature:

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint Pierre. Paul and Virginia

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

Faulkner, William. Go Down, Moses

Frost, Robert. A Boy's Will

Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac

Lowell, James Russell.  “Under the Willows” and Other Poems

Thoreau, Henry David. Walden

Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads, and other early poems

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Travel and sense of place:

Bosman, Herman Charles. Mafeking Road and Other Stories

Buck, Pearl. The Big Wave

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage

Cather, Willa. "The Old Beauty" and Others

Cooper, James Fenimore. Last of the Mohicans

Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Hound of the Baskervilles

Faulkner, William. Go Down, Moses

Ferber, Edna. Cimarron

Forester, C. S. The African Queen

Gautier, Theophile. One of Cleopatra’s Nights

Greene, Graham. The Honorary Consul

Hardy, Thomas. The Mayor of Casterbridge

Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls

Kipling, Rudyard. Plain Tales from the Hills

Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac

London, Jack. The Sea Wolf

Parkman, Francis. The Oregon Trail

Paton, Alan. Cry, the Beloved Country

Pliny (the Younger). Letters, books I-VI

Polo, Marco. The Travels

Pope, Alexander. The Rape of the Lock

Scott, Sir Walter. Waverley

Thoreau, Henry David. Walden

Wolfe, Tom. The Right Stuff

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Novels of social comment or study

Anderson, Sherwood. Winesburg, Ohio

Balzac, Honoré de. Old Goriot

Butler, Samuel. The Way of All Flesh

Chesterton, G. K. The Man Who Was Thursday

Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations

Faulkner, William. Go Down, Moses

Flaubert, Gustave. Madame Bovary

Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World

James, Henry. The Bostonians

Leopold, Aldo. A Sand County Almanac

Lewis, Sinclair. Babbitt

Orwell, George.  1984

Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de.  The Little Prince

Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye

Steinbeck, John. Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John. The Wayward Bus

Sterne, Laurence. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Strindberg, August. The Father

Thackeray, William Makepeace. Roundabout Papers

Thackeray, William Makepeace. Vanity Fair

Twain, Mark. Pudd'nhead Wilson

Vonnegut, Kurt. Breakfast of Champions

Wells, H. G. The History of Mr. Polly

Wilder, Thornton. The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire

Wolfe, Tom. The Right Stuff

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Fictional biography

Butler, Samuel. The Way of All Flesh

Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe

Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations

Faulkner, William. Go Down, Moses

Ferber, Edna. Cimarron

Flaubert, Gustave. Madame Bovary

Hardy, Thomas. The Mayor of Casterbridge

Lewis, Sinclair. Babbitt

Sterne, Laurence. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Thackeray, William Makepeace. Vanity Fair

Twain, Mark. Pudd'nhead Wilson

John Updike. Rabbit, Run

Waugh, Evelyn. Brideshead Revisited

Wells, H. G. The History of Mr. Polly

Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Picaresque

Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations

Fielding, Henry. Tom Jones

Goldsmith, Oliver. The Good-Natured Man

MacDonald, George. At the Back of the North Wind

Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye

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Stories of personal growth or struggle

Everyman

Pearl

Anderson, Sherwood. Winesburg, Ohio

Buck, Pearl. The Big Wave

Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations

Faulkner, William. Go Down, Moses

Fielding, Henry. Tom Jones

Kafka, Franz. "The Judgment"

Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman

Rossetti, Christina. “Goblin Market”

Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye

John Updike. Rabbit, Run

Wells, H. G. The History of Mr. Polly

Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray

Wordsworth, William. Peter Bell: A Tale

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Stories of angst and identity crisis:

Anderson, Sherwood. Winesburg, Ohio

Camus, Albert. The Stranger

Kafka, Franz. "The Judgment"

Marlowe, Christopher. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman

Orwell, George.  1984

Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye

Strindberg, August. The Father

John Updike. Rabbit, Run

Vonnegut, Kurt. Breakfast of Champions

Wells, H. G. The History of Mr. Polly

Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire

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Stories of romantic love

Bédier, Joseph. The Romance of Tristan and Iseult

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint Pierre. Paul and Virginia

Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations

Flaubert, Gustave. Madame Bovary

Gautier, Theophile. One of Cleopatra’s Nights

Hardy, Thomas. The Mayor of Casterbridge

Hugo, Victor. Hunchback of Notre Dame

James, Henry. The Bostonians

Keats, John. early poems

Kipling, Rudyard. Plain Tales from the Hills

Ondaatje, Michael. The English Patient

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet

Steinbeck, John. The Wayward Bus

Turgenev, Ivan. First Love

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Sea adventure:

Conrad, Joseph. "Youth"

Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe

Forester, C. S. The African Queen

London, Jack. The Sea Wolf

Melville, Herman. Moby Dick

Poe, Edgar Allan. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

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Land adventure:

The Saga of Burnt Njal

The Song of Roland

Bédier, Joseph. The Romance of Tristan and Iseult

Cooper, James Fenimore. Last of the Mohicans

Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Hound of the Baskervilles

Ferber, Edna. Cimarron

Greene, Graham. The Honorary Consul

Ondaatje, Michael. The English Patient

Orczy, Emmuska. The Scarlet Pimpernel

Parkman, Francis. The Oregon Trail

Scott, Sir Walter. Guy Mannering

Scott, Sir Walter. Waverley

Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Black Arrow

Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Dynamiter

Stevenson, Robert Louis. New Arabian Nights

Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Story of a Lie

Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King

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War stories:

The Song of Roland

Cooper, James Fenimore. Last of the Mohicans

Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ondaatje, Michael. The English Patient

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Mystery:

Chesterton, G. K. The Man Who Was Thursday

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Hound of the Baskervilles

Orczy, Emmuska. The Scarlet Pimpernel

Sayers, Dorothy L.  Whose Body?

Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Dynamiter

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Science fiction and fantasy:

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Chesterton, G. K. The Man Who Was Thursday

Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World

Irving, Washington. "Rip Van Winkle"

MacDonald, George. At the Back of the North Wind

Marlowe, Christopher. The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

Orwell, George.  1984

Poe, Edgar Allan. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

Rossetti, Christina. “Goblin Market”

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King

Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Symbolic or allegorical writings:

Everyman

Pearl

Chesterton, G. K. The Man Who Was Thursday

MacDonald, George. At the Back of the North Wind

Melville, Herman. Moby Dick

Rossetti, Christina. “Goblin Market”

Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray

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Lighthearted writings:

Gilbert, Sir W. S. (with Sir Arthur Sullivan), Iolanthe

Gilbert, Sir W. S. (with Sir Arthur Sullivan), The Mikado

Goldsmith, Oliver. The Good-Natured Man

Irving, Washington. "Rip Van Winkle"

Lamb, Charles. letters from The Reflector

Pope, Alexander. The Rape of the Lock

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de.  The Little Prince

Sterne, Laurence. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent.

Thackeray, William Makepeace. Roundabout Papers

Twain, Mark. stories (1865-1890)

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Women writers:

Buck, Pearl. The Big Wave

Cather, Willa. "The Old Beauty" and Others

Eliot, George. short essays

Ferber, Edna. Cimarron

Lindbergh, Anne Morrow. Gift from the Sea

Orczy, Emmuska. The Scarlet Pimpernel

Rossetti, Christina. “Goblin Market”

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Sayers, Dorothy L.  Whose Body?

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Writings good for children:

Buck, Pearl. The Big Wave

Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe

Irving, Washington. "Rip Van Winkle"

MacDonald, George. At the Back of the North Wind

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de.  The Little Prince

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