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(shelved 12 times as 100-must-read-classics)

avg rating 3.93 —
5,380,308 ratings —
published 1925

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(shelved 11 times as 100-must-read-classics)

avg rating 4.26 —
6,312,967 ratings —
published 1960

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avg rating 4.01 —
926,412 ratings —
published 1939

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avg rating 4.15 —
2,138,421 ratings —
published 1847

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(shelved 10 times as 100-must-read-classics)

avg rating 3.87 —
1,648,224 ratings —
published 1818

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avg rating 4.29 —
4,366,695 ratings —
published 1813

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avg rating 4.27 —
938,553 ratings —
published 1866

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avg rating 3.55 —
573,840 ratings —
published 1851

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(shelved 9 times as 100-must-read-classics)

avg rating 4.09 —
866,601 ratings —
published 1878

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avg rating 3.83 —
1,280,299 ratings —
published 1884

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avg rating 4.13 —
1,399,018 ratings —
published 1967

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avg rating 3.97 —
179,620 ratings —
published 1920

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avg rating 3.80 —
3,609,853 ratings —
published 1951

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avg rating 4.15 —
718,746 ratings —
published 1817

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avg rating 4.19 —
4,780,143 ratings —
published 1949

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avg rating 4.20 —
808,399 ratings —
published 1862

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avg rating 4.30 —
937,364 ratings —
published 1844

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avg rating 3.79 —
819,379 ratings —
published 1860

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(shelved 8 times as 100-must-read-classics)

avg rating 4.24 —
2,871,454 ratings —
published 1950

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avg rating 3.83 —
288,792 ratings —
published 1891

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avg rating 3.73 —
381,772 ratings —
published 1958

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avg rating 3.99 —
1,904,287 ratings —
published 1932

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avg rating 4.02 —
1,309,000 ratings —
published 1897

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avg rating 3.87 —
963,417 ratings —
published 1859

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avg rating 3.88 —
871,989 ratings —
published 1955

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avg rating 3.80 —
129,465 ratings —
published 1847

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avg rating 4.02 —
166,778 ratings —
published 1872

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avg rating 3.89 —
1,857,891 ratings —
published 1847

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(shelved 7 times as 100-must-read-classics)

avg rating 3.91 —
440,265 ratings —
published 1903

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56,223 ratings —
published 1860

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117,210 ratings —
published 1945

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avg rating 3.80 —
190,346 ratings —
published 1927

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avg rating 3.99 —
107,409 ratings —
published 1948

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avg rating 3.59 —
95,995 ratings —
published 1966

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avg rating 4.17 —
806,806 ratings —
published 1992

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avg rating 4.42 —
556,782 ratings —
published 1952

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avg rating 3.91 —
466,747 ratings —
published -800

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1,203,969 ratings —
published 1911

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743,933 ratings —
published 1962

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842,102 ratings —
published 1961

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avg rating 4.12 —
997,938 ratings —
published 1967

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avg rating 3.75 —
130,283 ratings —
published 1922

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avg rating 4.37 —
344,468 ratings —
published 1880

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(shelved 6 times as 100-must-read-classics)

avg rating 4.30 —
28,523 ratings —
published 1962

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avg rating 4.14 —
2,117,633 ratings —
published 1985

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avg rating 3.87 —
98,326 ratings —
published 1928

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(shelved 6 times as 100-must-read-classics)

avg rating 4.19 —
31,427 ratings —
published 1901

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12,647 ratings —
published 1953

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avg rating 3.98 —
126,295 ratings —
published 1981

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57,636 ratings —
published 1955

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