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Five lesser-known classics from your favourite authors.

Classic books to read at least once in your lifetime

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  1. Book cover for Burmese Days

    Burmese Days

    George Orwell

  2. Book cover for La Vita Nuova

    La Vita Nuova

    Dante Alighieri

  3. Book cover for Food for Thought

    Food for Thought

  4. Book cover for The Joy of Walking

    The Joy of Walking

  5. Book cover for The Art of Solitude

    The Art of Solitude

  6. Book cover for Why Friendship Matters

    Why Friendship Matters

  7. Book cover for The Prophet

    The Prophet

    Kahlil Gibran

  8. Book cover for A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories

    A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories

    Eva Ibbotson

  9. Book cover for Passing

    Passing

    Nella Larsen

  10. Book cover for The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    Douglas Adams

  11. Book cover for Siddhartha

    Siddhartha

    Hermann Hesse

  12. Book cover for The Trial

    The Trial

    Franz Kafka

  13. Book cover for Candide, or The Optimist

    Candide, or The Optimist

    Voltaire

  14. Book cover for The Little Prince

    The Little Prince

    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

  15. Book cover for Classic Dog Stories

    Classic Dog Stories

  16. Book cover for Classic Cat Stories

    Classic Cat Stories

  17. Book cover for An Area of Darkness

    An Area of Darkness

    V. S. Naipaul

  18. Book cover for Madensky Square

    Madensky Square

    Eva Ibbotson

  19. Book cover for Lark Rise to Candleford

    Lark Rise to Candleford

    Flora Thompson

  20. Book cover for Three Men in a Boat

    Three Men in a Boat

    Jerome K. Jerome

    A. Frederics

  21. Book cover for Anne of Avonlea

    Anne of Avonlea

    L. M. Montgomery

  22. Book cover for Passing

    Passing

    Nella Larsen

  23. Book cover for The Iliad

    The Iliad

    Homer

  24. Book cover for The Aeneid

    The Aeneid

    Virgil

  25. Book cover for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    Douglas Adams

  26. Book cover for Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Harriet Beecher Stowe

  27. Book cover for The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

    Mark Twain

  28. Book cover for Selected Poems

    Selected Poems

    William Wordsworth

  29. Book cover for In a Free State

    In a Free State

    V. S. Naipaul

  30. Book cover for The Enigma of Arrival

    The Enigma of Arrival

    V. S. Naipaul

  31. Book cover for A Bend in the River

    A Bend in the River

    V. S. Naipaul

  32. Book cover for Bleak House

    Bleak House

    Charles Dickens

    H. K. Browne

  33. Book cover for Our Mutual Friend

    Our Mutual Friend

    Charles Dickens

    Marcus Stone

  34. Book cover for The Warden

    The Warden

    Anthony Trollope

    F. C. Tilney

  35. Book cover for Poems of Childhood

    Poems of Childhood

  36. Book cover for Poems on Nature

    Poems on Nature

  37. Book cover for Poems for Happiness

    Poems for Happiness

  38. Book cover for Poems for Christmas

    Poems for Christmas

  39. Book cover for Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year

    Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year

    Allie Esiri

  40. Book cover for The Citadel

    The Citadel

    A. J. Cronin

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