Classics

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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 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

    Victor Hugo

  2. Book cover for Dracula

    Dracula

    Bram Stoker

  3. Book cover for Collected Poems

    Collected Poems

    W B Yeats

  4. Book cover for Pride and Prejudice

    Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen

    Hugh Thomson

  5. Book cover for Sense and Sensibility

    Sense and Sensibility

    Jane Austen

    Hugh Thomson

  6. Book cover for Emma

    Emma

    Jane Austen

    Hugh Thomson

  7. Book cover for Persuasion

    Persuasion

    Jane Austen

    Hugh Thomson

  8. Book cover for Northanger Abbey

    Northanger Abbey

    Jane Austen

    Hugh Thomson

  9. Book cover for Mansfield Park

    Mansfield Park

    Jane Austen

    Hugh Thomson

  10. Book cover for Sanditon, Lady Susan, & The History of England

    Sanditon, Lady Susan, & The History of England

    Jane Austen

  11. Book cover for The Pan Book of Horror Stories

    The Pan Book of Horror Stories

    Various

  12. Book cover for The Genius of Shakespeare

    The Genius of Shakespeare

    Jonathan Bate

  13. Book cover for The Grove of Eagles

    The Grove of Eagles

    Winston Graham

  14. Book cover for Quartet in Autumn

    Quartet in Autumn

    Barbara Pym

  15. Book cover for Murder at the Old Vicarage

    Murder at the Old Vicarage

    Jill McGown

  16. Book cover for The Little Prince

    The Little Prince

    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

  17. Book cover for Caroline

    Caroline

    Richmal Crompton

  18. Book cover for Caroline

    Caroline

    Richmal Crompton

  19. Book cover for Chedsy Place

    Chedsy Place

    Richmal Crompton

  20. Book cover for Chedsy Place

    Chedsy Place

    Richmal Crompton

  21. Book cover for The Holiday

    The Holiday

    Richmal Crompton

  22. Book cover for The Holiday

    The Holiday

    Richmal Crompton

  23. Book cover for Journeying Wave

    Journeying Wave

    Richmal Crompton

  24. Book cover for Journeying Wave

    Journeying Wave

    Richmal Crompton

  25. Book cover for Marriage of Hermione

    Marriage of Hermione

    Richmal Crompton

  26. Book cover for Marriage of Hermione

    Marriage of Hermione

    Richmal Crompton

  27. Book cover for Merlin Bay

    Merlin Bay

    Richmal Crompton

  28. Book cover for Merlin Bay

    Merlin Bay

    Richmal Crompton

  29. Book cover for Narcissa

    Narcissa

    Richmal Crompton

  30. Book cover for Narcissa

    Narcissa

    Richmal Crompton

  31. Book cover for The Old Man's Birthday

    The Old Man's Birthday

    Richmal Crompton

  32. Book cover for The Old Man's Birthday

    The Old Man's Birthday

    Richmal Crompton

  33. Book cover for Portrait of a Family

    Portrait of a Family

    Richmal Crompton

  34. Book cover for Portrait of a Family

    Portrait of a Family

    Richmal Crompton

  35. Book cover for Steffan Green

    Steffan Green

    Richmal Crompton

  36. Book cover for Steffan Green

    Steffan Green

    Richmal Crompton

  37. Book cover for There Are Four Seasons

    There Are Four Seasons

    Richmal Crompton

  38. Book cover for There Are Four Seasons

    There Are Four Seasons

    Richmal Crompton

  39. Book cover for The Emperor's Children

    The Emperor's Children

    Claire Messud

  40. Book cover for Blood Meridian

    Blood Meridian

    Cormac McCarthy

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