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 Silence

    Silence

    Shusaku Endo

  2. Book cover for A Lady of Quality

    A Lady of Quality

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

  3. Book cover for Through One Administration

    Through One Administration

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

  4. Book cover for The Head of the House of Coombe

    The Head of the House of Coombe

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

  5. Book cover for Robin

    Robin

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

  6. Book cover for That Lass o' Lowrie's

    That Lass o' Lowrie's

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

  7. Book cover for Through One Administration

    Through One Administration

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

  8. Book cover for The Head of the House of Coombe

    The Head of the House of Coombe

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

  9. Book cover for Robin

    Robin

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

  10. Book cover for That Lass o' Lowrie's

    That Lass o' Lowrie's

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

  11. Book cover for A Lady of Quality

    A Lady of Quality

    Frances Hodgson Burnett

  12. Book cover for The Wicker Man

    The Wicker Man

    Robin Hardy

    Anthony Shaffer

  13. Book cover for The Grove of Eagles

    The Grove of Eagles

    Winston Graham

  14. Book cover for Grand Canary

    Grand Canary

    A. J. Cronin

  15. Book cover for Adventures of a Black Bag

    Adventures of a Black Bag

    A. J. Cronin

  16. Book cover for Adventures in Two Worlds

    Adventures in Two Worlds

    A. J. Cronin

  17. Book cover for A Pocketful of Rye

    A Pocketful of Rye

    A. J. Cronin

  18. Book cover for An Unsuitable Attachment

    An Unsuitable Attachment

    Barbara Pym

  19. Book cover for The Green Years

    The Green Years

    A. J. Cronin

  20. Book cover for The Stars Look Down

    The Stars Look Down

    A. J. Cronin

  21. Book cover for Beyond This Place

    Beyond This Place

    A. J. Cronin

  22. Book cover for Gracie Lindsay

    Gracie Lindsay

    A. J. Cronin

  23. Book cover for Lady with Carnations

    Lady with Carnations

    A. J. Cronin

  24. Book cover for Shannon's Way

    Shannon's Way

    A. J. Cronin

  25. Book cover for A Song of Sixpence

    A Song of Sixpence

    A. J. Cronin

  26. Book cover for The Judas Tree

    The Judas Tree

    A. J. Cronin

  27. Book cover for The Minstrel Boy

    The Minstrel Boy

    A. J. Cronin

  28. Book cover for The Spanish Gardener

    The Spanish Gardener

    A. J. Cronin

  29. Book cover for Three Loves

    Three Loves

    A. J. Cronin

  30. Book cover for The Citadel

    The Citadel

    A. J. Cronin

  31. Book cover for The Greengage Summer

    The Greengage Summer

    Rumer Godden

  32. Book cover for The Peacock Spring

    The Peacock Spring

    Rumer Godden

  33. Book cover for Under The Skin

    Under The Skin

    Nina Bawden

  34. Book cover for The Prince

    The Prince

    Niccolò Machiavelli

  35. Book cover for Jaws

    Jaws

    Peter Benchley

  36. Book cover for On Booze

    On Booze

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

  37. Book cover for The Trojan Brothers

    The Trojan Brothers

    Pamela Hansford Johnson

  38. Book cover for Another Year

    Another Year

    R. C. Sherriff

  39. Book cover for The Wells of St Mary's

    The Wells of St Mary's

    R. C. Sherriff

  40. Book cover for The Honours Board

    The Honours Board

    Pamela Hansford Johnson

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