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 An Avenue of Stone

    An Avenue of Stone

    Pamela Hansford Johnson

  2. Book cover for Too Dear For My Possessing

    Too Dear For My Possessing

    Pamela Hansford Johnson

  3. Book cover for Cork Street, Next to the Hatter's

    Cork Street, Next to the Hatter's

    Pamela Hansford Johnson

  4. Book cover for The Good Listener

    The Good Listener

    Pamela Hansford Johnson

  5. Book cover for The Good Husband

    The Good Husband

    Pamela Hansford Johnson

  6. Book cover for Madensky Square

    Madensky Square

    Eva Ibbotson

  7. Book cover for The Survival of The Fittest

    The Survival of The Fittest

    Pamela Hansford Johnson

  8. Book cover for A Summer to Decide

    A Summer to Decide

    Pamela Hansford Johnson

  9. Book cover for In a Free State

    In a Free State

    V. S. Naipaul

  10. Book cover for In a Free State

    In a Free State

    V. S. Naipaul

  11. Book cover for The Enigma of Arrival

    The Enigma of Arrival

    V. S. Naipaul

  12. Book cover for A Bend in the River

    A Bend in the River

    V. S. Naipaul

  13. Book cover for Underworld

    Underworld

    Don DeLillo

  14. Book cover for Childhood's End

    Childhood's End

    Arthur C. Clarke

  15. Book cover for Blood Meridian

    Blood Meridian

    Cormac McCarthy

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