Penguin’s 100 Must-Read Classics

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Overview

Penguin’s 2022 list of 100 must-read classics

Challenge Books

85

I, Claudius by Robert Graves

I, Claudius

Claudius #1

Robert Graves

86

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

87

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole

88

The Razor's Edge by W. Somerset Maugham

The Razor's Edge

W. Somerset Maugham

89

Lark Rise to Candleford by Flora Thompson

Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford #1-3 omnibus

Flora Thompson

90

The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

The Return of the Native

Thomas Hardy

91

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

James Joyce

92

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

93

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell

94

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

95

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin

96

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

The Godfather

The Godfather #1

Mario Puzo