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40 Classics by my 40th Birthday

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3 participants (40 books)

21 May 2025—31 Mar 2026

Overview

Challenging myself to read 40 pieces of classic literature by my 40th birthday in March 2026. 

Challenge Books

1

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

2

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Little Women #1

Louisa May Alcott

3

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

4

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm

George Orwell

5

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

6

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Gabriel García Márquez

7

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Catch-22

Catch-22 #1

Joseph Heller

8

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

9

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

10

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Orlando

Virginia Woolf

11

The Stranger by Albert Camus

The Stranger

Albert Camus

12

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka