40 Classics by my 40th Birthday

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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

13

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

14

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

15

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

16

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck

17

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

18

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

19

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

20

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

21

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

22

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

23

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen

24

Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen

Out of Africa

Isak Dinesen