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Through the Looking-GlassLewis Carroll

Through the Looking-Glass

Lewis Carroll · 1871

4.00

Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad · 1899

3.43

The IdiotFyodor Dostoevsky

The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1869

4.21

The Origin of SpeciesCharles Darwin

The Origin of Species

Charles Darwin · 1859

4.01

CandideVoltaire

Candide

Voltaire · 1759

3.76

Three Men in a BoatJerome K. Jerome

Three Men in a Boat

Jerome K. Jerome · 1889

3.83

The Wind in the WillowsKenneth Grahame

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame · 1908

4.02

DemonsFyodor Dostoevsky

Demons

Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1872

4.31

A Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary Wollstonecraft

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Mary Wollstonecraft · 1792

3.91

The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925

3.93

A Room With a ViewE. M. Forster

A Room With a View

E. M. Forster · 1908

3.89

Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare · 1597

3.74

The Time MachineH.G. Wells

The Time Machine

H.G. Wells · 1895

3.91

The OdysseyHomer

The Odyssey

Homer · 700 BCE

3.84

Don QuixoteMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra · 1605

3.91

The War of the WorldsH.G. Wells

The War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells · 1898

3.89

Journey to the Center of the EarthJules Verne

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Jules Verne · 1864

3.85

The Phantom of the OperaGaston Leroux

The Phantom of the Opera

Gaston Leroux · 1910

3.96

Anne of Green GablesL. M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

L. M. Montgomery · 1908

4.33

The City of GodAugustine of Hippo

The City of God

Augustine of Hippo · 426

3.95

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