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The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1911

4.17

MacbethWilliam Shakespeare

Macbeth

William Shakespeare · 1606

3.89

A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens · 1859

3.88

EmmaJane Austen

Emma

Jane Austen · 1815

4.05

A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens · 1843

4.09

The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1850

3.44

SiddharthaHermann Hesse

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse · 1922

4.09

Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens · 1861

3.80

PersuasionJane Austen

Persuasion

Jane Austen · 1817

4.15

The Art of WarSun Tzu

The Art of War

Sun Tzu · 500 BCE

3.94

A Midsummer Night’s DreamWilliam Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

William Shakespeare · 1595

3.94

All Quiet on the Western FrontErich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front

Erich Maria Remarque · 1929

4.12

The Mysterious Affair at StylesAgatha Christie

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Agatha Christie · 1920

4.00

The Iliad

Homer · 750 BCE

3.93

The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

L. Frank Baum · 1900

4.00

The Sun Also RisesErnest Hemingway

The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway · 1926

3.79

Northanger AbbeyJane Austen

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen · 1818

3.85

The Importance of Being EarnestOscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde · 1895

4.17

The Brothers KaramazovFyodor Dostoevsky

The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1880

4.39

The PrinceNiccolò Machiavelli

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli · 1532

3.84

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