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Books listed by credible people as being "must reads"
Originally seeded by a list of 14 books recommended by Hemingway

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  • Cover of: The monster and other stories

    Cover of edition monsterandother00crangoog First published in 1899 — 5 editions work
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  • Cover of: The open boat

    Cover of edition openboatothertal0000cran First published in 1898 — 8 editions work
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  • Cover of: Buddenbrooks: Verfall einer Familie

    Cover of edition buddenbrooks0002mann Cover of edition buddenbrooksverf00mann Cover of edition buddenbrooksverf1922mann Cover of edition buddenbrooksroma00mann Cover of edition buddenbrooksroma00mann Cover of edition buddenbrooks00mann Cover of edition buddenbrooks00mannrich Cover of edition buddenbroo00mann Cover of edition buddenbrooksdecl00mann First published in 1909 — 87 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250-1918

    Cover of edition oxfordbookofengl0000unse_h2q8 Cover of edition oxfordbookofenl00quil First published in 1939 — 18 editions work
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  • Cover of: Hail and farewell

    Cover of edition hailfarewell02moor Cover of edition hailandfarewell02moor Cover of edition hailandfarewell04moorgoog Cover of edition hailandfarewell00moorgoog Cover of edition hailfarewellaves0000moor_r9r0 Cover of edition hailfarewellaves0000moor Cover of edition hailfarewellaves0000moor_w4a9 First published in 1911 — 33 editions work
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  • Cover of: Wuthering Heights

    Cover of edition isbn_0862250587 Cover of edition synapseml_gutenberg_wuthering_heights_by_emily_bronte Cover of edition wutheringheights0000emil_p4x9 Cover of edition wutheringheights0000emil_z8q3 Cover of edition wutheringheights0000emil_s0b8 Cover of edition wutheringheights0000unse_b2b2 Cover of edition wutheringheights0000unse_d0g3 Cover of edition wutheringheights0000unse_h5f7 Cover of edition leshautsdehurlev00bron First published in 1847 — 2129 editions work
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  • Cover of: The American

    Cover of edition jamesamerican00henrrich Cover of edition cu31924030992006 Cover of edition americanscene00jameuoft Cover of edition americanscene00jame Cover of edition american00jameuoft Cover of edition theamericanhenry00jamerich Cover of edition american00jamerich Cover of edition american00jameiala Cover of edition cu31924014338226 First published in 1877 — 126 editions work
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  • Cover of: Omoo

    Cover of edition omoo_tg_librivox Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melv_1 Cover of edition cu31924022029403 Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melvrich Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melv Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melviala Cover of edition omoonarrativeofa00melvuoft Cover of edition omoonarrativeof00melvuoft Cover of edition omooanarrativea00melvgoog First published in 1847 — 93 editions work
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History

August 11, 2016 Edited by Joshua Greene updated list seeds.
July 25, 2016 Edited by Joshua Greene updated list seeds.
July 25, 2016 Edited by Joshua Greene updated list seeds.
July 25, 2016 Edited by Joshua Greene updated list seeds.
July 25, 2016 Created by Joshua Greene Created new list.