30 classics before 30

1.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,855 ratings
2.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,266 ratings
3.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,512 ratings
4.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,039 ratings
5.
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,527 ratings
6.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,426 ratings
7.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 3.88 avg rating — 419,649 ratings
8.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,360 ratings
9.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,367 ratings
10.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,312 ratings
11.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,752,157 ratings
12.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,056 ratings
13.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,256 ratings
14.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,372 ratings
14.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,784 ratings
16.
Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey 3.85 avg rating — 439,129 ratings
17.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,154,034 ratings
18.
Mansfield Park
Mansfield Park 3.86 avg rating — 371,713 ratings
19.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,812 ratings
20.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,505 ratings
21.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,198 ratings
21.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,932 ratings
23.
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart 4.24 avg rating — 117,104 ratings
24.
Dubliners
Dubliners 3.84 avg rating — 170,158 ratings
25.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,594 ratings
26.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,719,241 ratings
27.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,247 ratings
28.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,987 ratings
29.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 752,858 ratings
30.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating — 174,988 ratings
31.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm 3.88 avg rating — 53,855 ratings
32.
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables 3.45 avg rating — 42,106 ratings
33.
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary 3.71 avg rating — 363,694 ratings
33.
The Tale of Tom Kitten (World of Beatrix Potter, #11)
The Tale of Tom Kitten (World of Beatrix Potter, #11) 4.08 avg rating — 9,758 ratings
33.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,984 ratings
36.
Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,867 ratings
37.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,741 ratings
37.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,974 ratings
39.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,823 ratings
40.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,288 ratings
41.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating — 37,393 ratings
42.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,595,702 ratings
43.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 255,389 ratings
44.
The House on the Strand
The House on the Strand 3.83 avg rating — 14,189 ratings
45.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 992,125 ratings
46.
Twilight (Twilight, #1)
Twilight (Twilight, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,126,772 ratings
47.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,579 ratings
48.
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth 3.97 avg rating — 103,541 ratings
49.
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (World of Beatrix Potter, #4)
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (World of Beatrix Potter, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 17,106 ratings
49.
My Cousin Rachel
My Cousin Rachel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66,224 ratings
51.
My Confession: Recollections of a Rogue
My Confession: Recollections of a Rogue 4.20 avg rating — 373 ratings
52.
Lysistrata
Lysistrata 3.87 avg rating — 52,374 ratings
53.
The African Queen
The African Queen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9,132 ratings
54.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Journey to the Center of the Earth 3.85 avg rating — 218,575 ratings
55.
Cat’s Eye
Cat’s Eye 3.95 avg rating — 71,400 ratings
55.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 3.67 avg rating — 10,525 ratings
55.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 146,005 ratings
58.
Meditations
Meditations 4.28 avg rating — 320,783 ratings
58.
The Yellow Wall-Paper (Penguin Little Black Classics, #42)
The Yellow Wall-Paper (Penguin Little Black Classics, #42) 4.07 avg rating — 10,286 ratings
58.
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest : A Play in Two Acts
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest : A Play in Two Acts 4.31 avg rating — 14,079 ratings
61.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 423,063 ratings
62.
Dune
Dune 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,462 ratings
63.
The Tale of Two Bad Mice (World of Beatrix Potter, #5)
The Tale of Two Bad Mice (World of Beatrix Potter, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 8,649 ratings
64.
The God of Small Things
The God of Small Things 3.96 avg rating — 317,171 ratings
65.
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (World of Beatrix Potter, #2)
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (World of Beatrix Potter, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 8,856 ratings
65.
Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days 3.95 avg rating — 274,988 ratings
67.
Frenchman's Creek
Frenchman's Creek 3.99 avg rating — 23,068 ratings
68.
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,581,142 ratings
69.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,716,127 ratings
70.
The Tailor of Gloucester (World of Beatrix Potter, #3)
The Tailor of Gloucester (World of Beatrix Potter, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 7,190 ratings
71.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating — 189,939 ratings
72.
Passing
Passing 3.92 avg rating — 76,712 ratings
73.
The King Must Die
The King Must Die 3.97 avg rating — 10,102 ratings
74.
The Long Ships
The Long Ships 4.27 avg rating — 12,192 ratings
75.
Clotel: or, The President's Daughter
Clotel: or, The President's Daughter 3.62 avg rating — 2,352 ratings
75.
The Complete Tales
The Complete Tales 4.36 avg rating — 65,789 ratings
77.
The Street
The Street
by: Ann Petry
4.27 avg rating — 12,961 ratings
77.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 349,005 ratings
79.
Henry V
Henry V 3.85 avg rating — 52,296 ratings
80.
A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One’s Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,502 ratings
80.
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon 3.75 avg rating — 38,335 ratings
82.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting 3.91 avg rating — 289,658 ratings
83.
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (World of Beatrix Potter, #14)
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (World of Beatrix Potter, #14) 4.15 avg rating — 7,104 ratings
84.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,050 ratings
85.
The Song of Hiawatha
The Song of Hiawatha 3.89 avg rating — 3,349 ratings
85.
Bonjour tristesse
Bonjour tristesse 3.73 avg rating — 66,251 ratings
87.
The Curse of Caste; or The Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel by Julia C. Collins
The Curse of Caste; or The Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel by Julia C. Collins 3.59 avg rating — 181 ratings
88.
The Tale of Mr. Tod (World of Beatrix Potter, #18)
The Tale of Mr. Tod (World of Beatrix Potter, #18) 3.87 avg rating — 2,202 ratings
88.
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (World of Beatrix Potter, #6)
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (World of Beatrix Potter, #6) 4.17 avg rating — 16,939 ratings
90.
The Big Sky (The Big Sky, #1)
The Big Sky (The Big Sky, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 5,628 ratings
90.
The Complete Peter Rabbit Library Box Set With 23 Volumes
The Complete Peter Rabbit Library Box Set With 23 Volumes 4.34 avg rating — 137 ratings
90.
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (World of Beatrix Potter, #12)
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (World of Beatrix Potter, #12) 4.05 avg rating — 14,000 ratings
93.
A Handful of Rice
A Handful of Rice 3.75 avg rating — 135 ratings
93.
Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature
Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature 4.07 avg rating — 2,173 ratings
95.
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse 3.93 avg rating — 4,755 ratings
96.
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn 3.90 avg rating — 57,126 ratings
97.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 3.92 avg rating — 239,371 ratings