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The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught An English Literature Class

627 books — This list was created and voted on by Goodreads members.

Guidelines:
1) Please only choose five books.
2) Select only works published originally in the English language.
3) Please select works of literature-quality writing.

1.

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
4.26 6,894,205 ratings 132,728 reviews

2.

1984
1984
4.20 5,472,218 ratings 155,216 reviews

3.

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
3.93 5,924,747 ratings 129,881 reviews

4.

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
4.30 4,810,711 ratings 146,608 reviews

5.

Animal Farm
Animal Farm
4.02 4,560,477 ratings 133,706 reviews

6.

Hamlet
Hamlet
4.03 1,052,237 ratings 29,080 reviews

7.

The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
3.80 3,897,886 ratings 102,687 reviews

8.

Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
3.97 2,842,607 ratings 95,911 reviews

9.

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
4.16 2,326,414 ratings 80,239 reviews

10.

The Book Thief
The Book Thief
4.39 2,882,689 ratings 160,631 reviews