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Originally Posted by JSWolf
A Passage to India
Books by Charlotte Brontė
The Brothers Karamazov
Ethan Frome
Lolita
King James Bible
Slaughterhouse-Five
April Morning
Vanity Fair
The 39 Steps
Canterbury Tales
Sanditon
That will do for now.
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I have not read most of the above as they do not arouse my interest
I have read
The King James Bible is a rip off of the Wycliffe Bible. I also do not consider it a work of "literature" as such (even though I consider it a work of fiction). It does however contain some ringing phrases and passages (usually Wycliffe's work).
The Canterbury Tales, in a modern day translation, I read and enjoyed. I do consider it a work of literature as it was book which helped create and define what English literature was. There are also some cracking stories in it. I do not think reading the original text to be worthwhile unless you have an interest in Linguistics and/or how the English language evolved.
I think I read The 39 Steps as a child but cannot remember anything about it. I must have found it that memorable.