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100 Great American Novels You've (Probably) Never Read
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From Elizabeth Stoddard'sThe Morgesonsand Anzia Yzierska'sThe Bread Giversto Laurie Colwin'sShine On, Bright and Dangerous Objectand Chet Raymo'sThe Dork of Cork, here are some of the forgotten gems of American literature. Bridges has compiled a diverse list of 100 American novels published between 1797 and 1997 and worthy of the title great. Although the idea is to bring light to the obscure, these titles are physically accessible to readers—either in print, or represented in library collections and available through library loan.
Title: 100 Great American Novels You've (Probably) Never Read
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From Elizabeth Stoddard'sThe Morgesonsand Anzia Yzierska'sThe Bread Giversto Laurie Colwin'sShine On, Bright and Dangerous Objectand Chet Raymo'sThe Dork of Cork, here are some of the forgotten gems of American literature.
Bridges has compiled a diverse list of 100 American novels published between 1797 and 1997 and worthy of the title great.
Although the idea is to bring light to the obscure, these titles are physically accessible to readers—either in print, or represented in library collections and available through library loan.
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