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Le Monde’s 100 Books of the Century

Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence
#39
11h 8m

Lady Chatterley’s Lover

D. H. Lawrence
A woman in an unhappy marriage finds love with the local gameskeeper, while she contemplates her position in the society of early 20th century England.
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
#44
5h 37m

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle
A famous detective investigates a mysterious and apparently supernatural threat to the heir of a wealthy Dartmoor estate.
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
#56
5h 51m

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells
The first-person narrative of the Martian invasion of 19th-century Earth.
Martin Eden by Jack London
#61
13h 37m

Martin Eden

Jack London
A young working-class man sets out to become a bourgeois writer.
Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
#75
12h 14m

Lord Jim

Joseph Conrad
Haunted by the part he played in a shipping disaster, young British seaman Jim escapes to an island in the South Seas to build his future.
Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos
#78
12h 24m

Manhattan Transfer

John Dos Passos
Several characters strive for happiness and excitement in early twentieth century New York City.