150 Best Novels Selected by Brander Matthews (1883)

Description
This list is in The Home Library (1883) by "Arthur Penn", pseudonym of Brander Matthews (1852-1929), professor of literature at Columbia University. It includes 100 English-language novels and 50 novels in English translation.
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714 reviews
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282 reviews
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95 reviews
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242 reviews
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390 reviews
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190 reviews
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253 reviews
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