Classics you know you should have read but probably haven't

Descripción
I know I feel guilt at the number of works I feel I ought to have read, but haven't quite managed to get round to yet... Well, let's try to prioritise!
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Eneida
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Explicaciones
aulsmith : Got through Carthage and gave up in disgust.
sturlington : Read in college.
aekd: Unlikely to read, but who knows?
MyFathersDragon: Mythology - I always read that. Then we read it in a 12th grade class, too.
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El progreso del peregrino
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Explicaciones
aulsmith : Started several times but never found it worth pursuing.
sturlington : Ugh.
nlgeorge : too biblical
JalenV: I was interested because the sisters in Little Women played it. I found a beautifully ilustrated old copy and bought it. I didn't like it much, but I didn't hate it.
ahef1963: Read in university. Can't say I liked it much.
ManWithAnAgenda : Read. eh.
CharlesTheB : I agree, too biblical
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Shah-Naméh = El Libro de los Reyes : Historia de Siawash
por Firdausi
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La copa dorada
por Henry James
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Explicaciones
sturlington : Saw the movie.
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La casa de la alegría
por Edith Wharton
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Explicaciones
sturlington : Read in college and did not enjoy; recommend The Age of Innocence instead
ahef1963: Read quite recently. Enjoyed it.
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Hambre
por Knut Hamsun
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A este lado del paraíso
por F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Explicaciones
sturlington : Couldn't finish.
aekd: F. Scott is not my thang.
MyFathersDragon: It was one of the classics to choose from to read in a high school class. I read lots of the choices, so I had options to choose from when it was time to write a book report.