Famous books and their authors

Widely known literary works published since 1500, and who wrote them.

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Front A Christmas Carol

Back Charles Dickens
Front A Game of Thrones

Back George R. R. Martin
Front A Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Back Jules Verne
Front A Study in Scarlet

Back Arthur Conan Doyle
Front A Tale of Two Cities

Back Charles Dickens

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Licence: Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal CC0-1.0
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Retrieved on: 2026-08-05
Topic: Literature
Language: English
Version: 5
Updated on: 2026-08-05

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