Books for a Desert Island

Discover the ultimate survival companions with our curated list of books for a desert island. From timeless classics to gripping adventures, find the perfect reads to inspire, entertain, and keep you company in isolation.

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Brideshead Revisited

by Evelyn Waugh

Waugh tells the story of the Marchmain family. Aristocratic, beautiful and charming, the Marchmains are indeed a symbol of England and her decline in this …
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To Kill a Mockingbird 40th

by Harper Lee

The explosion of racial hate and violence in a small Alabama town is viewed by a little girl whose father defends a Black man accused …
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Eudora Welty: Complete Novels (LOA #101)

by Eudora Welty

Complete Novels, The Robber Bridegroom, Delta Wedding, The Ponder Heart, Losing Battle, The Optimist's Daughter.
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The Great Gatsby

by Francis Scott Fitzgerald

Tells the tragic love story of Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan.
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The Complete Novels

by Jane Austen

Jane Austen wrote in the eighteenth century, but her novels are timeless. This complete anthology is unique among single-volume editions of her work because it …
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Inside Daisy Clover

 

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Steinbeck Centennial Boxed Set

by John Steinbeck

The Centennial boxed set includes: East of Eden, The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row, The Pearl, and Travels with Charley in …
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Mere Christianity

by C. S. Lewis

A forceful and accessible discussion of Christian belief that has become one of the most popular introductions to Christianity and one of the most popular …
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Catch-22

by Joseph Heller

Catch-22 is like no other novel. It is one of the funniest books ever written, a keystone work in American literature, and even added a …
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The Collected Poems

by Sylvia Plath

Brings together a collection of all Plath's mature poetry, published and unpublished, together with a large selection of her juvenile works
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Madame Bovary

 

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The Catch Trap

by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Tommy Zane's dreams of becoming a trapeze flyer bring him under the tutelage of Mario Santelli, who sees in Tommy's dreams and ambition the chance …
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A confederacy of dunces

 

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The Diary of a Young Girl

by Anne Frank

The diary as Anne Frank wrote it: “The single most compelling personal account of the Holocaust ... remains astonishing and excruciating" (The New York Times …
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