There are plenty other compilations out there of the "best classic books of all time," like the daunting Greatest Books list, which has used an algorithm to pull beloved titles from across the world.

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A lot of best-sellers become hit movies, but which classic novels have made the greatest movies? The practice of adapting movies from literary works is as old as movies itself. In 1910 ...