I visited NYC recently, home of the mighty Strand Bookstore.

Since “read the classics” is a slightly ill-defined goal – when does it end? – I’ve decided to consider it complete when I’ve read the Strand 80, a list Strand compiled for its 80th birthday in 2007, containing 80 titles customers voted as their favourites.

The Bookstore’s list:
http://www.strandbooks.com/app/www/p/booklist/?listid=strand80

A more copy-paste friendly version of the list is here:
http://agirlwalksintoabookstore.blogspot.com/2008/05/strand-80.html