With the help of booksellers and librarians from around the world, we’ve created this collection of 200 iconic HarperCollins titles—beloved books that have inspired, informed, entertained, and endured.
Whether they are prizewinners, runaway bestsellers, groundbreaking nonfiction, or simply a favorite novel, these books have all had a singular influence on our literary culture.
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Born Free
In Born Free, Joy Adamson writes about her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. Born Free and its sequels have enchanted, inspired, and moved generations of readers with their uplifting charm and the remarkable interaction between Joy and Elsa.