http://www.next.com/~bong/books/GuiltList.html
This page provides a 'must' reading list which starts at Alcott, Louisa May, and runs to Yeats, W.B.. There are at least 100 titles listed here, all vital reading for the serious student. This is a terrific resource for any undergraduate wishing to pursue a degree in English Literature. The page was constructed by an English professor at San Jose State University, with his quote 'For many English majors, they don't even have 1/10th of the books listed under their belts before graduation - hence the guilt aspect of it'.