Start with Doyle and have a look around which other classical (or obscure) authors you can find there. I like the format of the pages better than Gutenberg.org texts, because novels are divided into chapters instead of one single long
After reading nerak_rose's "you know you're from..." lists, I did some googeling and found this site. It has lists from a lot of different countries and I think it's interesting what kind of stuff people from those countries found important to include. http://www.zompist.com/amercult.html
Astrid Lindgren is one of my favourite childhood authors and Ronja, the Robbers Daughter is the book I loved most of her many creations.
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