Classics

A classic stands the test of time. The work is usually considered to be a representation of the period in which it was written; and the work merits lasting recognition. In other words, if the book was published in the recent past, the work is not a classic.

A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.

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1984
The Alchemist
Animal Farm
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Fahrenheit 451
The Great Gatsby
Pride and Prejudice
Of Mice and Men
And Then There Were None
The Old Man and the Sea
The Catcher in the Rye
Brave New World
The Stranger
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Picture of Dorian Gray

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    Jane Austen
    “ The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. ”
    ― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

    John Ruskin
    “ All books are divisible into two classes: the books of the hours, and the books of all Time. ”
    ― John Ruskin, Sesame and Lilies

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