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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Animal Farm
The Alchemist
1984
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
The Great Gatsby
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
Fahrenheit 451
Pride and Prejudice
And Then There Were None
The Old Man and the Sea
The Catcher in the Rye
Of Mice and Men
The Stranger
Brave New World
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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    Ovid
    “ Omnia mutantur, nihil interit (everything changes, nothing perishes). ”
    ― Ovid, Metamorphoses

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