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

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    Lord of the Flies
    Romeo and Juliet
    Frankenstein
    Of Mice and Men
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    Emma
    A Tale of Two Cities
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    Jane Austen
    “ For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn? ”
    ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

    Benjamin Disraeli
    “ The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it. ”
    ― Benjamin Disraeli

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