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

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  • Pride and Prejudice
    The Great Gatsby
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    Wuthering Heights
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Animal Farm
    Lord of the Flies
    Little Women (Little Women, #1)
    Romeo and Juliet
    Frankenstein
    Of Mice and Men
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    Emma
    A Tale of Two Cities

    William Makepeace Thackeray
    “ Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied? ”
    ― William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

    Italo Calvino
    “ A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say. ”
    ― Italo Calvino, The Uses of Literature

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