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 Great Gatsby
Of Mice and Men
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Frankenstein
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The Catcher in the Rye

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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

    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    “ No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart. ”
    ― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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