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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New Releases Tagged "Classics"

Manga Classics: The Stories of Edgar Allan Poe
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
The Alchemist
Animal Farm
1984
And Then There Were None
The Remains of the Day
The Great Gatsby
The Little Prince
Fahrenheit 451
Pride and Prejudice
Of Mice and Men
The Metamorphosis
The Catcher in the Rye
The Old Man and the Sea
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

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    Charles Dickens
    “ My meaning simply is, that whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do well; that whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself to completely; that in great aims and in small, I have always been thoroughly in earnest. ”
    ― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

    Arthur Conan Doyle
    “ The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes. ”
    ― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles

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