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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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
The Alchemist
A Christmas Carol
Animal Farm
And Then There Were None
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
1984
The Little Prince
The Great Gatsby
Fahrenheit 451
The Remains of the Day
Pride and Prejudice
The Metamorphosis
Of Mice and Men
The Old Man and the Sea

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  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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  • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
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