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"

Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith
The Handmaid's Tale
The Alchemist
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Animal Farm
The Little Prince
1984
The Great Gatsby
The Stranger
The Catcher in the Rye
The Metamorphosis
Brave New World
The Diary of a Young Girl
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Lord of the Flies

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  • Kalila and Dimna #1 - The Panchatantra Retold by Ramsay Wood
    Kalila and Dimna #1 - The Panchatantra Retold (Kalila and Dimna #1)
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    Release date: May 10, 2010
    57 *SIGNED COPIES* with Intro by
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    Once upon a time a heedless and powerful young king named Dabschelim ruled over India. One
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  • Extraordinary Voyages of the Panchatantra by Ramsay Wood
    Extraordinary Voyages of the Panchatantra
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    Release date: Oct 01, 2011
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    Of all the oral storytelling collections from India, it is the pre
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  • A Cat May Look at a King & 8 Other Stories to Tell Your Cat by Ramsay Wood
    A Cat May Look at a King & 8 Other Stories to Tell Your Cat
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    Release date: Jun 01, 1984
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    As a country boy in Virginia I ran wild in woods by the Potomac with th
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  • Sense and Sensibility
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    The Great Gatsby
    1984
    Wuthering Heights
    Animal Farm
    Romeo and Juliet
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Little Women (Little Women, #1)
    Lord of the Flies
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    Emma
    The Scarlet Letter
    Dracula
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