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 Handmaid's Tale
The Alchemist
Animal Farm
1984
The Little Prince
Fahrenheit 451
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
The Great Gatsby
Of Mice and Men
Pride and Prejudice
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Old Man and the Sea
The Stranger
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
Siddhartha

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    Jane Eyre
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    “ All the girls in the world were divided into two classes: one class included all the girls in the world except her, and they had all the usual human feelings and were very ordinary girls; while the other class -herself alone- had no weaknesses and was superior to all humanity. ”
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