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"

The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition
The Handmaid's Tale
Animal Farm
The Alchemist
1984
The Little Prince
Fahrenheit 451
The Great Gatsby
Pride and Prejudice
And Then There Were None
Of Mice and Men
The Stranger
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
The Metamorphosis
The Old Man and the Sea
Brave New World
Pride and Prejudice
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Great Gatsby
Jane Eyre
1984
Wuthering Heights
The Catcher in the Rye
Animal Farm
Romeo and Juliet
Lord of the Flies
Little Women
Frankenstein
Of Mice and Men
Sense and Sensibility
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Jane Austen
“ For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn? ”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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“ Some people could look at a mud puddle and see an ocean with ships. ”
― Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God

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