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 Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition
The Penguin Classics Book
The Handmaid's Tale
Animal Farm
The Alchemist
The Little Prince
Fahrenheit 451
1984
The Great Gatsby
And Then There Were None
Of Mice and Men
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
The Old Man and the Sea
The Metamorphosis
The Hobbit or There and Back Again
Frankenstein
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
Pride and Prejudice
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Great Gatsby
Jane Eyre
1984
Wuthering Heights
The Catcher in the Rye
Animal Farm
Little Women
Romeo and Juliet
Lord of the Flies
Frankenstein
Of Mice and Men
Sense and Sensibility
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Charles Dickens
“ Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him. ”
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William Shakespeare
“ Oh, I am fortune's fool! ”
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

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