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 Iliad
The Handmaid's Tale
Animal Farm
The Alchemist
The Little Prince
Fahrenheit 451
And Then There Were None
The Great Gatsby
1984
Of Mice and Men
Pride and Prejudice
The Old Man and the Sea
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
The Metamorphosis
Lord of the Flies
Frankenstein
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  • 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
    Frankenstein
    Of Mice and Men
    Little Women
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Sense and Sensibility

    Kurt Vonnegut
    “ And so it goes... ”
    ― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

    Italo Calvino
    “ A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say. ”
    ― Italo Calvino, The Uses of Literature

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