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
Animal Farm
The Alchemist
Fahrenheit 451
1984
The Little Prince
And Then There Were None
Pride and Prejudice
The Great Gatsby
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Of Mice and Men
The Metamorphosis
The Old Man and the Sea
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Catcher in the Rye
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    Of Mice and Men
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    Augustine of Hippo
    “ The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. ”
    ― St. Augustine

    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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