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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  • Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Tender Is the Night
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    Release date: Jul 01, 1995
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  • Pride and Prejudice
    To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird, #1)
    The Great Gatsby
    Jane Eyre
    1984
    Wuthering Heights
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Animal Farm
    Romeo and Juliet
    Lord of the Flies
    Frankenstein
    Little Women
    Of Mice and Men
    Sense and Sensibility
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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    Edmond Rostand
    “ A great nose may be an index Of a great soul ”
    ― Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac

    Charles Dickens
    “ Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him. ”
    ― Charles Dickens, David Copperfield

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