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
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Of Mice and Men
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #1)
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    Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
    “ The reason for the unreason with which you treat my reason , so weakens my reason that with reason I complain of your beauty. ”
    ― Cervantes Saavedra

    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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