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 Little Prince
1984
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The Great Gatsby
Fahrenheit 451
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
The Old Man and the Sea
Of Mice and Men
The Stranger
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Metamorphosis
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    Leo Tolstoy
    “ All the girls in the world were divided into two classes: one class included all the girls in the world except her, and they had all the usual human feelings and were very ordinary girls; while the other class -herself alone- had no weaknesses and was superior to all humanity. ”
    ― Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

    William Shakespeare
    “ Oh, I am fortune's fool! ”
    ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

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