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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.
Although the ...more
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.
Although the ...more
New Releases Tagged "Classics"
The Painted Cross (The Crimson Heirlooms, #2)
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date: May 14, 2019
Kirkus: "graceful, witty, imagistic." Online Book Club: "Master storyteller." Seattle Book Club: "History to Life." Effortlessly blending sedulous res
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Availability: 1 copy available, 1132 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Jul 20 - Aug 19, 2019
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Twenty Years After: A Sequel to The Three Musketeers
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Enter now for your chance to win an advance copy of TWENTY YEARS AFTER, the continuing adventures of the Musketeers from celebrated translator Lawrenc
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Giveaway dates: Jul 28 - Aug 27, 2019
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The Hole in the Moon and Other Tales by Margaret St. Clair
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Enter to win 1 of 10 copies! Seventeen tales showcase St. Clair's ironic sense of humor and explore social and philosophical themes: "The Gardener," a
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Availability: 10 copies available, 508 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Aug 01 - Aug 31, 2019
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All books are divisible into two classes: the books of the hours, and the books of all Time.
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― Sesame and Lilies
― Sesame and Lilies
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No mockery in this world ever sounds to me so hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. What does such advice mean? Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure. Happiness is a glory shining far down upon us out of Heaven. She is a divine dew which the soul, on certain of its summer mornings, feels dropping upon it from the amaranth bloom and golden fruitage of Paradise.
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― Villette
― Villette
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