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 Big Book of Classic Fantasy
The Handmaid's Tale
Animal Farm
The Alchemist
1984
Fahrenheit 451
Of Mice and Men
The Great Gatsby
Pride and Prejudice
The Little Prince
And Then There Were None
Frankenstein
The Metamorphosis
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
The Old Man and the Sea
The Stranger
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    Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the enduring gothic masterpiece FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC—the unfor
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    Dune (Dune, #1)
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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
    Of Mice and Men
    Little Women
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Sense and Sensibility
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