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
1984
Pride and Prejudice
And Then There Were None
The Little Prince
The Great Gatsby
To Kill a Mockingbird
Little Women
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Fahrenheit 451
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Catcher in the Rye
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  • Pride and Prejudice
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    The Great Gatsby
    Jane Eyre
    1984
    Wuthering Heights
    Animal Farm
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Little Women
    Frankenstein
    Lord of the Flies
    Romeo and Juliet
    Of Mice and Men
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Sense and Sensibility
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