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 (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
Animal Farm
The Alchemist
1984
The Little Prince
Pride and Prejudice
The Great Gatsby
Fahrenheit 451
To Kill a Mockingbird
And Then There Were None
Little Women
The Stranger
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Metamorphosis
The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
    The Trumpet of the Swan
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    Release date: Mar 17, 2015
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    Giveaway dates: Apr 15 - May 13, 2020

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  • Stuart Little by E.B. White
    Stuart Little (A Harper Trophy Book)
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    Release date: Mar 17, 2015
    Dive into a classic! STUART LITTLE, the classic story by E. B. White, author of the Newbery Honor Book Charlotte's Web and Trumpet of the Swan, is ...more
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  • Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
    Julie of the Wolves
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    Release date: Jan 05, 2016
    A staple of children's literature! JULIE OF THE WOLVES by Jean Craighead George is a thrilling Newbery Medalwinning classic about an Eskimo girl lost ...more
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    Availability: 50 copies available, 669 people requesting

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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
    1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyAnimal Farm by George OrwellA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
    Cult Classics
    1,042 books — 1,631 voters

    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
    Best Spy Novels
    1,090 books — 1,942 voters

    The Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
    I Don't Understand All That Fuss
    787 books — 2,322 voters
    The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
    All Sorts Favourites
    1,079 books — 982 voters


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