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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New Releases Tagged "Classics"

Kindred / Fledgling / Collected Stories
Animal Farm
The Great Gatsby
The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
And Then There Were None
Fahrenheit 451
The Metamorphosis
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
Dune (Dune, #1)
The Catcher in the Rye
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Brave New World
The Old Man and the Sea
Flowers for Algernon
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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: The 1818 Text
    Romeo and Juliet
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Lord of the Flies
    Of Mice and Men
    Sense and Sensibility
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
    Books for twelve-year-old children
    1,572 books — 1,128 voters

    Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoyevskyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoyevskyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
    Best Russian Literature
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    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George Orwell
    Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
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