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"

The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
Animal Farm
Pride and Prejudice
The Great Gatsby
The Little Prince
Dune (Dune, #1)
The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Fahrenheit 451
The Metamorphosis
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Old Man and the Sea
The Catcher in the Rye
Brave New World
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    The Essential Paulo Coelho
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    Stories of love, faith, and liberation from master storyteller Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist, that will delight and guide seekers everywhere.
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  • Home for Christmas by Elizabeth Goudge
    Home for Christmas: Stories for Young and Old

    Release date: Oct 05, 2021
    Win a hard cover copy of our acclaimed anthology of Christmas story classics. If you’re giving one book for Christmas this year, make it this one.
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  • How to Live. What to Do by Josh Cohen
    How to Live. What to Do: In Search of Ourselves in Life and Literature

    Release date: Oct 26, 2021
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  • Pride and Prejudice
    The Great Gatsby
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    Jane Eyre
    1984
    Wuthering Heights
    Animal Farm
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Little Women
    Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Lord of the Flies
    Romeo and Juliet
    Of Mice and Men
    Sense and Sensibility

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