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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Animal Farm
The Great Gatsby
Pride and Prejudice
Dune (Dune, #1)
Of Mice and Men
The Metamorphosis
Fahrenheit 451
The Picture of Dorian Gray
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Catcher in the Rye
The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Old Man and the Sea
The Yellow Wall-Paper
Macbeth
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
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    Good Night Classics: A Fairy-Tale Journey through God’s Good News
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    Troll Magic: Hidden Folk from the Mountains and Forests of Norway

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    My Dad, My Rock

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    A moving children's book about the beautiful relationship between a father and son and about the power of love

    Oliver never met his grandpa. He wonders
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    Jane Eyre
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    Wuthering Heights
    Animal Farm
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Little Women
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
    Lord of the Flies
    Of Mice and Men
    Romeo and Juliet
    Sense and Sensibility
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