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.

Although the
...more

Animal Farm
The Great Gatsby
Pride and Prejudice
The Metamorphosis
Of Mice and Men
Fahrenheit 451
Murder on the Orient Express
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Bell Jar
The Old Man and the Sea
Macbeth
Dune
Dune Messiah
Romeo and Juliet
The Yellow Wall-Paper
  • The Writing of Fiction by Edith Wharton
    The Writing of Fiction
    by

    Release date: Jun 07, 2022
    We're giving away 25 copies of Edith Wharton's classic guide, The Writing of Fiction, with a new look and a new introduction from Brandon Taylor! ...more
    View Details »

    Format: Print book

    Giveaway ends in: a

    Availability: 25 copies available, 1659 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Jun 09 - Jul 09, 2022

    Countries available: U.S.

  • The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
    The Custom of the Country
    by

    Release date: Jun 07, 2022
    We're giving away 25 copies of Edith Wharton's The Custom of the Country (one word: Undine!)—with a new look and a new intro from Brandon Taylor! ...more
    View Details »

    Format: Print book

    Giveaway ends in: a

    Availability: 25 copies available, 3208 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Jun 09 - Jul 09, 2022

    Countries available: U.S.

  • Pride and Prejudice
    The Great Gatsby
    Jane Eyre
    1984
    Wuthering Heights
    Animal Farm
    The Catcher in the Rye
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Little Women
    Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
    Lord of the Flies
    Romeo and Juliet
    Of Mice and Men
    Sense and Sensibility
    Emma
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
    Must Read Books- Different Genres
    6,480 books — 4,661 voters
    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
    Best Woman-Authored Books
    7,363 books — 5,081 voters

    To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
    I'm glad someone made me read this book
    4,285 books — 5,028 voters
    War and Peace by Leo TolstoyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
    I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
    3,410 books — 4,107 voters

    1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
    Cult Classics
    1,456 books — 1,828 voters


    Related News

    This is a fun one: For the collection below, we decided to take a long-arc overview and try to identify the most popular books published over...
    Leo Tolstoy
    “ All the girls in the world were divided into two classes: one class included all the girls in the world except her, and they had all the usual human feelings and were very ordinary girls; while the other class -herself alone- had no weaknesses and was superior to all humanity. ”
    ― Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

    William Shakespeare
    “ As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport. ”
    ― William Shakespeare, King Lear

    More quotes...
    Our Classical Journey Welcome to "Our Classical Journey" where reading the classics will carry you to another place an…more
    778 members, last active 4 days ago
    Never too Late to Read Classics If one of your Goals is to read more Classics, NTLTRC has a variety of Genre's to help you achie…more
    6,094 members, last active an hour ago
    The Evolution of Science Fiction We read Science Fiction from all ages, rotating group reads from Proto SF to the latest, & all a…more
    1,465 members, last active an hour ago
    Turn of a Page Welcome! We are a challenge group. We offer new challenges monthly, readathons, buddy reads, BOT…more
    919 members, last active a minute ago
    Chaos of Choice: Book 1 - Blood and Fog
    0 chapters — updated Aug 07, 2016 05:47PM —
    Keuzelijsten
    1 chapters — updated Mar 22, 2013 02:18PM — 0 people liked it

    Tags

    Tags contributing to this page include: classics, classic, clàssic, clàssics, genre__classics, klasyka, lektury-klasyka, the-classics, and классика