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
And Then There Were None
The Little Prince
Pride and Prejudice
The Great Gatsby
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Of Mice and Men
Fahrenheit 451
The Metamorphosis
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #9)
The Bell Jar
Dune
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Old Man and the Sea
The Hobbit
  • The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
    The Underground Railroad
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    Release date: Jan 30, 2018
    The New York Times bestselling book from author of HARLEM SHUFFLE
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  • Thomas Mann by Thomas Mann
    Thomas Mann: New Selected Stories
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    Release date: Feb 28, 2023
    Together, these bold translations recast for a new generation Mann’s incisive sense of the comedy amid life’s tragedies.
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  • Anne by Kathleen Gros
    Anne: An Adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (Sort Of)

    Release date: Sep 20, 2022
    In this fun and modern middle grade graphic novel adaptation of Anne of Green Gables, foster child Anne Shirley finally lands in. Enter to win an ARC!
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    1984
    Wuthering Heights
    Animal Farm
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    Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
    Lord of the Flies
    Romeo and Juliet
    Of Mice and Men
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    “ No mockery in this world ever sounds to me so hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. What does such advice mean? Happiness is not a potato, to be planted in mould, and tilled with manure. Happiness is a glory shining far down upon us out of Heaven. She is a divine dew which the soul, on certain of its summer mornings, feels dropping upon it from the amaranth bloom and golden fruitage of Paradise. ”
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