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
The Metamorphosis
The Great Gatsby
Of Mice and Men
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Pride and Prejudice
Fahrenheit 451
The Yellow Wall-Paper
To Kill a Mockingbird
Tuesdays with Morrie
The Bell Jar
The Haunting of Hill House
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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    The Great Gatsby
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    Jane Eyre
    1984
    Wuthering Heights
    Animal Farm
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Little Women
    Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
    Romeo and Juliet
    Of Mice and Men
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy WeirWe Were Liars by E. Lockhart
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