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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And Then There Were None
The Little Prince
The Metamorphosis
Pride and Prejudice
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
The Great Gatsby
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Of Mice and Men
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Yellow Wall-Paper
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #9)
Fahrenheit 451
Dracula
To Kill a Mockingbird
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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
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Little Women
    Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
    Romeo and Juliet
    Of Mice and Men
    Lord of the Flies
    Sense and Sensibility
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
    Books That Have Made An Impression
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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenOutlander by Diana GabaldonJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
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    The Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwinالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Complete Works by William ShakespeareThe Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
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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
    Cult Classics
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