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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A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
Animal Farm
The Great Gatsby
1984
Pride and Prejudice
Of Mice and Men
Fahrenheit 451
The Old Man and the Sea
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Bell Jar
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #9)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #3)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Catcher in the Rye
Romeo and Juliet
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    Wuthering Heights
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    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Little Women
    Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
    Lord of the Flies
    Romeo and Juliet
    Of Mice and Men
    Sense and Sensibility
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