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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The Metamorphosis
The Little Prince
1984
The Bell Jar
The Great Gatsby
White Nights
Of Mice and Men
The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Old Man and the Sea
The Magician's Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)
Tuesdays with Morrie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
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    The Great Gatsby
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    Jane Eyre
    1984
    Wuthering Heights
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    Little Women
    Of Mice and Men
    Romeo and Juliet
    Sense and Sensibility
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