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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1984
The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Romeo and Juliet
The Outsiders
Charlotte’s Web
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
Matilda
Wuthering Heights
Holes (Holes, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
Jane Eyre
The Bell Jar
The Old Man and the Sea
Dracula
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    To Kill a Mockingbird
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    Wuthering Heights
    Animal Farm
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Romeo and Juliet
    Sense and Sensibility
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Anna Karenina
    Great Expectations
    The Odyssey
    The Count of Monte Cristo
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