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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New Releases Tagged "Classics"

Odyssey (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #4)
1984
The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Fahrenheit 451
Romeo and Juliet
The Outsiders
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1)
The Old Man and the Sea
Life of Pi
Tuesdays with Morrie
White Nights
Sense and Sensibility
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Grapes of Wrath
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  • Jane Eyre
    1984
    Wuthering Heights
    Animal Farm
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Sense and Sensibility
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    A Tale of Two Cities
    Great Expectations
    Brave New World
    Macbeth
    The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
    The Old Man and the Sea
    The Metamorphosis
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