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Classics must resonate with an audience and have continued readership. Modern classics are generally written after WWI. They are also popularly known as "contemporary classics." ...more

Most Read This Week Tagged "Modern Classics"

The Bee Sting
Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom
The Promise
Black Butterflies
The Essential June Jordan (Penguin Modern Classics)
Forty-Ninth
The Austen Girls
Without MAlice
The Apprentice in the Master’s Shadow (Legends of the Order #2)
Stories for Christmas and the Festive Season

Modern Classics Books

1984
To Kill a Mockingbird
Animal Farm
The Catcher in the Rye
The Great Gatsby
The Bell Jar
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
Fahrenheit 451
Lord of the Flies
Of Mice and Men
Lolita
Brave New World
A Clockwork Orange
Slaughterhouse-Five
One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Lists

The Dante Club by Matthew PearlThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaPossession by A.S. ByattArthur & George by Julian BarnesThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Authors in Historical Fiction
180 books — 90 voters
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsTatiana and Alexander by Paullina SimonsOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Summer Garden by Paullina SimonsGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
War/Romance novels
508 books — 693 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman CapoteHow to Lose Friends and Alienate People by Toby YoungNegative Space by Lilly DancygerJust Kids by Patti Smith
New York Eats Its Young
71 books — 69 voters
The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinA Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis PetersThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Best historical-fiction mysteries
354 books — 108 voters

The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerAbsalom, Absalom! by William FaulknerLight in August by William FaulknerSanctuary by William Faulkner
Best of William Faulkner
85 books — 64 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraCold Mountain by Charles FrazierTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
American Civil War Books (fiction and nonfiction)
437 books — 251 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Modern Classics”

Donna Tartt
“ I prefer to think of it as redistribution of matter. ”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History
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Stars ink your fingers with a lexicon of flame blazing rare knowledge.
“ Stars ink your fingers with a lexicon of flame blazing rare knowledge. ”
― Aberjhani, The River of Winged Dreams
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Videos Tagged “Modern Classics”

Silent Fear (A novel inspired by true crimes)
Silent Fear (A novel inspired by true crimes)
Silent Fear (book trailer and associated film adaptation)
Silent Fear (book trailer and associated film adaptation)
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Groups Tagged "Modern Classics"

The Secret Readers Society Hi guys! This is Luci and Annabelle's book club where we read a book each month and talk about i…more
949 members, last active 40 days ago
OE Original Book Club Est. 2012 Join Tracy Bailey at Oxford Exchange on the second Tuesday of every month to discuss o…more
8 members, last active 3 years ago
Who Doesn't Love a Classic? This Group is for the people who enjoy the Classics! Discuss Mr. Darcy's behavior, dive 20,000…more
115 members, last active 9 months ago
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3 members, last active one year ago

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