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"

The Vampire of Vourla and Other Greek Vampire Tales, 1819-1846
The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots: A True Story of Slavery; A Rediscovered Narrative, with a Full Biography
1984
The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Outsiders
Charlotte’s Web
Romeo and Juliet
Holes (Holes, #1)
Matilda
The Bell Jar
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
Jane Eyre
The Old Man and the Sea
Tuesdays with Morrie
Life of Pi
Macbeth: Moment by Moment
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  • To Kill a Mockingbird
    1984
    Wuthering Heights
    Animal Farm
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Sense and Sensibility
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Great Expectations
    The Count of Monte Cristo
    Brave New World
    Macbeth: Moment by Moment
    The Secret Garden
    The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
    The Old Man and the Sea
    1984 by George OrwellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerAnimal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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    Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenOutlander by Diana GabaldonJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
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    War and Peace by Leo TolstoyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniAnna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
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