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 Diary of a Young Girl
Fahrenheit 451
Romeo and Juliet
The Outsiders
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
Holes (Holes, #1)
Dracula
The Old Man and the Sea
Life of Pi
Tuesdays with Morrie
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Sense and Sensibility
Flowers for Algernon
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
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  • Watership Down by James Sturm
    Watership Down: The Graphic Novel
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    Release date: Oct 17, 2023
    2024 Eisner Award Winner for Best Adaptation from Another Medium
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  • The Pawn Against the King by Giorgos Katsoulas
    The Pawn Against the King
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  • Jane Eyre
    1984
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Sense and Sensibility
    Great Expectations
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Brave New World
    Macbeth
    The Little Prince
    The Metamorphosis
    The Old Man and the Sea
    Les Misérables
    Northanger Abbey
    Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
    The Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
    I Don't Understand All That Fuss
    1,002 books — 2,532 voters

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenOutlander by Diana GabaldonJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
    Best Top Romance Novels of All Time
    662 books — 1,589 voters
    A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Polar Express by Chris Van AllsburgLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
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    Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate HunterBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeThe Three Witches and the Master by Max NowazHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Art of Avoiding Your Werewolf by Lola Glass
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