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"

Manga Classics: The Jungle Book
The Alchemist
1984
The Great Gatsby
The Little Prince
Fahrenheit 451
The Catcher in the Rye
The Old Man and the Sea
Pride and Prejudice
Of Mice and Men
The Metamorphosis
Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
Brave New World
Lord of the Flies
The Hobbit
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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    To Kill a Mockingbird
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    Of Mice and Men
    Frankenstein
    Sense and Sensibility
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Emma
    A Tale of Two Cities
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    Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
    The reason for the unreason with which you treat my reason , so weakens my reason that with reason I complain of your beauty.
    Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

    William Shakespeare
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