Let's dive into the Classics

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01 Feb 2024—31 Dec 2024

Overview


From The Great Gatsby to Romeo and Juliet, Lolita to Frankenstein – Many stories and characters from classic literature are still relevant and often referenced today. You may be familiar with them, but how many of these great works of literature have you read?  


The number of great classics, of course, doesn’t end with this list it is just an entry point into the world of classic literature, but it gives you a good idea of where to start. 

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The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis

The Silver Chair

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #6

C.S. Lewis

272 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous medium-paced
The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

The Last Battle

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #7

C.S. Lewis

288 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction childrens classics fantasy middle grade adventurous medium-paced
Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol

Dead Souls

Nikolai Gogol

512 pages • first pub 1842 (editions)

fiction classics literary funny reflective slow-paced
Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev

Fathers and Sons

Ivan Turgenev

244 pages • first pub 1862 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury

Dandelion Wine

Green Town #1

Ray Bradbury

192 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

fiction classics emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

Leaves of Grass

Walt Whitman

192 pages • first pub 1855 (editions)

fiction classics poetry inspiring reflective slow-paced
In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe: Classic Tales of Horror, 1816-1914 by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Saki, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Théophile Gautier, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ambrose Bierce, Hanns Heinz Ewers, L.T. Meade, Robert W. Chambers, Leslie S. Klinger, M.R. James, F. Marion Crawford, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Dick Donovan, W.C. Morrow, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Sarah Orne Jewett, Kate Chopin, George MacDonald, Lafcadio Hearn

In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe: Classic Tales of Horror, 1816-1914

J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Saki, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Théophile Gautier, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ambrose Bierce, Hanns Heinz Ewers, L.T. Meade, Robert W. Chambers, Leslie S. Klinger, M.R. James, F. Marion Crawford, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Dick Donovan, W.C. Morrow, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Sarah Orne Jewett, Kate Chopin, George MacDonald, Lafcadio Hearn

336 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction classics horror short stories dark slow-paced
The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie

The Murder on the Links

Hercule Poirot #2

Agatha Christie

240 pages • first pub 1923 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery mysterious medium-paced
Jaws by Peter Benchley

Jaws

Jaws #1

Peter Benchley

320 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction classics horror thriller adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Endless Night by Agatha Christie

Endless Night

Agatha Christie

303 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious medium-paced