Classics

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01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

By whatever you determine a classic to be, I suppose we should read some every once in a while. 

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Persuasion by Jane Austen

Persuasion

Jane Austen

249 pages • paperback • 1817

fiction classics literary romance emotional slow-paced
The Art of War (Translated with commentary and an introduction by Lionel Giles) by Sun Tzu

The Art of War (Translated with commentary and an introduction by Lionel Giles)

Sun Tzu

98 pages • paperback • -500

nonfiction classics history philosophy informative reflective slow-paced
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell

18 hours, 20 minutes • audio • 1855

fiction classics literary romance emotional slow-paced
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings #3

J.R.R. Tolkien

544 pages • paperback • 1955 user-added

fiction classics fantasy adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson

3 hours, 2 minutes • audio • 1886

fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious medium-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

22 hours, 38 minutes • audio • 1954

fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

191 pages • paperback • 180

nonfiction classics history philosophy informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett

249 pages • paperback • 1905

fiction classics middle grade emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

233 pages • paperback • 1959

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester

The Demolished Man

Alfred Bester

224 pages • paperback • 1953

fiction classics science fiction adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced