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Hinds' Feet on High Places: An Engaging Visual Journey Hinds' Feet on High Places:...

Hannah Hurnard
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A Confederacy of Dunces A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole, Walker Percy (Foreword by)
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Hinds' Feet on High Places Hinds' Feet on High Places

Hannah Hurnard
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Nineteen Eighty-Four Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell, Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Introduction by)
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Macbeth Macbeth

William Shakespeare, Dr. Mowat (Editor)
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The Left Hand of Darkness The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K Le Guin, David Mitchell (Foreword by)
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Gone with the Wind Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell, Pat Conroy (Preface by)
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The Godfather: 50th Anniversary Edition The Godfather: 50th...

Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola (Introduction by)
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights

Emily Bronte, Pauline Nestor (Notes by)
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Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand
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The Yellow Wallpaper The Yellow Wallpaper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Infinite Jest Infinite Jest

David Foster Wallace
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The Watchers: a spine-chilling Gothic horror novel soon to be released as a major motion picture The Watchers: a spine...

A.M. Shine
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde, Robert Mighall (Notes by)
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Kindred Kindred

Octavia Butler
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The Book of Mysteries The Book of Mysteries

Jonathan Cahn
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Jane Austen Boxed Set Jane Austen Boxed Set

Jane Austen
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain
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Don Quixote Don Quixote

Miguel De Cervantes, Ms. Edith Grossman
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March: Pulitzer Prize Winner (a Novel) March: Pulitzer Prize Winner ...

Geraldine Brooks
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Julius Caesar Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare, Barbara a Mowat (Editor)
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Don Quixote Don Quixote

Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra, Roberto González Echevarría (Introduction by)
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Giovanni's Room Giovanni's Room

James Baldwin
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The Brothers Karamazov (Bicentennial Edition) The Brothers Karamazov ...

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear (Translator)
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To become a "classic," a book usually needs to meet some key criteria. First and foremost, it must be well-known and revered for its literary genius or impact on culture. Classic books were written many years ago but still hold a place of importance in the academic world. A book that's considered a classic will be read and appreciated by generation after generation. Classic books in fiction can span a variety of genres, from sci-fi novels to horror.

Hundreds of classic fiction book titles remain popular among readers and continue to educate, entertain and delight for decades and even centuries.

Some of the most popular classic fiction books of all time are:

  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1925
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, published in 1813
  • Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, published in 1868
  • To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, published in 1960
  • The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, published in 1951

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Yes! Some classic fiction books enjoyed by all ages include:

  • The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
  • Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
  • Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
  • Heidi by Johanna Spyri
  • Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
  • The Sword In The Stone by T.H. White
  • Peter Pan by J.M Barrie

And that's just to name a few.

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