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News from Nowhere News from Nowhere

William Morris
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The Fall The Fall

Albert Camus, Robin Buss (Translator)
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The Animal Book The Animal Book

William Patten (Editor), Vox Day (Editor)
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches The Narrow Road to the Deep...

Matsuo Basho, Nobuyuki Yuasa (Introduction by)
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Persuasion: The Complete Novel, Featuring the Characters' Letters and Papers, Written and Folded by Hand Persuasion: The Complete...

Jane Austen, Barbara Heller
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Frankenstein: Introduction by Wendy Lesser Frankenstein: Introduction by...

Mary Shelley, Wendy Lesser (Introduction by)
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Irish Wonders Irish Wonders

D R McAnally, Random House
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El Progreso del Peregrino: Un Clįsico Cristiano Ilustrado El Progreso del Peregrino: Un...

John Bunyan
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This Side of Paradise and Other Classic Works (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) This Side of Paradise and...

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow...

Washington Irving
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The Women's Courtyard The Women's Courtyard

Khadija Mastur, Daisy Rockwell (Translator)
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P. G. Wodehouse: Five Complete Novels P. G. Wodehouse: Five...

P G Wodehouse
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Silas Marner Silas Marner

George Eliot
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The Garden House The Garden House

Marcia Willett
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The Open Door: and Other Stories of the Seen and Unseen The Open Door: and Other...

Margaret Oliphant, Mike Ashley (Editor)
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A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens, Gillen D'Arcy Wood (Notes by)
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Three stories and ten poems Three stories and ten poems

Ernest Hemingway
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Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen Collection) Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen...

Jane Austen
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The Invisible Man: The Original 1897 Edition The Invisible Man: The...

H G Wells
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Elmore Leonard: Four Novels of the 1980s (Loa #267): City Primeval / Labrava / Glitz / Freaky Deaky Elmore Leonard: Four Novels...

Elmore Leonard, Gregg Sutter (Editor)
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Burmese Days Burmese Days

George Orwell, David Eimer (Introduction by)
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The Murder on the Links The Murder on the Links

Agatha Christie
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The Prague Orgy The Prague Orgy

Philip Roth
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The Fifth Column and Four Stories of the Spanish Civil War The Fifth Column and Four...

Ernest Hemingway
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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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