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Night at the Crossroads Night at the Crossroads

Georges Simenon, Linda Coverdale (Translator)
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Bookishly Ever After Bookishly Ever After

Mia Page
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The Knockout Artist The Knockout Artist

Harry Crews, S a Cosby (Foreword by)
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The Black Spectacles The Black Spectacles

John Dickson Carr
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Bodies from the Library 6: Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection Bodies from the Library 6:...

Tony Medawar (Editor)
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The Watchers: a spine-chilling Gothic horror novel The Watchers: a spine...

A.M. Shine
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An Exploration of "The Most Dangerous Game", "The Story of an Hour", and "The Garden Party": A Workbook An Exploration of "The Most...

Richard Edward Connell Jr., Kate Chopin
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Ryder Ryder

Paul West (Afterword by)
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Emma Emma

Jane Austen
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I The Complete Sherlock Holmes,...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Wooden Overcoat The Wooden Overcoat

Pamela Branch
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Classic Ghost Stories Classic Ghost Stories

Lisa Tuttle (Introduction by)
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Beware of Pity Beware of Pity

Stefan Zweig
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Practical Angora Goat Raising Practical Angora Goat Raising

Unknown
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Space Platform Space Platform

Murray Leinster
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The Portygee The Portygee

Joseph Crosby Lincoln
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Space Tug Space Tug

Murray Leinster
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Porto Rico: Its History, Products and Possibilities Porto Rico: Its History,...

A D Hall
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The Post Office The Post Office

Rabindranath Tagore, Devabrata Mukherjee (Translator)
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The Vampire of Vourla and Other Greek Vampire Tales, 1819-1846 The Vampire of Vourla and...

George Gordon Byron, Lord, John Polidori
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The Dawn Country: A Historical Fantasy Series The Dawn Country: A...

W Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
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My Man Jeeves My Man Jeeves

P G Wodehouse
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Before the Lark: A YA Western Novel Before the Lark: A YA Western...

Irene Bennett Brown
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Good Water: A Coming-Of-Age YA Western Novel Good Water: A Coming-Of-Age...

John D Nesbitt
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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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