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All Quiet on the Western Front: Now an Oscar and Bafta Winning Film All Quiet on the Western...

Erich Maria Remarque, Brian Murdoch (Translator)
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The Tempest The Tempest

William Shakespeare, Barbara a Mowat (Editor)
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Dead Souls Dead Souls

Nikolai Gogol, Richard Pevear (Translator)
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The Red and the Black The Red and the Black

Stendhal, Roger Gard (Editor)
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Foundation Foundation

Isaac Asimov
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The Aeneid of Virgil The Aeneid of Virgil

Virgil, Allen Mandelbaum (Translator)
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Mark Twain
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Larry Niven
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Hermann Hesse
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William Shakespeare, Barbara a Mowat (Editor)
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Lucky Jim Lucky Jim

Kingsley Amis, Keith Gessen (Introduction by)
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Mikhail Bulgakov, Mirra Ginsburg (Translator)
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Frankenstein Frankenstein

Mary Shelley
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Grizzly Killer: The Uninvited Grizzly Killer: The Uninvited

Lane R Warenski
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H G Wells
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Rudyard Kipling
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Another Country Another Country

James Baldwin
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Herman Wouk
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Friedrich Nietzsche
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Ivanhoe Ivanhoe

Sir Walter Scott, David Blair (Notes by)
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Italo Calvino, William Weaver (Translator)
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Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel

George Orwell
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby

F Scott Fitzgerald
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God Emperor of Dune God Emperor of Dune

Frank Herbert
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Herman Wouk
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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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