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The Great Divorce The Great Divorce

C S Lewis
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston
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Things Fall Apart Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov, Richard Pevear (Translator)
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Notes from Underground Notes from Underground

Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Richard Pevear (Translator)
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith
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East of Eden East of Eden

John Steinbeck, David Wyatt (Introduction by)
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Macbeth Macbeth

William Shakespeare, Dr. Mowat (Editor)
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American Psycho American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis
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The Paris Apartment The Paris Apartment

Lucy Foley
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The Godfather: 50th Anniversary Edition The Godfather: 50th...

Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola (Introduction by)
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - the Original, Unabridged, and Uncensored 1885 Classic (Reader's Library Classics) The Adventures of Huckleberry...

Mark Twain
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Heretics of Dune Heretics of Dune

Frank Herbert
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights

Emily Bronte, Pauline Nestor (Notes by)
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath

John Steinbeck, Robert Demott (Notes by)
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Cien Años de Soledad / One Hundred Years of Solitude Cien Años de Soledad / One...

Gabriel García Márquez
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Catch-22 Catch-22

Joseph Heller, Christopher Buckley (Introduction by)
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Kindred Kindred

Octavia Butler
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Chapterhouse: Dune Chapterhouse: Dune

Frank Herbert
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Flowers for Algernon Flowers for Algernon

Daniel Keyes
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Dune Messiah Dune Messiah

Frank Herbert
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Atlas Shrugged Atlas Shrugged

Ayn Rand
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The Odyssey The Odyssey

Homer, Emily Wilson (Translator)
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The Lord of the Rings 3-Book Paperback Box Set The Lord of the Rings 3-Book...

J R R Tolkien
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Steinbeck John : East of Eden (C20) Steinbeck John : East of Eden...

John Steinbeck, David Wyatt (Introduction by)
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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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