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Life on the Mississippi Life on the Mississippi

Mark Twain, Justin Kaplan (Introduction by)
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Second Place Second Place

Rachel Cusk
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The Lathe Of Heaven The Lathe Of Heaven

Ursula K. Le Guin
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Manuel Komroff (Foreword by)
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry...

Mark Twain
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War and Peace War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy, Henry Claridge (Notes by)
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The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales The Fall of the House of...

Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen Marlowe (Introduction by)
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The Clocks: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition The Clocks: A Hercule Poirot...

Agatha Christie
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Los Recuerdos del Porvenir / Recollections of Things to Come Los Recuerdos del Porvenir /...

Elena Garro
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Slapstick or Lonesome No More! Slapstick or Lonesome No More!

Kurt Vonnegut
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Carry On, Jeeves Carry On, Jeeves

P G Wodehouse
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The Sheltering Sky The Sheltering Sky

Paul Bowles
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The Mysteries of Udolpho The Mysteries of Udolpho

Ann Radcliffe, Bonamy Dobrée (Editor)
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck
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Idylls of the King Idylls of the King

Alfred Tennyson, J M Gray (Introduction by)
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A Drink Before the War A Drink Before the War

Dennis Lehane
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Rebelión en la granja / Animal Farm Rebelión en la granja /...

George Orwell
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Whose Body? Whose Body?

Dorothy L Sayers
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War and Peace War and Peace

Leo Tolstoy
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Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) Three Men in a Boat (To Say...

Jerome K Jerome
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A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare
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The Devil's Advocate The Devil's Advocate

Steve Cavanagh
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The Annotated Pride and Prejudice The Annotated Pride and...

Jane Austen, David M Shapard
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The Daughter of Doctor Moreau The Daughter of Doctor Moreau

Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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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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