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Matar a Un Ruiseņor (to Kill a Mockingbird - Spanish Edition) Matar a Un Ruiseņor (to Kill...

Harper Lee
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Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse Eugene Onegin: A Novel in...

Alexander Pushkin, James E Falen
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Tolkien On Fairy-Stories Tolkien On Fairy-Stories

Verlyn Flieger, Douglas A. Anderson
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The Other Wind, 5 The Other Wind, 5

Ursula K Le Guin
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Earth Abides Earth Abides

George R Stewart, Kim Stanley Robinson (Introduction by)
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El viejo y el mar El viejo y el mar

Ernest Hemingway
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The Complete Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe The Complete Poetry of Edgar...

Edgar Allan Poe, Jay Parini (Introduction by)
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In Praise of Shadows In Praise of Shadows

Junichiro Tanizaki
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The Complete Robot The Complete Robot

Isaac Asimov
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The Lost World (100th Anniversary Edition): With 50 Original Illustrations The Lost World (100th...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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The Waves: The Virginia Woolf Library Authorized Edition The Waves: The Virginia Woolf...

Virginia Woolf, Mark Hussey
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Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio Strange Tales from a Chinese...

Pu Songling, John Minford (Introduction by)
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The Mysterious Island (Illustrated): 100th Anniversary Collection The Mysterious Island ...

Jules Verne
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Tales from Earthsea Tales from Earthsea

Ursula K Le Guin
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The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings The Return of the King: Being...

J R R Tolkien
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Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr....

Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson
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Rebecca Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier
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Mountains of Spices Mountains of Spices

Hannah Hurnard
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Cross Creek Cross Creek

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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The Tempest The Tempest

William Shakespeare, Barbara a Mowat (Editor)
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Siddhartha Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse
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Deadeye Dick Deadeye Dick

Kurt Vonnegut
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The Garden of Rama The Garden of Rama

Arthur C Clarke, Gentry Lee
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The Shipping News The Shipping News

Annie Proulx
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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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Whether you are looking for classic fiction books to enjoy a good read or kids' classics to broaden a growing literary mind, you'll find them on Alibris.