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The Silmarillion The Silmarillion

J R R Tolkien
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The Metamorphosis: And Other Stories The Metamorphosis: And Other...

Franz Kafka
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The Chosen The Chosen

Chaim Potok
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Rebecca Rebecca

Daphne Du Maurier, Sally Beauman (Afterword by)
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The Watchers: a spine-chilling Gothic horror novel soon to be released as a major motion picture The Watchers: a spine...

A.M. Shine
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The Idiot The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett (Translator)
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Invisible Cities Invisible Cities

Italo Calvino
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The Count of Monte Cristo: Abridged The Count of Monte Cristo:...

Alexandre Dumas
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Paul Harding, Marilynne Robinson (Foreword by)
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka, Susan Bernofsky (Translator)
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Jane Austen Boxed Set Jane Austen Boxed Set

Jane Austen
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Something Wicked This Way Comes Something Wicked This Way...

Ray Bradbury
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka
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If Beale Street Could Talk If Beale Street Could Talk

James Baldwin
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The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring:...

J R R Tolkien
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The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective. The Noticer: Sometimes, All a...

Andy Andrews
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Foundation 3-Book Boxed Set: Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation Foundation 3-Book Boxed Set:...

Isaac Asimov
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Joan of Arc Joan of Arc

Mark Twain
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions

Kurt Vonnegut
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Crossing to Safety Crossing to Safety

Wallace Stegner, Terry Tempest Williams (Introduction by)
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Ulysses Ulysses

James Joyce, Professor Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D. (Introduction by)
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Dune Dune

Frank Herbert
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The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew

William Shakespeare, Barbara a Mowat (Editor)
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The Martian Chronicles The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury
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Personal recollections of Joan of Arc Personal recollections of...

Mark Twain
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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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