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Jane Austen Boxed Set Jane Austen Boxed Set

Jane Austen
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A Thousand Ships A Thousand Ships

Natalie Haynes
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The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway The Complete Short Stories of...

Ernest Hemingway
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Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen, Ros Ballaster (Introduction by)
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The Quiet American The Quiet American

Graham Greene, Robert Stone (Introduction by)
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions

Kurt Vonnegut
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What We Talk about When We Talk about Love: Stories What We Talk about When We...

Raymond Carver
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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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The Once and Future King The Once and Future King

T H White
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut, Ryan North
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Pride & Prejudice Pride & Prejudice

Jane Austen
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Butcher's Crossing Butcher's Crossing

John Williams, Michelle Latiolais (Introduction by)
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye

J D Salinger
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin

Professor Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Stranger in a Strange Land Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A Heinlein
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby

F Scott Fitzgerald
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The Metamorphosis: And Other Stories The Metamorphosis: And Other...

Franz Kafka
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of...

Milan Kundera
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The Man in the High Castle The Man in the High Castle

Philip K Dick
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Murder in the Family Murder in the Family

Cara Hunter
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The Annotated Persuasion The Annotated Persuasion

Jane Austen, David M Shapard
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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.