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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut, Ryan North
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The Inferno The Inferno

Dante Alighieri, Robert Hollander (Translator)
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Pride & Prejudice Pride & Prejudice

Jane Austen
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The Quiet American The Quiet American

Graham Greene, Robert Stone (Introduction by)
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Don Quixote Don Quixote

Miguel De Cervantes, Ms. Edith Grossman
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Native Son Native Son

Dr. Richard Wright
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North and South North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell, Dr. Patsy Stoneham (Notes by)
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Jean-Paul Sartre, Richard Howard (Translator)
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Anthem Anthem

Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff (Introduction by)
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Virginia Woolf
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Aldous Huxley
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Swann's Way Swann's Way

Marcel Proust, Lydia Davis (Notes by)
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Bram Stoker
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House Made of Dawn [50th Anniversary Ed] House Made of Dawn [50th...

N Scott Momaday
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The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare, Barbara a Mowat (Editor)
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A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens
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The Sun Also Rises The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom's Cabin

Professor Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo Oil and Marble: A Novel of...

Stephanie Storey
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye

J. D. Salinger
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East of Eden East of Eden

John Steinbeck
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The Time Machine The Time Machine

H G Wells
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The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Anne Perry (Afterword by)
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories The Death of Ivan Ilyich and...

Leo Tolstoy, Anthony Briggs (Translator)
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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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