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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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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Foundation Foundation

Isaac Asimov
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Constance Garnett (Translator)
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby

F Scott Fitzgerald
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A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway
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Pride & Prejudice Pride & Prejudice

Jane Austen
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The Merchant of Venice The Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare, Barbara a Mowat (Editor)
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The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Milder (Introduction by)
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The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of the Lord of the Rings The Two Towers: Being the...

J R R Tolkien
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Pilgrim's Progress (Parts 1 & 2): Updated, Modern English. More Than 100 Illustrations. Pilgrim's Progress (Parts 1 &...

John Bunyan
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The Martian Chronicles The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury
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I, Robot I, Robot

Isaac Asimov
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Casino Royale: A James Bond Novel Casino Royale: A James Bond...

Ian Fleming
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Siddhartha: An Indian Tale (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Siddhartha: An Indian Tale ...

Hermann Hesse, Joachim Neugroschel (Translator)
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler If on a Winter's Night a...

Italo Calvino
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The Big Sleep The Big Sleep

Raymond Chandler
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Childhood's End Childhood's End

Arthur C Clarke
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Crossing to Safety Crossing to Safety

Wallace Stegner, Terry Tempest Williams (Introduction by)
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The King in Yellow The King in Yellow

Robert W. Chambers, David Stuart Davies (Series edited by)
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The Complete Father Brown Stories The Complete Father Brown...

G.K. Chesterton, David Stuart Davies (Introduction by)
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The Book of Disquiet The Book of Disquiet

Fernando Pessoa, Richard Zenith (Translator)
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Independent People Independent People

Halldor Laxness
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The prophet The prophet

Kahlil Gibran
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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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