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Something Wicked This Way Comes Something Wicked This Way...

Ray Bradbury
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - the Original 1886 Classic (Reader's Library Classics) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - the...

Robert Louis Stevenson
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Pride & Prejudice (Masterpiece Library Edition) Pride & Prejudice ...

Jane Austen
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Hemingway Boxed Set Hemingway Boxed Set

Ernest Hemingway
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The Left Hand of Darkness The Left Hand of Darkness

Ursula K. Le Guin
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The Color Purple The Color Purple

Alice Walker
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Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen
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Emma Emma

Jane Austen
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The Imitation of Christ The Imitation of Christ

Thomas a Kempis
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Les Miserables Les Miserables

Victor Hugo
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Frankenstein (Masterpiece Library Edition) Frankenstein (Masterpiece...

Mary Wollstonecraft
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy
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Cat's Cradle Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut
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Stranger in a Strange Land Stranger in a Strange Land

Robert A Heinlein
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The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Boxed Set: The Hobbit / The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / The Return of the King The Hobbit and the Lord of...

J R R Tolkien
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Dante's Inferno Dante's Inferno

Dante Alighieri
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The Hobbit: 75th Anniversary Edition The Hobbit: 75th Anniversary...

J R R Tolkien, J R R Tolkien (Illustrator)
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Planet of the Apes Planet of the Apes

Pierre Boulle
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The Book of Mysteries The Book of Mysteries

Jonathan Cahn
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1984: Introduction by Julian Symons 1984: Introduction by Julian...

George Orwell, Julian Symons (Introduction by)
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The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Unfinished Tales Illustrated Edition Unfinished Tales Illustrated...

J R R Tolkien, Alan Lee
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The Iliad The Iliad

Homer
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Murder is Easy Murder is Easy

Agatha Christie
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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.