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The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The Crying of Lot 49 The Crying of Lot 49

Thomas Pynchon
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Butcher's Crossing Butcher's Crossing

John Williams
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The Good Earth The Good Earth

Pearl S. Buck
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The Hobbit: The Enchanting Prelude to the Lord of the Rings The Hobbit: The Enchanting...

J R R Tolkien
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Candide Candide

Voltaire
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The Short Novels of John Steinbeck: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) The Short Novels of John...

John Steinbeck
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Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel; 50th Anniversary Edition Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel;...

Kurt Vonnegut, Kevin Powers (Foreword by)
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Dracula Dracula

Ang Lee (Illustrator), Bram Stoker
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Down and Out in Paris and London Down and Out in Paris and...

George Orwell
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The Sherlock Holmes Collection: Deluxe 6-Book Hardcover Boxed Settion The Sherlock Holmes...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Ulysses Ulysses

James Joyce
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Unfinished Tales Illustrated Edition Unfinished Tales Illustrated...

J R R Tolkien, Alan Lee
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Murder in the Family Murder in the Family

Cara Hunter
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Johnny Got His Gun Johnny Got His Gun

Dalton Trumbo
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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The Plague: A New Translation by Laura Marris The Plague: A New Translation...

Albert Camus, Laura Marris (Translator)
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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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Matar a Un Ruisenor (to Kill a Mockingbird - Spanish Edition) Matar a Un Ruisenor (to Kill...

Harper Lee
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Pale Fire Pale Fire

Vladimir Nabokov
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoevsky
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The Flowers of Buffoonery The Flowers of Buffoonery

Osamu Dazai, Sam Bett (Translator)
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Flowers in the Attic: 40th Anniversary Edition Flowers in the Attic: 40th...

V C Andrews
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The Fourth Monkey The Fourth Monkey

J D Barker
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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.