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The Master and Margarita: Introduction by Simon Franklin The Master and Margarita:...

Mikhail Bulgakov, Michael Glenny (Translator)
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Tolkien Fantasy Tales Box Set (the Tolkien Reader, the Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight): Essays, Epics, and Translations from the Creator of Middle-Earth Tolkien Fantasy Tales Box Set...

J R R Tolkien
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The Tale of Genji The Tale of Genji

Murasaki Shikibu
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Inferno Inferno

Alighieri Dante
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The Martian Chronicles The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury
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The Winter of Our Discontent The Winter of Our Discontent

John Steinbeck
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Go Tell it on the Mountain Go Tell it on the Mountain

James Baldwin
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A Room of One's Own: The Virginia Woolf Library Authorized Edition A Room of One's Own: The...

Virginia Woolf
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Rendezvous with Rama Rendezvous with Rama

Arthur Charles Clarke
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Flatland: A Romance of Many...

Edwin Abbott Abbott
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Post Office Post Office

Charles Bukowski
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The Fall of Numenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth The Fall of Numenor: And...

J R R Tolkien
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Dandelion Wine Dandelion Wine

Ray Bradbury
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte
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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: Boxed Set The Hobbit and The Lord of...

J. R. R. Tolkien
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The Pilgrim's Regress The Pilgrim's Regress

C. S. Lewis
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The Greatest Novels of Mark Twain (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) The Greatest Novels of Mark...

Mark Twain
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby

F Scott Fitzgerald
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Elric of Melnibon?: The Elric Saga Part 1 Elric of Melnibon?: The Elric...

Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman (Foreword by)
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway
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Tinkers: 10th Anniversary Edition Tinkers: 10th Anniversary...

Paul Harding, Marilynne Robinson (Foreword by)
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Little Women (150th Anniversary Edition): With Foreword and 200 Original Illustrations Little Women (150th...

Louisa M Alcott, Frank Merrill (Illustrator)
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Ham on Rye Ham on Rye

Charles Bukowski
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Jane Austen: The Complete Works 7-Book Boxed Set: Sense and Sensibility; Pride and Prejudice; Mansfield Park; Emma; Northanger Abbey; Persuasion; Love and Freindship (Penguin Classics Hardcover Boxed Set) Jane Austen: The Complete...

Jane Austen, Coralie Bickford-Smith (Illustrator)
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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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