Classics

A classic stands the test of time. The work is usually considered to be a representation of the period in which it was written; and the work merits lasting recognition. In other words, if the book was published in the recent past, the work is not a classic.

A classic has a certain universal appeal. Great works of literature touch us to our very core beings--partly because they integrate themes that are understood by readers from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of experience. Themes of love, hate, death, life, and faith touch upon some of our most basic emotional responses.

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New Releases Tagged "Classics"

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1984
The Hobbit (The Lord of the Rings, #0)
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Alchemist
Romeo and Juliet
Charlotte’s Web
The Outsiders
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
Wuthering Heights
Matilda
Holes (Holes, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Old Man and the Sea
Life of Pi
The Bell Jar
  • Kalila and Dimna by Ramsay Wood
    Kalila and Dimna: Fables of Friendship and Betrayal (Kalila and Dimna, #1-2)
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    Release date: Apr 20, 2008
    2008 1st British edition of original hardback (published by Knopf in 1980 as *Selected Fables of Bidpai*) with Intro by Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing.
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    Availability: 100 copies available, 703 people requesting

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  • Kalila e Dimna, Vol. 1 by Ramsay Wood
    Kalila e Dimna, Vol. 1
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    Release date: Oct 18, 2022
    2008 (1st Italian edition of original hardback (published by Knopf in 1980 as *Selected Fables of Bidpai*) with Intro by Nobel Laureate Doris Lessing.
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  • Conflito e Intriga by Ramsay Wood
    Conflito e Intriga: Contos de Kalila e Dimna
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    Release date: Oct 23, 2020
    “As histórias deveriam estar ao lado do reconto de Italo Calvino dos contos populares italianos. "
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  • The Great Gatsby
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    1984
    Wuthering Heights
    Animal Farm
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    The Catcher in the Rye
    Romeo and Juliet
    Sense and Sensibility
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Anna Karenina
    Great Expectations
    The Odyssey
    The Count of Monte Cristo
    Brave New World

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