My Favorite Classic Novels and a Few New Classics

Discover a curated list of my favorite classic novels and new classics that every book lover should read. Explore timeless stories and modern masterpieces in this must-read collection.

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Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession …
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Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen

Jane Austen's first published work, meticulously constructed and sparkling with her unique wit Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls …
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Emma

by Jane Austen

Emma, first published in 1816, was written when Jane Austen was at the height of her powers. In a novel remarkable for its sparkling wit …
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Wuthering Heights

by Emily Bronte

One of English literature's classic masterpieces—a gripping novel of love, propriety, and tragedy. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American …
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Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

Retells the classic story of an orphaned young woman who accepts employment as a governess and soon finds herself in love with her employer.
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The Historian

by Elizabeth Kostova

Discovering a medieval book and a cache of letters, a motherless American girl becomes the latest in a series of historians, including her late father, …
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The Beacon at Alexandria

by Gillian Bradshaw

In the Fourth Century A.D., independent and determined young Charis is forbidden to become a doctor because she is a woman. Disguising herself as a …
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Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

Folger's Shakespeare Library presents these definitive editions of Shakespeare's classic tragedies, featuring scene-by-scene plot summaries, full explanatory notes, and much more. Original. (Plays/Drama)
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Shield of Three Lions

by Pamela Kaufman

The first novel in the Alix of Wanthwaite series, by bestselling author Pamela Kaufman. Eleven-year-old Alix is the daughter of the baron of Wanthwaite, whose …
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Gone with the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

The classic civil war romanctic tale of Scarlet O'Hara and Rhett Butler and the Civil War conflict.