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Classic books that changed me
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items Timeless reads that made me think, feel, and fall in love with literature!
🔥 Gothic, moody, and fiercely independent.
• Jane is the original self-respecting heroine. Dark secrets, stormy mansions, and a love that tests her strength.
Jane Eyre (Special Edition) by Charlotte Brontë, Hardcover
🌪️ Unhinged love story. Haunting vibes. Wild moors.
• Heathcliff and Catherine’s love story is chaotic - but unforgettable. If you like drama, this is peak gothic romance.
Wuthering Heights (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
🌸 Whimsy, imagination, and red-headed mischief.
• Anne Shirley is pure sunshine. This story is all about found family, girlhood magic, and seeing the beauty in everyday life. Prepare to be charmed.
Anne of Green Gables (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)|Hardcover
👭 Sisterhood goals + literary ambition.
• Jo March is every bookish girl’s soul twin. This one’s warm, funny, and full of heart. Perfect for cozy weekends and Fall.
Little Women and Other Novels (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)|Hardcover
🩸 Power. Ambition. Guilt. Ghosts.
• A dark and gripping tragedy about a man who lets ambition consume him - and the terrifying cost of getting everything you thought you wanted. Witches, murder plots, and one of the most intense character spirals i...
Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library Series)
🌊 Epic road trip—ancient Greek style.
• Odysseus just wants to get home after the Trojan War, but gods, monsters, and bad decisions keep getting in the way. This is the OG adventure story: think sirens, cyclops, sea monsters, and major “main charac...
The Odyssey (Special Edition) by Homer, Hardcover
🌿 Nature, self-reliance, and finding your place in the world.
• Elnora is a poor girl with a brilliant mind, a big heart, and a love for the swampy wilds of the Limberlost. She collects moths to pay for school, stands up for herself, and grows into...
A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter, Wladyslaw T. Benda, Paperback
🕯️ A quiet story that hits like a punch to the heart.
• Set in a small Irish town at Christmastime, this novella follows one man’s quiet moral reckoning. It’s about kindness, complicity, and how the smallest acts of courage can carry the most weigh...
Small Things Like These|Hardcover
🎈 A perfect world—with a terrible secret.
• In a society without pain, war, or choices, 12-year-old Jonas is assigned the role of Receiver of Memory—and everything changes. As he learns the truth about his community, he’s faced with questions about...
The Giver (Newbery Medal Winner)|Paperback
🥩 The book that made America rethink what’s on its plate.
• This isn’t just a story about one immigrant family’s struggle, it’s a deep dive into the brutal realities of the meatpacking industry in early 1900s Chicago. Raw, intense, and politically ...
The Jungle (Signature Classics)|Paperback
🎩 From orphan to gentleman: a messy, unforgettable journey.
• Follow Pip as he navigates love, class, and identity in Victorian England. Packed with memorable characters, secrets, and twists, this story dives into ambition and what it truly means t...
Great Expectations (Penguin Classics Series)|Paperback
🌍 Powerful, tragic, and deeply human.
- Achebe paints a vivid portrait of village life and the consequences of pride.
Things Fall Apart | Paperback
🏡 Elegant, witty, and biting.
- A family drama exposes class divides and what it means to truly connect.
Howards End | Paperback
🔥 Lush, haunting, and unforgettable.
• Rhys gives voice to the “madwoman in the attic" from Jane Eyre, telling a powerful story of passion and betrayal in the Caribbean.
Wide Sargasso Sea|Paperback
🌿 Timeless, an ode to love
- Poetry that celebrates being human and seeing ourselves in the world around us.
Leaves of Grass | Special Edition