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18 must read classics
18 items
By
Danai Kosti
Classic books that one must read at least once in their life.
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A timeless classic of wit and romance
Pride and Prejudice a book by Christina Lupton, Jane Austen, and James Kinsley
A profound tale of injustice and morality
To Kill a Mockingbird a book by Harper Lee
A tragic and glamorous tale of wealth, love and the emptinnes of the American Dream during the Twenties
The Great Gatsby a book by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A philosophical and inspiring book about a quest to find your dreams and discover yourself
The Alchemist a book by Paulo Coelho
A psychological and philosophical exploration of guilt, redemption and morality
Crime and Punishment a book by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky, et al.
A heartwarming tale of sisterhood as they navigate love, loss and personal growth
Little Women (Masterpiece Library Edition) a book by Louisa May Alcott
The struggles of accepting ones self, a book treating alienation, isolation, and acceptance
The Metamorphosis: Franz Kafka a book by Franz Kafka
Odysseus's arduous journey home after the Trojan War filled with mythological challenges and divive intervention.
The Odyssey a book by Homer and Emily Wilson
A classic romance about the growth of the strong-willed and independant Jayne Eyre
Jane Eyre a book by Charlotte Brontë and Stevie Davies
A profound and tragic novel about love, betrayal and social expectations
Anna Karenina a book by Leo Tolstoy and Rosamund Bartlett
A sweeping epic of love, sacrifice and redemtpion set during the French Revolution
Les Miserables a book by Victor Hugo, Chris Bohjalian, Lee Fahnestock, et al.
A turbulent story of love and revenge
Wuthering Heights (Revised) a book by Emily Brontë, Lucasta Miller, and Pauline Nestor
The mission of Moby Dick on a quest to find the legendary White whale
Moby-Dick: Or, the Whale a book by Herman Melville, Tom Quirk, and Andrew Delbanco
A haunting exploration of time, memory and unspoken desires
To the Lighthouse a book by Virginia Woolf
Captivating tale of love, society and duty set in the Gilded Age.
The Age of Innocence a book by Edith Wharton and Colm Toibin
Suspenful tale of love, jealousy and mystery where a young bride is haunted from his husband's first wife Rebecca
Rebeca / Rebecca a book by Daphne Du Maurier
A compelling story of a young woman's longing for excitement an escape as her dreams of romance and luxury spiral into disillusionment
Madame Bovary a book by Gustave Flaubert
Timeless tragedy of ambition, madness and revenge
Hamlet (Revised) a book by William Shakespeare, Ann Thompson, David Scott Kastan, et al.
