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Books that’ll make you feel ✨cultured✨
19 items
By
Nat Jones
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My favourite classic of all time- the OG enemies to lovers
Pride and Prejudice (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
The most iconic ending line of all time- Jane Eyre is full of plot twists
Jane Eyre | Barnes & Noble®
I think everyone should be reading this in 2026- what once was a dystopian fantasy is now real life
1984
Yes yes you’ve seen the film- but have you read the book?
The Great Gatsby: The Only Authorized Edition
One of the most GUT-WRENCHING classics I’ve ever read
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Chiltern Classics)
Warning - book is a tad different from the Margot Robbie / Jacob Elordi film
Wuthering Heights
Just in time for spooky season
Dracula (Signature Classics)
Another one for spooky season
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
I feel like I’m the only person who didn’t study this at school
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
A disturbing read but at least it’s short
Lord of the Flies
Perfect for mystery fans
Rebecca | Barnes & Noble®
For if you want to see the differences between Nolan’s film and the original
The Odyssey (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
Another book written decades ago that has predicted the mess that is modern society
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
One of the first gothic novels, such a good read
Frankenstein (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
If The Odyssey has piqued your interest about the Trojan War, the Iliad covers the last few events of the war
The Iliad by Homer, Emily Wilson
This appears on every “100 must read classics” list you’ll ever see
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
Nat Jones
Catch-22 | Barnes & Noble®
I actually haven’t read this myself but it was rated 92nd on the greatest books of all time
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Robin Buss
Such an interesting concept for a book
The Picture of Dorian Gray