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Rediscover what makes these classics timeless.
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Bestselling in Classic Literature

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Editors’ Picks: Classics

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  • Don Quixote
    Don Quixote
    Miguel de Cervantes

    An Epic Adventure...

    Part ribald farce, part philosophical commentary, Cervantes’ classic tale of knight errantry reveals new intricacies and evokes deeper laughs with each reading.

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
    Betty Smith

    Coming-of-Age Classic...

    This classic coming-of-age introduces the now-famous arboreal metaphor for socioeconomic diversity, generational differences & personal development.

  • Native Son
    Native Son
    Richard Wright

    Powerful & Timeless...

    James Baldwin said every black American has a “private Bigger Thomas living in his skull.” Sixty years later, Wright’s novel about race & poverty in America is as powerful & timely as ever.

  • The Age of Innocence
    The Age of Innocence
    Edith Wharton

    Desire & Duty...

    This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic speaks to desire & duty like no novel before or since, with an ending that’ll stay with you forever.

  • A Farewell to Arms
    A Farewell to Arms: The Hemingway Library Edition
    Ernest Hemingway

    Hemingway’s finest…

    This semi-autobiographical account of an improbable love during WWI showcases Hemingway at his finest. The haunting descriptions of destruction, despair & hope evoke every emotion.

  • This Side of Paradise
    This Side of Paradise
    F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald

    A Cautionary Tale...

    FItzgerald glamorizes a young couple’s tragic downfall with beautiful, lyric prose in his debut novel, a cautionary tale as extraordinary as Gatsby.

  • A Tale of Two Cities
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Charles Dickens

    A Shocking Ending...

    Known for its classic beginning, it’s actually the ending of this sweeping serial novel of love & political unrest that will stay with you forever.

Literary Dystopias

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Dystopian fiction has become popular once again as we grapple with the Orwellian idea of “alternative facts.” Get a glimpse of the dark and gritty future here.
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Banned, Censored, Burned

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As long as people have been writing books, other people have been trying to ban, censor & burn them. Fortunately, great writing has a way of outliving the regimes that suppress it. Here are some our favorite, most provocative reads.
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