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Feb 20, 2024 · Delve into the timeless world of classics with these top classic books. See the literary masterpieces that have left an indelible mark on literature.
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- 'The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader' by Ida B. Wells. Page count: 624. Year: 1885-1927. Collecting writings from antiracist journalist Ida B. Wells, The Light of Truth contains her early writings, as well as articles from her career as an established author.
- 'Middlemarch' by George Eliot. Page count: 810. Year: 1871. Set in the eponymous small town in the late 1820s and early 1830s, Middlemarch weaves its way through the lives of the town's residents, which include the pious Dorothea, who marries a much-older minister — only to find herself falling in love with his nephew.
- 'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy. Page count: 972. Year: 1877. In this novel by War and Peace author Leo Tolstoy, the wife of a Russian politician falls in love with a dashing military man, an affair with whom puts her whole family in jeopardy.
- 'The Tale of Genji' by Murasaki Shikibu. Page count: 1,155. Year: 1008. A sprawling novel published just after the turn of the 11th century, The Tale of Genji follows the titular prince as he navigates court intrigue and romance in Heian-era Japan.
All the books on the list "100 Must-Read Classics, as Chosen by our Readers" from Penguin (UK). from the website: Everyone loves a classic novel, but where to start? From Jane Austen to Charles Dickens, Toni Morrison to Fyodor Dostoevsky, the fiction canon is so vast you can easily get lost in it.
- Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Nov 7, 2016 · War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy (1869, 1,296 pp.) On top of everything else the Russian master accomplished in this historical novel about the Napoleonic era in Russia, he really nailed the...
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May 26, 2022 · Everyone loves a classic novel, but where to start? From Jane Austen to Charles Dickens, Toni Morrison to Fyodor Dostoevsky, the fiction canon is so vast you can easily get lost in it. So we asked our readers to tell us about their favourite classic books.
