February 17, 200818 yr The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne The Prince and The Pauper by Mark Twain The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
February 17, 200818 yr The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings - Tolkien Dracula - Stoker Treasure Island - Stevenson The Canterbury Tales - Chaucer 1984 - Orwell The Martian Chronicles - Bradbury When Worlds Collide - Wylie and Balmer The entire body of work by Poe The Foundation Trilogy - Asimov
February 17, 200818 yr After reading everyone else's list, I have to add these: Treasure Island - Stevenson Robinson Crusoe - Defoe Oliver Twist - Dickens A Christmas Carol - Dickens The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Twain The Prince and The Pauper - Twain The Scarlett Letter - Hawthorne The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Irving
February 17, 200818 yr Of Mice And Men The Hobbit The Martian Chronicles Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Lord Of The Flies Catcher In The Rye The Grapes Of Wrath Night Comes To The Cumberlands To Kill A Mockingbird The Outsiders
February 17, 200818 yr The Catcher in the Rye Slaughterhouse Five The Great Gatsby Crime and Punishment Lord of the Flies 1984 The Scarlet Letter A Seperate Peace To Kill a Mockingbird
February 17, 200818 yr Frankenstein A Christmas Carol 1984 How old are we going back for "classic"? A book written in the late 50's that I really enjoyed was Alas, Babylon a novel about a small town in post nuclear war Florida. The Godfather is very good The Exorcist is very good
February 18, 200818 yr Author Frankenstein A Christmas Carol 1984 How old are we going back for "classic"? A book written in the late 50's that I really enjoyed was Alas, Babylon a novel about a small town in post nuclear war Florida. The Godfather is very good The Exorcist is very good "Classic" is in the mind of the reader. I personally consider the term to be defined as a work which is of a quality to be recognized as being a great novel after the generation in which it is written has passed.
February 18, 200818 yr These were all required in high school. Although I would consider myself masterful at not reading required books and then writing good papers on them, these are the books I actually read and thoroughly enjoyed. I've sort of intended to go back and read them again, but will probably not have that chance for a while. The Catcher in the Rye The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Lord of the Flies 1984 A Tale of Two Cities Catch-22 I've picked these up recently. I'm not a big fan of fiction, but found the time and enjoyed these. Don Quixote Heart of Darkness
February 18, 200818 yr Lord of the Rings. I can take The Hobbit or leave it, but I re-read the LOTR about every 3 years. Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, anything by Steinbeck and Faulkner, All the King's Men.
February 20, 200818 yr A Tale of Two Cities Animal Farm Babbit Catch 22 Of Mice and Men Grapes of Wrath
February 20, 200818 yr Out of all the ones listed, I remember reading Christmas Carol and Huckelberry Finn. Now I remember having people tell me about a bunch of the others and strategically listening in class discussions so that I could pass the test. For me, it would be Stephen King, Richard Bachman :sssh: and Tom Clancy novels that I would list. They are classics to me. I would also include the Left Behind series as modern day classics.
February 20, 200818 yr Bleachers and Lonesome Dove are both very good books. I like James Patterson and John Grisham's novels. Not saying they are classics at all, just what I enjoy reading. To Kill a Mockingbird and The Outsiders both are outstanding!
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