15 Classic Books Everyone Should Read - Readwise Highlights

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  • There’s a lot of debate as to what makes certain books ‘classics’ – is it longevity, popularity, literary merit or all of the above? (View Highlight)

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TitleAuthorYear Published
MetamorphosesOvid (translated by David Raeburn)8 AD
HamletWilliam Shakespearec. 1599-1601
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen1813
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë1847
Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë1847
Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens1860-1861
Tess of the d’UrbervillesThomas Hardy1891
DublinersJames Joyce1914
The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald1925
Of Mice and MenJohn Steinbeck1937
RebeccaDaphne du Maurier1938
Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell1949
To Kill A MockingbirdHarper Lee1960
The Color PurpleAlice Walker1982
The God of Small ThingsArundhati Roy1997