Classics Books
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This shelf gathers the novels and novellas readers keep coming back to: Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime And Punishment and The Idiot, Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis and The Trial, Albert Camus's The Stranger and George Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984. They suit anyone drawn to big questions of conscience, freedom and power, told through characters that stay with you.
It works for students meeting these books for the first time and for readers filling gaps on their own shelves. Alongside the heavier reads you will find The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Catcher in the Rye, Rebecca and gentler stories such as The Little Prince and The Old Man And The Sea, so there is an easy way in for most tastes.
Classics books: questions and answers
Which authors are on the Classics shelf?
You will find Fyodor Dostoevsky, Franz Kafka, George Orwell, Albert Camus, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Harper Lee, J. D. Salinger, Jane Austen, Daphne du Maurier, John Steinbeck, Mark Twain and James Joyce, among others. Dostoevsky and Kafka each have several titles here.
Which classic is a good one to start with?
Short books make an easy start: The Old Man And The Sea, The Metamorphosis, Animal Farm, The Little Prince and Notes From Underground can each be read in a few sittings. Readers who want a longer novel often pick 1984, The Great Gatsby or Pride and Prejudice next.
Does the shelf include political or philosophical classics?
Yes. George Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984 deal with power and politics, while Albert Camus's The Stranger, Kafka's The Trial and The Castle, and Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov raise philosophical questions about guilt, meaning and faith.
Are there classics suitable for younger readers?
Yes. The Little Prince and The Secret Garden are often read by younger readers, and coming-of-age stories such as To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye are common picks for teenagers.