It is important that you read the classics. Not all of them, just a few of them. Some of them are overrated but others are must reads. That is why we have made this list of 20 classics that you must read. Keep reading to find out which books made our list!
With so many classics to read, it can be hard to choose which ones to read. Ultimately, it comes down to what you like but this list should help you get started. Always branch out and see which books you would enjoy. The best way to do that is to give a new book a try. You can see the full list below!
20 Classics that You Must Read
- The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
- Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
- Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
- The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Classics That You Should Read
Classic novels can be some of the most powerful works of fiction that you will come across. These books are heralded as the best of the best for a reason. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that is taught in schools for a reason. And we have seen the importance of novels such as 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale.
Horror novels don’t often make the classic list but a few have broken through over the past couple of centuries. Dracula and Frankenstein are regarded as two of the best horror books of all time and rightfully so. If you haven’t gotten around to read these books, then you are missing out.
Conclusion
That ends the list of the 20 classics that you must read. How many of these classics have you read? Which classics should we add on our next list? Let us know in the comments below!
Other than one repeat, making the list 19 not 20, it’s a good list. All have a lot to offer a reader.
Two repeats