Top 8 Classic Novels of All Time

To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee)

Written by Harper Lee, this classic novel depicts racism in America through the eyes of an innocent and clever young girl named Jean Louise "Scout" Finch.

Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)

This witty classic by Jane Austen is considered one of the best romance novels of all time because of Elizabeth Bennet's high spirit that draws a very calm and composed man named Mr. Darcy's admiration towards her.

The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Set in New York city, this novel depicts the narrator's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby.

One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)

The novel chronicles the Buenda family over seven generations, from the founding of their town Macondo until its destruction, along with the last of the family's descendants.

A Passage to India (E. M. Forster)

Published in 1924, this story is about a Muslim Indian doctor named Aziz and his relationships with an English professor named Cyril Fielding and a visiting English schoolteacher named Adela Quested.

Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)

This book acts as a postcolonial and feminist prequel to Charlotte Bront's novel Jane Eyre, giving the backdrop to Mr. Rochester's marriage from the perspective of his wife, Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway.

Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)

Midnight's Children is a rough metaphor for events in 1947 British Raj India and following India's split.

The Catcher in The Rye (J.D. Salinger)

The Catcher in the Rye follows the adventures of a wealthy adolescent Holden Caulfield on a weekend away in New York City alone, shedding light on the problems of young adults with existential questions of morality, identity, meaning, and connection.

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