If you’re new to reading classic works of literature or looking for a new book to try out then this post is for you! I probably am the biggest reading of classic fiction and I’m hear to pass along some of my favorites to help you find your next great read.
Easy Beginner Classics
The books listed here have been adapted multiple times and flow similarily to their novel counterparts. Other book influencers will also agree that watching the movie while reading is extremely helpful. Here are 3 easy classics to start with.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
If you already the ones mentioned above please check out the genre lists below!
If you like short books try these:
Passing by Nella Larsen
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Double Indemnity by James M. Cain
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Long Classics to Enjoy
Bleak House by Charles Dickens
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
The Illiad by Homer
Tom Jones by Henry Fielding
Best Classic Mysteries and Noir
In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B Hughes
Mysterious Death at Styles by Agatha Christie
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammet
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