Quest: Timeless

Some books earn the title of "Literature Classic" a long time after they've been written. They become timeless art pieces that live in the hearts of millions of readers around the world. While the definition varies from person to person, one thing is certain, they've stood the test of time. They have changed lives, and been enjoyed and deeply studied. These gems of literature are of incalculable value and we must learn from them.

Add books you've read that are at least 50 years old and you consider Classics of Literature: meaning that, in your eyes, they have high quality, appeal and longevity.

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10 occurrences

The Fellowship of the Ring

by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

527 PagesJuly 1954

Read by 64 people

9 occurrences

1984

by George Orwell

DystopiaLiterary Fiction

292 PagesJune 1949

Read by 60 people

7 occurrences

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings #0

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

September 1937

Read by 81 people

7 occurrences

Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

DystopiaFantasy

184 PagesOctober 1953

Read by 43 people

7 occurrences

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #2

AdventureFantasy

189 PagesOctober 1950

Read by 47 people

7 occurrences

The Little Prince

by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

FantasyFableLiterary Fiction

96 PagesApril 1943

Read by 36 people

7 occurrences

Dracula

by Bram Stoker

Gothic

613 PagesMay 1897

Read by 37 people

6 occurrences

White Fang

by Jack London

Adventure

130 PagesMay 1906

Read by 14 people

6 occurrences

The Two Towers

by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

November 1954

Read by 41 people

6 occurrences

Art of War

by Sun Tzu

PhilosophyPolitics

384 PagesCirca 400 BC

Read by 10 people

6 occurrences

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Historical FictionRomance

122 PagesApril 1925

Read by 51 people

6 occurrences

The Time Machine

by H.G. Wells

DystopiaAdventureFantasy

122 PagesMay 1895

Read by 17 people

5 occurrences

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

GothicLiterary Fiction

144 PagesJune 1890

Read by 31 people

5 occurrences

Lord of the Flies

by William Golding

Adventure

189 PagesSeptember 1954

Read by 39 people

5 occurrences

The Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka

HorrorMagical RealismLiterary Fiction

64 PagesOctober 1915

Read by 15 people

5 occurrences

The Return of the King

by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings #3

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

October 1955

Read by 39 people

5 occurrences

Dune

by Frank Herbert

Dune Universe #10

Space OperaAdventureFantasy

624 PagesJune 1965

Read by 39 people

5 occurrences

The Catcher in the Rye

by J.D. Salinger

Contemporary Fiction

234 PagesJuly 1951

Read by 29 people

5 occurrences

One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Gabriel García Márquez

Magical RealismHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

417 PagesMay 1967

Read by 8 people

5 occurrences

Animal Farm

by George Orwell

DystopiaPoliticsFantasy

141 PagesAugust 1945

Read by 44 people

5 occurrences

The Magician's Nephew

by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #1

AdventureFantasy

208 PagesMay 1955

Read by 20 people

5 occurrences

Frankenstein

by Mary Shelley

Science FictionGothic

166 PagesJanuary 1818

Read by 36 people

5 occurrences

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

Historical FictionHistorical Romance

368 PagesJanuary 1813

Read by 50 people

5 occurrences

Foundation

by Isaac Asimov

Foundation (Chronological Order) #3

Space OperaSoft Sci-Fi

236 PagesAugust 1951

Read by 16 people

5 occurrences

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #1

AdventureFantasy

160 PagesNovember 1865

Read by 28 people

5 occurrences

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

Historical Fiction

105 PagesFebruary 1937

Read by 37 people

5 occurrences

A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Earthsea Cycle #1

AdventureHigh/Epic Fantasy

272 PagesJanuary 1968

Read by 24 people

4 occurrences

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

Tragedy

122 PagesJanuary 1603

Read by 22 people

4 occurrences

A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes #1

Historical FictionInvestigatorThriller

184 PagesNovember 1887

Read by 14 people

4 occurrences

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

Historical FictionRomanceGothic

656 PagesOctober 1847

Read by 23 people

4 occurrences

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

DystopiaPhilosophyFantasy

220 PagesJanuary 1932

Read by 25 people

4 occurrences

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

Historical FictionRomanceGothic

519 PagesDecember 1847

Read by 21 people

4 occurrences

Carmilla

by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

ParanormalGothicFantasy

156 PagesJanuary 1872

Read by 14 people

4 occurrences

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

MysteryScience FictionGothic

96 PagesJanuary 1886

Read by 19 people

4 occurrences

Carrie

by Stephen King

ParanormalFantasyThriller

228 PagesApril 1974

Read by 26 people

3 occurrences

Peter Pan

by J.M. Barrie

Peter Pan

Fairy TaleAdventureFantasy

232 PagesDecember 1911

Read by 19 people

3 occurrences

The Diary of a Young Girl

by Anne Frank

Memoir & AutobiographyHistory

276 PagesJune 1947

Read by 33 people

3 occurrences

The Scarlet Letter

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Historical Fiction

288 PagesMarch 1850

Read by 20 people

3 occurrences

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #5

AdventureFantasy

272 PagesSeptember 1952

Read by 16 people

3 occurrences

The Call of Cthulhu

by H.P. Lovecraft

Weird Fiction

50 PagesJune 1926

Read by 10 people

3 occurrences

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by Philip K. Dick

Blade Runner #1

Alternate HistoryDystopiaCyberpunk

224 PagesJanuary 1968

Read by 12 people

3 occurrences

The War of the Worlds

by H.G. Wells

Science Fiction

256 PagesJanuary 1897

Read by 10 people

3 occurrences

The Horse and His Boy

by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #3

AdventureFantasy

237 PagesSeptember 1954

Read by 17 people

3 occurrences

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

by Mark Twain

Adventures of Tom and Huck #1

Historical FictionAdventure

June 1876

Read by 14 people

3 occurrences

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

Historical FictionRomanceAdventure

1080 PagesAugust 1844

Read by 21 people

3 occurrences

Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women #1

Historical FictionRomance

586 PagesSeptember 1868

Read by 25 people

3 occurrences

The Silver Chair: The Chronicles of Narnia

by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #6

AdventureFantasy

256 PagesSeptember 1953

Read by 12 people

3 occurrences

Flowers for Algernon

by Daniel Keyes

Science FictionPsychology

238 PagesApril 1959

Read by 21 people

3 occurrences

Murder on the Orient Express

by Agatha Christie

Hercule Poirot #12

InvestigatorThriller

265 PagesJanuary 1934

Read by 19 people

3 occurrences

Prince Caspian

by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia (Chronological Order) #4

AdventureFantasy

240 PagesOctober 1951

Read by 22 people