Ten must read classics of great literature I love to read good books. Here are ten of my favorite must-read classics. Classic novels have enchanted and entertained readers for decades. I feel one of the saddest effects of modern society has been to minimize the joy of reading great classic novels. All young people should be introduced to great novels during their teen years if not before. Never underestimate the lasting positive impact of a great classic book!

1. Ten Must-Read
Classics of Great
Literature

2. A Tale of Two Cities
• Charles Dickens' Classic
About the French
Revolution
• "It was the best of
times, it was the worst
of times..."

3. The Red Badge of Courage / The Veteran
• A Boy Discovers the
Horrors of War
• Heartbreaking! You will
learn what it is like to
be a lone soldier on a
battlefield.

4. 1984 (Signet Classics)
• Big Brother Is Watching
YOU
• Read and discuss with
your teenagers... they
deserve to know.

5. The Grapes of Wrath
• A Family's Survival
Despite Abject Poverty
• My family was from
Oklahoma and came to
California in the 30s.
Naturally, I had to love
this book.

6. Gone with the Wind
• A Woman Learns About
Love The Hard Way
• What an amazing
personality. I love the
book more than the
movie, if you can
imagine that.

7. A Farewell To Arms
• Paramedic Falls In Love
• I always wanted to
know what "arms" he
was saying farewell to,
so I read the book.

8. Siddhartha
• An amazing story of a
man devoted to the
Buddha
• His journey took
unusual sidetrips but in
the end... [no spoilers!]

9. Cry, the Beloved Country
• A Man's Search For
Family
• He looked for them,
but they were not
there.

10. To Kill a Mockingbird: 50th
Anniversary Edition
• Alabama Growing Up
Story
• Who can forget Boo
Radley?

11. The Call of the Wild
• Did You Ever Think
From A Dog's
Perspective?
• I'm a die-hard Jack
London fan from
Oakland, where he
lived when young.

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