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Classics that still hit

The books that outlived their centuries — still sharp, still moving, still argued about.

Curated by Theo Bennett· 8 books
  1. 01
    The Alchemist cover

    The Alchemist

    Paulo Coelho

    4.8

    A shepherd boy's journey to a treasure that was never where he thought.

  2. 02
    1984 cover

    1984

    George Orwell

    4.9

    Big Brother is watching — the novel that named our fears.

  3. 03
    Dune cover

    Dune

    Frank Herbert

    4.6

    Spice, sand, and the most influential sci-fi world ever built.

  4. 04
    The Hobbit cover

    The Hobbit

    J.R.R. Tolkien

    4.5

    There and back again — the adventure that started modern fantasy.

  5. 05
    The Handmaid's Tale cover

    The Handmaid's Tale

    Margaret Atwood

    4.3

    A dystopia built entirely from things that have already happened.

  6. 06
    To Kill a Mockingbird cover

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Harper Lee

    4.7

    A childhood, a trial, and a conscience for a whole country.

  7. 07
    Pride and Prejudice cover

    Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen

    4.6

    The sharpest, funniest marriage plot in the language.

  8. 08
    How to Win Friends and Influence People cover

    How to Win Friends and Influence People

    Dale Carnegie

    4.3

    The 1936 handbook on people that has never stopped being right.