Ai made me a list about classics ;o
🔥 Timeless Literature (Fiction & Novels)
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"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen – Sharp wit, romance, and social commentary.
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"Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë – Gothic romance with a strong, independent heroine.
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"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë – Passionate and haunting love story.
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"Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky – Psychological deep dive into guilt and morality.
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"The Brothers Karamazov" by Dostoevsky – Explores faith, free will, and family conflict.
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"Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy – A tragic love story and critique of Russian aristocracy.
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"Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo – Redemption, justice, and love in revolutionary France.
🧠 Philosophical / Political / Intellectual
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"The Republic" by Plato – Foundational ideas on justice, society, and the ideal state.
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"Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius – Stoic philosophy and personal wisdom.
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"The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli – Realpolitik and leadership.
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"Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau – On resistance to unjust government.
🌎 World Classics
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"One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez – Magical realism, family, and fate.
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"Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe – Colonialism's effect on African traditions.
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"The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu – The world’s first novel (Japan, 11th century).
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"Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes – A satire on chivalry and delusion.
🕵️♂️ Mystery / Gothic / Horror
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"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley – Science, responsibility, and monstrosity.
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"Dracula" by Bram Stoker – The classic vampire tale.
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"The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde – Beauty, morality, and decadence.
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"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson – Duality of man.
🎭 Plays
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Shakespeare's Works – Especially Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, and Othello.
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"A Doll’s House" by Henrik Ibsen – A feminist milestone in drama.
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"Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett – Absurdist reflection on existence.
🧒 Coming-of-Age / Youth-Oriented
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee – Racism and justice through a child’s eyes.
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"The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger – Teenage rebellion and identity.
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"Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott – Family, ambition, and womanhood.
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