Top 5 Must-Read Classic from the Library

June 5, 2025

Whether you’re new to classic literature or revisiting old favorites, these five timeless books belong on every reader’s list.

  1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  3. 1984 by George Orwell
  4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  5. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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