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Niche Classics

Overlooked, lesser known classics from all over the world and of many genres.

This list also exists as a book club on Fable under the same name.

The Love of the Last Tycoon

The Best of Everything

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction

The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)

The Love of the Last Tycoon

The Best of Everything

Penguin's Little Black Classics

The Entire Collection of Penguin's Little Black Classics

NOTE: the ones with non matching covers just won't switch to the LBC edition no matter what I do

Aphorisms on Love and Hate (Penguin Little Black Classics, #5)

As Kingfishers Catch Fire (Penguin Little Black Classics, #2)

Mrs Rosie and the Priest

On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts (Penguin Little Black Classics, #04)

Aphorisms on Love and Hate (Penguin Little Black Classics, #5)

As Kingfishers Catch Fire (Penguin Little Black Classics, #2)

Japanese Literature Essentials

by letterstojiya

Essential Japanese novels and short fiction, past and present.

Diary of a Void

Convenience Store Woman

Heaven

Kitchen

Diary of a Void

Convenience Store Woman

Little Black Classic

by elmoisreading

All the books in the little black classic collection from Penguin.

Aphorisms on Love and Hate (Penguin Little Black Classics, #5)

As Kingfishers Catch Fire (Penguin Little Black Classics, #2)

Mrs Rosie and the Priest

On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts (Penguin Little Black Classics, #04)

Aphorisms on Love and Hate (Penguin Little Black Classics, #5)

As Kingfishers Catch Fire (Penguin Little Black Classics, #2)

Penguin Little Black Classics

Yeah it’s literally just the Penguin Little Black Classics from 1-80. Enjoy!

Aphorisms on Love and Hate (Penguin Little Black Classics, #5)

As Kingfishers Catch Fire (Penguin Little Black Classics, #2)

Mrs Rosie and the Priest

On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts (Penguin Little Black Classics, #04)

Aphorisms on Love and Hate (Penguin Little Black Classics, #5)

As Kingfishers Catch Fire (Penguin Little Black Classics, #2)

Penguin's Little Black Classics 🐧

Those books give me some autumn mood, it must be because of the covers

Letters to a Young Poet

The Death of Ivan Ilych

The Yellow Wall-Paper

My Life Had Stood a Loaded Gun (Penguin Little Black Classics, #114)

Letters to a Young Poet

The Death of Ivan Ilych

Penguin Little Black Classics

by Salomeisinamood

I got the box set as a gift some time ago and got overwhelmed, so I'm making this list to finally get around to reading them. Slowly but surely!

Mrs Rosie and the Priest

As Kingfishers Catch Fire (Penguin Little Black Classics, #2)

On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts (Penguin Little Black Classics, #04)

Aphorisms on Love and Hate (Penguin Little Black Classics, #5)

Mrs Rosie and the Priest

As Kingfishers Catch Fire (Penguin Little Black Classics, #2)

AO3 Writing Inspo and Recommends

Detective mysteries, throuple fiction with plot, and BSD Classics from AO3 writer ShipHippo

The Devil and the Dark Water

No Longer Human

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Tainted Cup

The Devil and the Dark Water

No Longer Human

My little classic library ✨💞

Sense and Sensibility

Of Mice and Men

A Christmas Carol

East of Eden

Sense and Sensibility

Of Mice and Men

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