classics for beginners

Good starter classics for those looking to dip their toes in! This list has a focus on pageturners and less complicated writing styles.

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last updated November, 2025

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The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

The Custom of the Country

The Custom of the Country

Edith Wharton

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (A New Verse Translation)

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (A New Verse Translation)

Simon Armitage

Brave New World

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

Rebecca

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

The Woman in White

The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins

Black Beauty

Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)

Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)

Jerome K. Jerome

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

Little Women

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

Animal Farm

Animal Farm

George Orwell

Carmilla

Carmilla

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

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