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Everyone has a favorite book. Whether it's a picture story from childhood, the first chapter book you read, or a huge tome about Incan civilization between 1429 and 1503 you read in college, some volume crashed more loudly and brightly on your horizon than any other and you never forgot it.

And likely never will forget it—the books that affect us most lodge somewhere between our emotions, intellect and soul, a place not easily ignored or closed off. It's no surprise that so many books are universal favorites: beauty and wonder are universal, and it stands to reason that a book that appeals to one person on those levels will make its way into the hearts of many others.

The categories we've included here represent some of our favorites, though they have broad appeal. Half of modern literature is based on the legends of King Arthur, Jane Austen has a rabid following, and the Lord of the Rings continues to enjoy a revival despite Peter Jackson's film adaptations.

We hope you have or will experience these books and authors for yourself. Lesser-knowns like R. M. Ballantyne and G. A. Henty are ripe for rediscovery, while Anne of Green Gables has never gone out of style. We've selected series and authors that represent a Christian worldview, or at least who honor virtue, so that your family can enjoy the stories without worrying about content.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he's a husband and father who loves church, good food, and weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

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	Aesop's Fables by Aesop from Signet Classics Fairy Tales & Fables for 10th grade-adult in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC) $5.95
	All's Well That Ends Well Folger Shakespeare Library by William Shakespeare from Washington Square Press for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $4.49
	All's Well that Ends Well by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications for 10th grade-adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $3.50
	Antony and Cleopatra Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications Historical Tragedy for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $4.00
	Arthur Pendragon Cycle #3 by Stephen R. Lawhead from HarperCollins Celtic Fantasy for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	As You Like It Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications Comedy for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $5.00
	As You Like It by William Shakespeare from Oxford University for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $9.95
	As You Like It Folger Shakespeare Library by William Shakespeare from Washington Square Press for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $9.99
	Avalon The Return of King Arthur by Stephen R. Lawhead from HarperCollins for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Book of Lost Tales 1 by J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien from Ballantine Books Mythology, Faërie for 8th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Book of Lost Tales 2 by J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien from Ballantine Books Mythology, Faërie for 8th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications for 10th grade-adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $3.00
	Comedy Of Errors Folger Shakespeare Library by William Shakespeare from Washington Square Press for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $4.49
	Companion to Narnia A Complete Guide to the Magical World of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia by Paul F. Ford from HarperCollins for 5th-10th grade in Exploring Narnia (Location: LIR-NAR) $17.99
	Complete Fables of Aesop Penguin Classics by Aesop from Penguin Classics Fables for 9th-Adult in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC) $14.00
	Complete Sonnets Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications Lyrical Poetry for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $4.50 $2.00 (2 in stock)
	Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Signet Classics by Mark Twain from Signet Classics Social Satire/Humor for 8th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.95
	Cymbeline Folger Shakespeare Library by William Shakespeare from Washington Square Press for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $4.49
	Emma Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $9.00 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Fellowship of the Ring Lord of the Rings Trilogy #1 by J. R. R. Tolkien from Ballantine Books Fantasy for 8th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Grail Pendragon Cycle #5 by Stephen R. Lawhead from HarperCollins Celtic Fantasy for 8th-12th Grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $8.99
	Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Puffin Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from Puffin Books Mystery for 6th-10th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $8.99
	Hamlet The Pelican Shakespeare by William Shakespeare from Penguin Putnam Tragedy for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Hamlet Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $4.00
	Henry IV, Part I Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $3.00
	Henry V by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications Historical Drama for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $4.00
	Hobbit & Lord of the Rings - Mass-Market Boxed Set by J. R. R. Tolkien Mti from Ballantine Books Fantasy for 4th-12th grade in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX) $35.96
	Hound of the Baskervilles Signet Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from Signet Classics Mystery for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $4.95
	Hound of the Baskervilles Puffin Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Reissue from Puffin Books for 6th-10th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $7.99
	Julius Caesar Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications Historical Tragedy for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $4.00
	Julius Caesar Barron's Shakespeare Made Easy by William Shakespeare 1st U.S. from Barron's Historical Tragedy for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table Puffin Classics by Roger Green from Puffin Books Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 6th-10th grade in Puffin Classics (Location: FIC-PUF) $8.99
	King John and Henry VIII by William Shakespeare from Bantam Books Historical Drama for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $5.99 $3.00 (2 in stock)
	King Lear Folger Shakespeare Library by William Shakespeare from Washington Square Press for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $5.24
	Laura The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Donald Zochert from Avon Books for 7th grade-adult in Little House Materials (Location: LIR-LHM) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Lays of Beleriand The History of Middle-Earth by J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien from Ballantine Books Mythology, Faërie for 8th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $9.99
	Love's Labour's Lost Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $3.00
	Macbeth by William Shakespeare from Barron's for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Macbeth Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications for 10th-adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $5.00
	Macbeth (Dover Study) Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Mansfield Park Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $9.00
	Measure for Measure Folger Shakespeare Library by William Shakespeare from Washington Square Press for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $4.49
	Merlin Pendragon Cycle #2 by Stephen R. Lawhead from HarperCollins Celtic Fantasy for 8th-12th Grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $8.99
	Much Ado About Nothing Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications Comedy for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $3.00
	Northanger Abbey Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $8.00
	Once and Future King by T. H. White from ACE Publishing for 7th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $9.99
	Once and Future King / Book of Merlyn by T. H. White from ACE Publishing for 7th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Othello Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $3.00
	Pendragon Pendragon Cycle #4 by Stephen R. Lawhead from HarperCollins Celtic Fantasy for 8th-12th Grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $8.99
	Persuasion Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $7.00
	Pride and Prejudice Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $9.00
	Pride and Prejudice Dover Thrift Editions by Jane Austen from Dover Publications for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $6.00
	Pride and Prejudice (abridged) Puffin Classics by Jane Austen, Abridged by Linda Jennings from Puffin Books Realistic Romantic Fiction for 7th-12th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Return of the King Lord of the Rings Trilogy #3 by J. R. R. Tolkien from Ballantine Books Fantasy for 8th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Richard III No Fear Shakespeare by William Shakespeare from Sparknotes for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN)
	Romeo and Juliet Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $3.00
	Romeo and Juliet Folger Shakespeare Library by William Shakespeare from Washington Square Press for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN)
	Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare Made Easy by William Shakespeare from Barron's for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $6.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Romeo and Juliet Folger Shakespeare Library by William Shakespeare from Washington Square Press for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $9.99
	Sense and Sensibility Penguin Classics by Jane Austen from Penguin Classics Romantic Realistic Fiction for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $8.00
	Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien from Ballantine Books Fantasy for 8th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight In Prose and Poetry by Anonymous, translated by Jessie L. Weston from Dover Publications for 10th-Adult in Medieval Literature (Location: LIT2-MED) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight / Pearl / Sir Orfeo by Anonymous, J. R. R. Tolkien (Translator) from Ballantine Books Medieval Fairy Tale/Poetry for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $8.99
	Study in Scarlet & The Sign of Four Dover Thrift Editions by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from Dover Publications Mystery for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $5.00 $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Taliesin Pendragon Cycle #1 by Stephen R. Lawhead from HarperCollins Celtic Fantasy for 8th-12th Grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20)
	Taming of the Shrew Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications Elizabethan Drama for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $4.00 $1.00 (28 in stock)
	Taming of the Shrew Barron's Shakespeare Made Easy by William Shakespeare from Barron's Comedy for 9th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN)
	Tempest Folger Shakespeare Library by William Shakespeare from Washington Square Press for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN)
	Tolkien Reader by J. R. R. Tolkien from Ballantine Books Fantasy for 4th-12th grade in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $8.99
	Twelfth Night or, What You Will Dover Thrift Editions by William Shakespeare from Dover Publications Comedy for 10th-Adult in Renaissance & Reformation Literature (Location: LIT3-REN) $3.00
	Two Towers Lord of the Rings Trilogy #2 by J. R. R. Tolkien from Ballantine Books Fantasy for 8th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Unfinished Tales The Lost Lore of Middle-Earth by J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien from Ballantine Books Mythology, Faërie for 8th-12th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99

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