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Classic Books That Have Not Aged Well

Whether it's because their themes and conflicts no longer resonate with audiences today or they contain and promote incredibly bigoted language and characterization, these books' reputations are definitely worth reassessing.
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Nancy Drew (Kelly Thompson & Jenn St-Onge)
Nancy Drew
1
Kelly Thompson & Jenn St-Onge
Pippi in the South Seas (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi in the South Seas
2
Astrid Lindgren
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
3
Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
4
Ayn Rand
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
5
Charles Dickens
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
6
Charlotte Bronte
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
7
Daniel Defoe
If I Ran the Zoo (Dr. Suess)
If I Ran the Zoo
8
Dr. Suess
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
9
Frances Hodgson Burnett
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
10
Harper Lee
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
11
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Hugh Lofting)
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
12
Hugh Lofting
Peter Pan (J. M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
13
J. M. Barrie
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
14
J.D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
15
J.D. Salinger
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
16
Jack Kerouac
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
17
James Fenimore Cooper
Babar the King (Jean De Brunhoff)
Babar the King
18
Jean De Brunhoff
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorrows of Young Werther
19
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann Wyss)
The Swiss Family Robinson
20
Johann Wyss
The Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
The Pilgrim's Progress
21
John Bunyan
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
22
John Steinbeck
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
23
Joseph Conrad
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurty)
Lonesome Dove
24
Larry McMurty
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
25
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Indian in the Cupboard (Lynne Reid Banks/Piers Sanford(Illus))
The Indian in the Cupboard
26
Lynne Reid Banks/Piers Sanford(Illus)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
27
Margaret Mitchell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
28
Mark Twain
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
29
Pearl S. Buck
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
30
Ray Bradbury
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
31
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
32
Roald Dahl
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
33
Robert a Heinlein
Goodbye to All That (Robert Graves)
Goodbye to All That
34
Robert Graves
Pamela (Samuel Richardson)
Pamela
35
Samuel Richardson
The Giving Tree (Shel Silverstein)
The Giving Tree
36
Shel Silverstein
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
37
Vladimir Nabokov
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
38
William S. Burroughs
The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)
The Merchant of Venice
39
William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
The Taming of the Shrew
40
William Shakespeare
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