Back to site entrance Home New Search Authors Contents Timeline Tours Creating Your Own Classic Interact! Children's Corner About this Site Guestbook Permissions and Citations		Welcome to A Collection of Classics! What is a Classic? Determining what literature deserves the label "classic" is a difficult task. Every person has a different understanding of what the term means. Is there a common idea in all the shades of meaning? We have endeavored to form a definition that we could use as a guideline to help us choose which authors to discuss on this site. " 'Classics' are works that have been continually read by multiple generations and contain universal themes and ideas that never fail to provoke thoughts or emotions." Who writes Classics? To help you to answer that question is one of the main purposes of this site. The authors of classics are as different and diverse as the writings themselves. You may find the author and his life to have as much mystery, comedy, or tragedy as his works do. To embark upon your journey into the story of these people who have shaped our ideas for centuries we have provided several means of entry. Just select an option to begin: New Find out the newest additions to the site Search Find your favorite classic authors Authors The complete collection of all our classic authors Contents The complete list of every page on our site Tours Don't know where to start? Go with our guides Children's Corner Especially for children (ages 2-102)! Includes recommended reading lists, children's authors and games Timeline Travel through time with our authors Interact! Give us your thoughts at our forum, test your brainpower with our quiz, vote on your favorite author & more! Creating Your Own Classic A behind the scenes look at what it takes to make a classic About this Site Who we are, why we're doing this and some technical stuff (you'll also find all these options on the top, bottom, or left side of every page) Also, if you want to give us your thoughts, you can email us at 27864@thinkquest.org or sign our guestbook. If you're interested in the permissions and citations for this site, click here.