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Old 08-28-2012, 04:43 AM   #59
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Originally Posted by Catlady View Post
Uh-huh. I guess the fact that it's still being read after 75+ years means nothing.
it doesn't mean nothing, but long-term popularity doesn't, of itself, make it a classic, any more than does popularity alone.
Some books now generally described as classics weren't popular originally, and/or aren't popular now.
Still, if you think GWTW is a classic, it might help if you say what makes you think so - in other words, give us a definition of classic.
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