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Originally Posted by barryem
I think "modern classics" is a marketing term and has no real meaning. Classic means it's been judged over a period of time to be worthwhile. Take the time out of it to make it modern and it's not a classic.
Think "military intelligence". 
Barry |
A lot of the classics would not be read if the term classics was not used with them. A lot are rubbish and don't deserve to still be read.