What is a classic?

Black Beauty
The Secret Garden
Oliver Twist
Pride and Prejudice
Treasure Island
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Trumpet and the Swan
Anne of Green Gables
Little Women


When traditional literary scholars refer to classical literature, they usually mean that this literature is widely acknowledged as having outstanding or enduring qualities.

I think of thick books with a lot of words I won't understand or be able to pronounce. I tried to read Treasure Island and sure enough I couldn't pronounce half of the words. Maybe I should try a different one. Do you have a favorite?