The Best Classic Books to Have on Your Bookshelf

"To the Lighthouse" ($7)

This story unfolds during a family vacation on the Isle of Sky, when a child's request to visit a nearby lighthouse is derailed over and over again. It's considered a seminal modernist work, shedding light on gender roles in early 20th century Britain. Other classic works from Virginia Woolf include "Mrs. Dalloway" and "A Room of One's Own."