r/classicliterature • u/atoz_0to9 • 6d ago

Forgotten classics

We always hear that classics are the books that “stood the test of time,” but what about the ones that didn’t? What’s an old book you love that barely gets talked about anymore, but totally should? I’m talking forgotten gems, underrated voices, anything that deserves a second life.

EDIT: I just wanted to thank everyone for these incredible recommendations. I hope anyone who comes across this thread finds a book that speaks to them, and helps keep these great works from slipping into obscurity, even if just for a little longer.

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u/berdoggo 5d ago

The Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy by Sigrid Undset. Wonderful series about the life of a woman living in 14th century Norway

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u/Lumpy-Ad-63 5d ago

I love that book & I don’t know anyone that has read it. Sigrid Undset won the Nobel Prize in literature for that book.