r/classicliterature↗
Classic Literature
A place to discuss and celebrate books with high standards of quality, appeal, longevity, and influence. “Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.” — Henry David Thoreau Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/
223k subscribers1,075 posts / mo in Sep 2026745 authors / mosince 2016
r/classicliterature has 223k members (+77% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,075 posts a month from 745 people. Top topics: Classic Literature Exploration, Charles Dickens Christmas Stories and Dostoevsky Novels.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Classic Literature Exploration7.3%
- Charles Dickens Christmas Stories1.2%
- Dostoevsky Novels1.2%
- Reading Tiers & Lists1.1%
- Jane Austen Novels0.9%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- Goodreads
- Project Gutenberg
- Standard Ebooks L3C
- PenguinRandomhouse
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