Lincoln Memorial University Libraries: March Madness: 2025

2025 March Madness

Get ready for an epic literary showdown this March! Our library is hosting a March Madness-style event where two iconic novels from the 1600s, 1700s, 1800s, and 1900s face off for the ultimate title of "Best Classic Novel." Participants can vote for their favorite picks as we narrow down the contenders. From the 1600s to the 1900s, these classics will compete in head-to-head matchups to determine which novel reigns supreme across the centuries! Read, vote, and enjoy the madness!

Hamlet by William Shakespeare; Burton Raffel (Editor)
ISBN: 9780300138238
Publication Date: 1603
Prince Hamlet seeks revenge for his father’s murder, grappling with madness, betrayal, and existential questions in Shakespeare's tragedy.
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
ISBN: 9781467768313
Publication Date: 1605
Delusional knight Don Quixote embarks on absurd adventures with his squire, satirizing chivalric ideals and exploring reality versus illusion.
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
ISBN: 9781497691117
Publication Date: 1726
Gulliver’s voyages to fantastical lands satirize human nature, politics, and society with sharp, witty commentary on mankind’s flaws.
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe
ISBN: 9780191592546
Publication Date: 1719
Shipwrecked on a deserted island, Robinson Crusoe survives and reflects on solitude, survival, faith, and civilization's importance.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
ISBN: 9781504033831
Publication Date: 1813
Elizabeth Bennet navigates love, social expectations, and personal growth while sparring with the proud but evolving Mr. Darcy.
Moby Dick by Herman Melville
ISBN: 9780191576294
Publication Date: 1851
Follow Captain Ahab's obsessive quest for the white whale, exploring themes of revenge, fate, and humanity's insignificance.
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
ISBN: 9780394532417
Publication Date: 1929
Faulkner's novel examines the crumbling Compson family through fragmented perspectives, focusing on time, memory, and Southern decay.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee Harper
ISBN: 9780061743528
Publication Date: 1960
Scout Finch witnesses racial injustice in the 1930s South, as her father defends a black man falsely accused of rape.