> Do you really think people will be reading her 200 years from now? Well people have been reading her novels for 95 years now, and she's sold over 2 billion c

> Do you really think people will be reading her 200 years from now? Well people have been reading her novels for 95 years now, and she's sold over 2 billion copies. So the answer is yes I do. >I'm not sure why you think what is considered a classic could be dictated by what is taught in schools? I can see no basis for this assertion. Because what most people consider classics are books they were told are classics--mostly by their high school literature teacher. I'm sure there are more objective measures, but the majority of people certainly don't use them. Being a classic is a bit self propagating. Kids grow up hearing that Ethan Frome is a classic, they become teachers and teach their students that Ethan Frome is a classic.