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Can You Guess These Classic Books from Their Emoji Titles?

We've translated the titles of sixteen classic books to emoji speak. Prove you know your classics--guess these classic books.

Abby Hargreaves

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Abby Hargreaves is a New Hampshire native living and working as a Children’s Librarian in Washington, D.C. She fulfills the gamut of the librarian stereotype with a love of cats, coffee, and crocheting (and likes a good run of alliteration). Her MLIS degree enjoys the company of a BA in English from Hollins University, making Abby an advocate of women's universities. Her favorite color is yellow.

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There’s plenty of debate over what qualifies a book to be one of the “classic books.” People can be awfully stuffy about it, but luckily here at Book Riot, we like to think we’re pretty chill. I have a feeling Shakespeare would be down with the idea of emoji book titles, so here are sixteen titles translated to emoji speak for you to decipher. Can you guess these classic books from their emoji titles? Let us know how you do in the comments!

Can You Guess These Classic Books from Their Emoji Titles

 


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