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Classic Retellings

Classic retellings are adaptations of works of classic literature.

Classic Retellings Books

Circe
Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, #1)
These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
The Song of Achilles
Jane
James
Pride
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
Heartless
What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
Longbourn
Splintered (Splintered, #1)
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Lists

The Madman's Daughter by Megan ShepherdThe Fall by Bethany GriffinTen by Gretchen McNeilJane by April LindnerThis Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
YA Gothic Retellings
89 books — 73 voters
Splintered by A.G. HowardHeartless by Marissa MeyerUnhinged by A.G. HowardEnsnared by A.G. HowardAlice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
YA in Wonderland
61 books — 136 voters

Mrs de Winter by Susan HillThe Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin StarlingDaphne by Justine PicardieHis Dark Enchantress by Victoria ChathamThe Cross Maker by Jack A. Taylor
Daphne du Maurier in Fiction (Homages, Retellings, & Sequels)
24 books — 10 voters
Catherine by April LindnerWithin These Wicked Walls by Lauren BlackwoodJane by April LindnerMy Plain Jane by Cynthia HandThe World Within by Jane Eagland
Brontës in YA
42 books — 21 voters

Reflection by Elizabeth LimThe Hazel Wood by Melissa AlbertTo Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra ChristoPart of Your World by Liz BraswellSea Witch by Sarah Henning
2018 Retelling Releases
49 books — 45 voters
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin StarlingMrs de Winter by Susan HillRebecca's Tale by Sally BeaumanThe Killing of Kayla Sloane by Kim HarringtonFrost by Marianna Baer
Rebecca Retellings
16 books — 7 voters