right now i'm reading charles dickens*a tale of two cities* and then i would like to read arthur conan doyle*the lost world*can you recomend any others?
2006-07-18 05:23:55 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Since you are reading 'Tale of two cities' I'll recommend 'Scaramouche' by Rafael sabatini.Its not a classic but better than that.You get a good idea about the conditions of French revolution.Even if its a bit cynical.
Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini.When his best friend, a young clergyman, is killed in a mockery of a duel by an arrogant noble, just to quiet his eloquent expressions of democratic ideals, Andre-Louis Moreau vows revenge. From that point, through meteoric careers as a consummate actor and scenario writer, then as a fencing master, and finally a politician, the brilliant Moreau keeps thwarting the aims of the aristocratic Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr. However, the nobleman causes pain to Moreau as well, and the time must come when the two will meet to settle their enmity once and for all. You are not likely to guess how their confrontation finally turns out. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, this swashbuckling novel is exciting throughout, and it presents one of the most dashing heroes in fiction, a man who can fight equally well with his mind, his mouth, his pen, and his sword, a man who stirs up events wherever he goes.
Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas.The hero is Edmond Dantés, a young French sailor who, falsely accused of treason, is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of Château d'If. After staging a dramatic escape he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge, with Dantés, believing himself to be an `Angel of Providence', pursuing his vengeance to the bitter end before realizing that he himself is a victim of fate.The author did a great job describing the emotions of the prisoner.Disbelief,denial,self pity,madness,apathy and finally hope.For God's sake don't see any of the movies based on the book.They don't do justice to the book.
The three musketeers by Alexander Dumas.The three musketeers have become symbols for the spirit of youth, daring, and comradeship. The action takes place in the 1620s at the court of Louis XIII, where the musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, with their companion, the headstrong d'Artagnan, are engaged in a battle against Richelieu, the King's minister, and the beautiful, unscrupulous spy, Milady. Behind the flashing blades and bravura, in this first adventure of the Musketeers, Dumas explores the eternal conflict between good and evil.Be warned.This book does not have a happy ending.The heroine dies at the end.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.In Dickens' tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser is shown his past, his present, and if he does not change, his future.The first ghost reminds him how he once enjoyed life's pleasures. The second ghost shows Scrooge his current deplorable state. The final ghost foretells the likely outcome of his skinflint ways.
2006-07-19 06:46:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Mark Twain..A conneticut Yankee in King arthurs court, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Paul Creswick...The Adventures of Robin Hood
Alexandre Dumas...The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After,
The Vicomte de Bragelonne,(contains the three books"The Vicomte de Bragelonne", "Louise de la Valliere" and "The Man in the Iron Mask)also The Count of Monte Cristo
H Rider Haggard... King Solomon's Mines, Allan Quatermain
Robert Louis Stevenson..Treasure Island, Kidnapped, The Master of Ballantrae
Pearl S Buck...The Good Earth
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings....The Yearling
Rudyard Kipling..Kim, The Jungle Book, Just So Stories
Jack London...White Fang, Call of the Wild, To Build a Fire and other short stories, The Sea Wolf....Check out this site it has most of his short stories you can read online...I highly suggest..... A Relic of the Pleioscene..... http://london.sonoma.edu/Writings/FaithMen/relic.html
Maurice Walsh....The Blackcocks Feather
2006-07-19 01:48:27 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charles Dickens-David Copperfield
Oliver Twist
Great Expectations
Charlotte Bronte-Jane Eyre
Emily Bronte-Wuthering Heights
Thomas Hardy-Tess
Two on a Tower
2006-07-18 12:29:05 · answer #3 · answered by Sunshine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are some books I enjoyed reading 'for fun' outside of any requirements:
The Count of Monte Cristo
To Kill A Mockingbird
Gone With The Wind
Pride & Prejudice
The Three Musketeers
These are some 'required' books I actually enjoyed reading
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Awakening
Frankenstein
The Mill on the Floss
Middlemarch
Moll Flanders
Evelina by Fanny Burney
2006-07-18 14:18:58 · answer #4 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Count of Monte Christo, by Dumas
It's a story about love and revenge.
Les Miserables, by Hugo
About redemption, and the French Revolution
Jane Eare, Bronte
A governess falls for her employer
White Fang and Call of the Wild, Jack Londen
About sled dogs in the north
Kim, Rudyard Kipling
A young boy trains to be a spy
The Once and Future King, TH White
Arthurian Legends retold
Also check your library, and ask a librarian for some recommendations for you.
2006-07-18 13:53:49 · answer #5 · answered by mury902 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've read a fair amount of early twentieth century American authors (Steinbeck, Hemingway, Fitzgerald and the like) and I keep coming back to F. Scott Fitzgerald's THE GREAT GATSBY as my favorite from the period. It's a delight to read, stylistically engaging, characters that jump right off the page and a thought-provoking theme.
Since you mentioned a couple of books from the nineteenth century--and because you are reading Conan's science fiction--how about trying some of the authors who were the genesis of modern horror and science fiction? Try any of the short fiction by Edgar Allen Poe, or Jules Verne, or H.G. Wells.
2006-07-18 12:59:56 · answer #6 · answered by Jon R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good choices, Bobby. I'd recommend the Sherlock Holmes stories by A.C. Doyle, as well. Then, read anything by Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, and Sir Walter Scott. All wrote great stuff.
"To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee, and "The Picture of Dorian Gray", by Oscar Wilde, are excellent, as well.
2006-07-18 18:03:44 · answer #7 · answered by kcchaplain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming you're not wanting to read the Complete Works of Shakespeare (although I highly recommend reading that!).
Jude the Obscure
Go Down Moses
The Wasteland
Dubliners
Tess of D'Ubervilles
Mayor of Casterbridge
David Copperfield
Scarlet Letter
The Good Soldier
We
1984
Handmaid's Tale
The Jungle
Utopia
The Prince
The Golden ***
Candide
Well...that should get you started. Happy reading!
2006-07-18 12:32:18 · answer #8 · answered by darthbouncy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Les Miserables
The Scarlet Letter
anything by Jane Austen
2006-07-18 14:29:39 · answer #9 · answered by poohba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phantom of the Opera
Jane Eyre
Watership Downs
2006-07-18 17:20:40 · answer #10 · answered by Natalie Rose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋