I need help choosing a classic book for a synopsis?

Question

i have to pick a book for a synopsis due in december and i chose Les Miserables but i dont think i can finish reading in time. Soo..i need a good classic(not contemperary) book that is preferibly less than 1000 pages. thank you!!!!

Answer 1

You're right -- pick something classic and short. How about Dickens' "Tale of Two Cities" or Oscar Wilde's "Picture of Dorian Gray" or Crane's "Red Badge of Courage" or a play like "School for Scandal" or "The Critic" (both by Richard Brindsley Sheridan)?

Answer 2

Wow! Did you ever pick a long, long work of literature! So, I won't suggest War & Peace!

I love books by Dickens and find them quite readable or one the Bronte sisters' works such as Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. You could probably get a video from your library or rent one on one of these classics.

If you want to get something really easy to read but somewhat juvenile (I don't know what grade you are in but if you are reading Les Miserables you probably are not a juvenile) there are always the Little House books.

How about Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin?

It all just depends on the kind of books you like. If none of these seems appealing, you may want to ask for a librarian's guidance.

Answer 3

Here you are, classics by one of the masters, Dickens.

Here are all the resources that you will need to write your paper, so go for it and no excuses.

Charles Dickens.

A Tale of Two Cities

http://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?id=397

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading/activity/4138.html

http://www.awerty.addr.com/taletwo2.html

http://education.yahoo.com/homework_help/cliffsnotes/a_tale_of_two_cities/

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

I have found 10+ maries for you to look at, via the links below.

http://www.antistudy.com/search.php?title=great+expectations

http://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?id=163

These links will give you a summary of the book, character analysis, plot and much more, so that you will be able to answer literary questions. Here is a short extract of what you can expect from the summaries.

Pip is an orphan living on the Kent marshes with his abusive sister and her husband, Joe Gargery, the village blacksmith. While exploring in the churchyard near the tombstones of his parents, Pip is accosted by an escaped convict. The convict scares Pip into stealing food for him, as well as a metal file to saw off the convict’s leg iron. Returning with these the next morning, Pip discovers a second escaped convict, an enemy of the first one. Shortly afterward, both convicts are recaptured while fighting each other. More…..

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-118,pageNum-5.html



Charles Dickens Links and Resources

http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Dickens.html

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/dickens.html#chrcar

http://dickensfordummies.homestead.com/BookLinks.html

http://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?au=dic-25

http://l.webring.com/hub?ring=charlesdickens


Good luck.

Kevin, Liverpool, England.

Answer 4

Gone with the Wind, Jane Eyre, The Odessey, Oliver Twist

Answer 5

why not go for some of those great classics that are easier to wade through like wuthering heights or great expectations or jane eyre there are so many great classics out there that have a great message to put across. Hope this helps a little :)

Answer 6

Tale of Two Cities. Not only a good classic but you'll love the story. I just read it a few months back and now consider it my favorite book.

Check out the overview on each chapter here:

http://education.yahoo.com/homework_help/cliffsnotes/a_tale_of_two_cities/

Answer 7

Jane Austen's a good read, especially if you like romance or witty social commentary. Mark Twain is also good, if you are more into humor and adventure and social commentary. _The Great Gatsby_ is freakin' amazing and very short for a novel.

Answer 8

pride and prejudice or
a tale of two cities