i also read the abridged version of the Conte of Monte Cristo. I also began the Man in the iron mask, but grew bored so i quit it! other classics i enjoyed are the Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and Pride and Prejudice!! any suggestions???
2007-03-03 12:16:49 · 5 answers · asked by Papagena 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I've never read any of those, but here are my recommendations for classics:
"Emma", "Pride & Prejudice", and "Sense & Sensibility" by Jane Austen
"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathanial Hawthorne
"Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
"War and Peace" (can't remember the author's name)
"To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
"The Color Purple" (can't remember author)
"The Great Gatsby" (can't remember author)
2007-03-03 12:31:11 · answer #1 · answered by Kiara 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you might enjoy The Hunchback of Notre Dame if you liked Three Musketeers and Monte Cristo.
As far as Jane Austin - all her books are very similar. Try Sense and Sensibility if you liked Pride and Prejudice. In the same vein (although a little more romantic/dramatic) you might try Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte), Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte), Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy) and Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Bronte).
2007-03-03 20:46:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I agree! I always enjoyed Count of Monte Cristo, too. I reall liked Jane Eyre ... just read it again not too long ago. It drags in parts, but the story is truly good. Of course, Little Women needs to be read by just about everyone, in my opinion. And there's always the seven books of The Chronicles of Narnia, and the Hobbit and Lord of the Ring books. Actually, I've read so many books, that I've forgotten more than most people have even read!
2007-03-03 20:38:01 · answer #3 · answered by faithfulmg4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cyrano de Bergerac, The Black Arrow and Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. She and King Solomon's Mines by H Ryder Haggard. Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Mysterious Island. Bram Stoker's Dracula...Need more?
2007-03-04 03:16:38 · answer #4 · answered by charliecizarny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How ironic! Before seeing the 2nd part of your question I went looking for my copy of THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK so that I could see the author's name and recommend it to you! Don't give up on it just yet. It IS rather long, but it keeps getting better. Another one that I really liked was The Prisoner of Zenda, by Anthony Hope. Short and funny.
2007-03-03 20:39:27 · answer #5 · answered by buzzgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋