okay..so i have a summer reading assignment and they just gave us brithish authors. They said we have to pick a book from one of these actors and i dont know of many of the books and whether they are good or not. So, does anyone have any suggestions of books from the following authors?
- Emily Bronte
-C.S. Lewis
-Jane Austen
-Charlotte Bronte
-Somerset Maugham
-Virginia Woolf
-Thomas Hardy
-Martin Amis
-Kingsley Amis
-J.R. Tolkien
-Charles DIckens
2007-06-21 12:51:20 · 10 answers · asked by hiduuuuude 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I'm not a huge fan of British lit. myself. The Brits do tend to be a little dry and kind of drag everything on for more chapters than might be necessary. With this in mind, however, I would like to suggest a few books I did like.
1. Anything by Jane Austen, but Pride and Prejudice is her most popular, and since there have been a few movies made of it, you might have an easier time understanding it. (I suggest the version with Colin Firth playing Mr. Darcy.) Of course it's romantic, but it also discusses the roles women had in Austen's day. I love it!
2. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis is a very easy read and it's highly entertaining. It's about a demon giving a lesser demon instructions on how to get a guy's soul.
3. David Copperfield, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol--all three are by Charles Dickens. A little hard to muddle through, at times, but the stories are pretty good (mostly dealing with boys trying to become men, except for A Christmas Carol--you know Scrooge and "Bah Humbug!"
4. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. This is a very good story, with Gothic elements, about a young, orphaned, governess. I love this story. Once again, it's a little hard to get through (all that dry English wit) but it's a very good story if you do.
2007-06-21 13:22:08 · answer #1 · answered by missyshell05 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
any of Charles Dickens
2007-06-21 13:19:28 · answer #2 · answered by tecate_gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of them are fairly long-winded and tedious writers (Charles Dickens got paid by the word and he went for the big bucks. Tolkien was a professor and it shows. Austen and the Brontes have a heavy-handed style.) If I would pick one, it would be C S Lewis because he, at least, wove a fairly interesting tale in his thinly-veiled religious tomes. Since Narnia has been done to death, you might try the Screwtape Letters or some other title.
2007-06-21 12:57:01 · answer #3 · answered by Jess 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Chronicles of Narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe- by C.S. Lewis
The Lord of the Rings- by J.R.R. Tolkien
Jane Eyre- by Charlotte Bronte
i suggest reading Jane Eyre. it's a wonderful classic
2007-06-21 13:05:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charles Dickens is excellent, i just started reading a tale of two cities this summer, im in highschool, and the book though a little challenging at first is awsome! I plan on reading all of his books.
2007-06-21 12:56:45 · answer #5 · answered by Jpressure 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you want an easy book to read and just complete your assignment then i'd say go for C.S. Lewis....i found his books pretty childish....if you wanna go for some tough stuff, go for dickens, austen....they both have hard old english....as for tolkien i've read his LOTR trilogy...it's pretty good....but it needs a lot of imagination on the reader's part....then only you will understand what all he describes...as for the others....i havn't got a clue
2007-06-21 17:44:59 · answer #6 · answered by B. P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Out of those, I'd say either Charles Dickens or C.S. Lewis. I love them both!
2007-06-21 12:54:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well C.S.Lewis wrote the Narnia series, if you like them you'll enjoy his books.
J.R.Tolkien wrote Lord of The Rings which personally I think it's boring, but there are many people who enjoy them :)
Charles Dickens wrote The Adventures of Oliver Twist, which is enjoyable for I read for school too ..many of these authors are good and have good books. I say you try wikipedia.org and see all their books and then decide.
2007-06-21 13:02:33 · answer #8 · answered by SHE'S A DANCING QUEEN ! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-28 06:28:03 · answer #9 · answered by gonzalescordova 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charles Dickens and CS lewis is the 2 top choices. but hey it doesnt hurt to try other books..go to your local library and read the back of the book to suit your interests! have fun!!
2007-06-21 13:04:48 · answer #10 · answered by Kratz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋