I have to read so many classics to fulfill English requirements this year. Recently I finished the unabridged Three Musketeers by Dumas, Leroux's Phantom of the Opera, all of the Narnia Chronicles (great books!) and some of Frank Webster's books. I like old books the best.
What would you recommend? Thanks for your help.
2007-07-10 04:54:17 · 17 answers · asked by ♫ ∫aoli 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Oliver twist By Charles Dickens (Great book and a fun read)
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
If you are into romantic stories then try
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
2007-07-10 04:59:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The Scarlett Letter
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Swiss Family Robinson
The Time Machine
1984
Farenheit 451
Moby Dick
A Tale of Two Cities
Of Mice and Men
Animal Farm
The Call of the Wild
The Man in the Iron Mask
and "The Bridge to Terrabithia" by K. Paterson it is the best book ever and you need to watch the movie I love it.And I hope you do to because it is my favorite.
2007-07-18 04:19:24 · answer #2 · answered by Bablueba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Swiss Family Robinson
The Time Machine
1984
Farenheit 451
Moby Dick
A Tale of Two Cities
Dante's Inferno
Paradise Lost
Of Mice and Men
Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies
The Call of the Wild
The Man in the Iron Mask
2007-07-17 18:31:12 · answer #3 · answered by farmacistdmc 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you want a well rounded collection just work your way though the Penguin Classics collection.
Personally I would recommend: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and 1984 by George Orwell [beware 1984 is a bit strange and will make you so paranoid but it's an amazing book]
2007-07-10 05:12:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Without trying to sound like a zealot, read the Bible. I'd suggest the King James Version. Many of the "classics" of literature are influenced in some way by this one book, for example, Beowulf has Judea-Christian ties despite its age. And no, you don't have to read it all, but get an understanding of what it is about (the Old Testament is a historical account of the Nation of Israel, while the New Testament is means of modernizing morality for the ancient Jews who many felt were no longer following the path of God). Once you have this literary coat of arms, you'll find that you catch more of the subtle nuances of these canonical works, and your appreciation and understanding of them will improve vastly.
At least that's my two cents.
2007-07-15 08:51:33 · answer #5 · answered by JebbieGrad95 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This is a big question... you like old books from what region? Europe in general... or do you enjoy Asian, American and Russian classics?
The older the literature is, the more likely it will be poetry... do you enjoy reading poetry?
Some of my favorite classic literature:
Madame Bovary by Flaubert
Père Goriot by Balzac
Lolita by Nabokov
Anything by Dostoevsky
Tale of Genji by Shikibu
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas
Othello and Hamlet by Shakespeare
Les Misérables by Hugo
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Candide by Voltaire
The Handmaid's Tale by Atwood
Ancient Classics...
The Odyssey by Homer
The Aeneid by Virgil
The Love Songs by Sappho
Children's Classics:
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass: Caroll
The Secret Garden by Burnett
The Princess Bride by Goldman
The Westing Game by Raskin
The Wizard of Oz by Baum
Other mentionables:
Jane Austen (I don't care for her, but there are entire clubs dedicated to her literature)
Little Women by Alcott
The Great Gasby by Fitzgerald
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Hope this helps... happy reading :)
2007-07-10 05:57:53 · answer #6 · answered by Kathlyn E 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
War and Peace
Crime and Punishment
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
1984 and Animal Farm (Goerge Orwell)
Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit
Jane Eyre
Oliver Twist
Great Expectations
Sense and Sensability
2007-07-10 09:14:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Complete Letters of Vincent Van Gogh by Vincent Van Gogh
Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh by Irving Stone and Jean Stone
2007-07-17 12:13:24 · answer #8 · answered by Vicki T 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Frankenstein by Shelley
Dracula by Stoker
Not "Tale of Two Cities" (my personal opionion is that book is useless)
Abridged version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (unabridged has pages filled with scientific names of everything he sees.)
King Solomon's Mines by Haggard
2007-07-10 05:38:45 · answer #9 · answered by Senator John McClain 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
"Candide" by Voltaire
"The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri
"Of Mice and Men", " The Grapes of Wrath", "Cannery Row" and "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
"Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Any collection of short stories by O'Henry
"The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
"The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", "Around The World in 80 Days", "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" by Jules Verne
"The Time Machine", "The War of the Worlds", "The Invisible Man", The First Men in the Moon", "Food of the Gods" and "The Island of Doctor Moreau" by H.G. Wells
The following by Edgar Allan Poe
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
"The Pit and the Pendulum"
"The Purloined Letter"
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
"Fall of the House of Usher"
1984 by George Orwell
"Fahrenheit 451" or "Something Wicked This Way Comes" and "Sound of Thunder and Other Stories" by Ray Bradbury
2007-07-10 05:25:45 · answer #10 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋