nothing newer than the 1940s or so...and as old as can be...
I heard a pop-top open--are you going to tell me about some Classic Comic you read for your book report?
2007-09-20 11:02:50 · 18 answers · asked by Holiday Magic 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Just at the cusp of your time-line cutoff, "Animal Farm" (1945) by George Orwell was Fantastic! The imagery would appeal to children as well as adults and the theme was adult oriented, but because the characters were animals, children would stay interested and learn a valuable lesson about Communism.
Another book slightly younger (1954) was "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. Also another fantastic book filled with metaphors and child imagery, although this book was much more violent.
Great classics both of them.
2007-09-20 13:12:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Ice Princess by Theodore Svea. In the long fantasy story poem, a prince has his heart, memories, and crown stolen by a cold and cruel unattainable beauty. It is different. In the fantasy story The Ice Princess, there is an ogre, kings, queens, a unicorn, a dragon and a mysterious crystal skull. Here is a sample of it. He beheld a wondrous site. She stood still frozen as with fright All aglow in the pale moonlight. To speak with her would seem insane. Being frozen, she would stutter. Surely no word, she would utter. But if only she would mutter, if she could stand the strain, Her cold and hard heart would flutter pumping ice water through each vein Like snow melting into rain. Another classic poem you would most likely enjoy is The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originally The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere) It is the longest major poem by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
2016-05-19 05:43:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so many that could be selected that picking one is a near impossibility. So . . . . I’ll offer several and they are meant to represent the author as much as a single work. For example, “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas (senior not junior). Just how to you narrow the works of Dumas to a single work. The one I’ve mention has been a favorite since I was a youngster but his other works are equally as good, such as the “Three Musketeers”; “The Viscount of Bragelonne”; or “The Lady of Monsoreau.”
Of course there are many good women authors scattered among the classics and one such is Dinah Maria Mulock Craik and recommend of her work is “The Night Attack” from “John Halifax, Gentleman”.
Then there are any of the works of Thomas Paine a short piece to feel his fire would be “The Crisis.”
Although apparently no longer politically correct, Samuel Clemens and his great work, “Huckleberry Finn.”
At least one poet should be included and Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” presents a number of his significant works.
My primary interest is in the area of political thought and there are many here that have earned recommendation and one of these is Jean Jacques Rousseau and one should at least read the foreword to “The Social Contract.”
In this same area is a giant (although not everyone’s cup of tea) and that is Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu. Along with John Locke he likely had the strongest influence on the Founders. It is said that Washington’s copy of his work “The Spirit of the Laws” was dog eared from use and rereading. It is that work “Spirit of the Laws” I recommend.
There are too many that must be left out of such a list and sitting here looking at my shelves that surround me I quickly spot Carl Sandburg’s works on Lincoln; and, Longfellow (who cannot become deeply involved in the song of Hiawatha); and one cannot leave out any of the works of H. L. Mencken.
Too many, way too many.
A note for HazyDaze. I looked at your profile and found your comments interesting. Do you really believe that so many here have such a vested interest in Yahoo/Answers? I have come to believe that as this system has grown and developed, it has more or less traveled the same path as similar attempts and that is, it has become top-heavy (maybe bottom heavy would be a more correct descriptive term) with those not really interested in seeking real knowledge (except to complete homework) but find a superficial and often inaccurate play at question and answer sufficient.
2007-09-20 12:07:56 · answer #3 · answered by Randy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Clockwork Orange and The Catcher In The Rye are a bit newer than you are asking for, but are still classics and very wonderful. As for older books, Steppenwolf and Wuthering Heights are great.
2007-09-20 11:09:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas. It has absolutely everything that a really good novel needs. Mystery, intrigue, revenge, romance, adventure and the list goes on. If you haven't read it I highly suggest you give it a try.
Oh! I also really love the Illiad and the Oddessy by Homer (or whoever the scholars are now thinking actually wrote the stories)
2007-09-20 11:10:01 · answer #5 · answered by GeorgiaPeaches 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The Secret Graden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
2007-09-20 14:42:04 · answer #6 · answered by Kira 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just off the top of my head would be "Lost Horizon" by James Hilton.
Just as a curious side note on my paperback copy it reads "first paperback ever published". Not sure if that part is true.
2007-09-20 11:13:21 · answer #7 · answered by Sherri A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte
2007-09-20 11:06:30 · answer #8 · answered by Jess H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To Kill A Mocking Bird-Harper Lee
2007-09-20 11:32:12 · answer #9 · answered by I Support Cedric Diggory♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, and Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
2007-09-20 14:49:16 · answer #10 · answered by Caitlin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋