Posted by Racer on September 2, 2006, at 19:42:56
In reply to Re: AHA!, posted by NikkiT2 on September 2, 2006, at 14:16:20
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> Oh.. Mr Darcy *swoooons*
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> Must go re-read P&P for the third time in a year. Its all Racers fault..
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> Read P&P and then go hire the BBC adaptation..
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>YES! And Nikita? I have reread that so many times I think I could recite it!
Have you read "Persuasion" yet? THAT is my favorite -- so much so I think I'll even wade through to get to the link to it. For some reason, Amazon puts about 50 other links in front of it -- many with unrelated titles!
Deneb:
Other classics you may enjoy:
"Jane Eyre," if nothing else, you'll see what Thursday Next wrought. And it's a good book.
"The Tenant of Wildfell Hall," by the forgotten Bronte, Anne. She was brilliant.
"Wuthering Heights." Nothing much to say about it, but it is dark, brooding, and romantic. Plus Olivier was in the movie.
"David Copperfield." Ever heard the expression "Dumb Dora?" Ever wondered where it came from? It's a great fun read. So is "Bleak House," which I also strongly recommend.
"Cheaper By The Dozen," is a very different kind of classic, but it's still good reading.
"To Kill A Mockingbird," one of those novels that stays with you for a long, long time. It helps to "see" Gregory Peck as you read about Atticus, but even without that image, it's a very powerful story.
"Little Women," which some people don't read. How that happens, I'll never know...
"The Mysteries of Udolpho," by the creator of the realistic Gothic novel, Ann Radcliffe. It's mentioned by many other writers for more than a century after its publication.
"Vanity Fair," because everyone should slog through Thackeray.
"Ivanhoe," because Walter Scott deserves readers.
"Tess of the D'Urbevilles" just because...
"The Castle of Otranto," which is the very first Gothic novel, and is just a shivery joy ride.
"Decline and Fall," because Evelyn Waugh is a good antidote for too many drier classics.
"Daisy Miller," but only if you follow it up with "The Mother's Recompense."
"Ethan Frome" which I strongly recommend. Dark and depressing, but beautiful. (Deneb, ask your pdoc before reading this one, 'K?)
OK, how's that for a list of classics? It's obviously incomplete, but not bad, huh? Guess what I majored in, back in the mists of time?
Hope that's agreeable. Now to slog through those dang links at Amazon...
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