Just got Into classic reading, as a teen it's a difficult transition as books written nowadays are fast paced and we rarely get the pleasure of slowly learning more about the characters, with each chapter.
In no particular order, Crime and Punishment Notes from Underground The Grapes of Wrath East of Eden Heart of Darkness A Christmas Carol Dracula Dubliners
1. The Divine Comedy - Dante (I must have read this more than a dozen times over the years, as well as several books of commentary on it.) 2. Four Quartets - T.S. Eliot (Infinitely deep and endlessly thought provoking. There is no way one can exhaust this poem.) 3. The Brothers Karamazov - Dostoevsky (Quite possibly the greatest novel ever written. Certainly the most interesting characters.) 4. Kim - Kipling (So much local color and adventure, and a heartwarming friendship story across generations and cultures.) 5. Beowulf - the Seamus Heaney translation (Sometimes it's worthwhile to immerse ourselves in a totally alien culture.) 6. The Arthurian Poetry of Charles Williams (Extraordinarily difficult, yet more than worth the effort.) 7. Moby Dick - Melville (I've read this one 3 times so far, and I'm certain I have at least one more reading in me before I die.) 8. The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame (My favorite children's classic, except perhaps The Hobbit.) 9. A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth (Is this one a "classic"? It's not even 30 years old yet. Oh, well. It will someday definitely be one. For now, an instant classic.) 10. Canterbury Tales - Chaucer (Whatever you do, don't settle for a Modern English translation. Far, far better to read it in the original Middle English. Pure magic!)
@@vincentandrew4544 For the notes and commentary, nothing beats the Dorothy Sayers translation. For the text itself, I recommend Mark Musa - really captures the STORY!
@@rosi3883 omg these two are my favourites as well!! Persuasion a bit more than Northanger Abbey I would say... I just feel like they are a bit more fast-paced than the other books of Jane austen. Always recommend them to everyone ❤️😊
Mansfield Park needs to get more love. I encourage anyone who's read it and isn't too sure to read it again. Both the book and it's heroine Fanny are much deeper and more interesting than many people think. Forget about the adaptations - they never get Franny right.
In no particular order: - The Picture of Dorian Gray - The Great Gatsby - Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - the Sherlock Holmes stories - Watership Down - Frankenstein - All Quiet on the Western Front - Slaughterhouse-Five - Candide - the plays of Aristophanes
5) The Tennet of Wildfell Hall...Anne Bronte 4) Wuthering Heights...Emily Bronte 3) Pride and Prejudice...Jane Austin 2) North and South...Elizabeth Gaskell 1) A Tale of Two Cities...Charles Dickens
I'm watching this so late - I adored the video and your favorites are so valid. Your passion for the books is inspiring. Here's my list; 1. The Iliad 2. Picture of Dorian Gray 3. Wuthering Heights 4. Hamlet (if that counts) 5. The Ebb-Tide 6. Pride and Prejudice 7. To Kill a Mockingbird 8. Agnes Grey/Jane Eyre 9. Lord of the Flies 10. The Outsiders
Here's my top five favorite classic novels: 1) A Tale of Two Cities 2) Melmoth the Wanderer 3) The Portrait of Dorian Gray 4) Howard's End 5) Great Expectations
My favourites are: -Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. -les miserables by Victor Hugo. -Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. -Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. -Persuasion by Jane Austen.
1. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 2. Hamlet 3. Frankenstein 4. Great Expectations 4. The Picture of Dorian Grey 6. Wuthering Heights 7. Ulysses 8. The Great Gatsby 9. Pride and Prejudice 10. Dubliners 11. Macbeth 12. The Vindication of the Rights For Women
Awesome list! Here's mine in no order: - A Passage to India by E.M Forester - Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley - Great Expectaions by Charles Dickens - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe - The Swiss Family Robinson by Daniel Defoe - Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
i just finished hard times! Gradgrind is one of the most transformative characters! so ironic how he thinks so factually and discourages the heart but really accepts his fallen system. and later depending on the circus for the sake of his child and more! Its a new favorite classic of mine!
Some of your favorites are my favorites too. In no particular order these are some of my many beloved classics: Sense and Sensibility- Jane Austen Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë The tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens Far From the Madding Crowd- Thomas Hardy Tess of the D’Urbervilles- Thomas Hardy The Woman in White- Wilkie Collins The Secret Garden- Frances Hodgson Burnett Emma - Jane Austen The Age Of Innocence- Edith Wharton Lucy you should do a favorite Modern Classics Video!
This reminds me that I need to read Shirley. Some of my favorites: Rebecca The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie New Grub Street Great Expectations McTeague 1984 Jane Eyre
Awesome video! I have recently begun reading classics but my current favorites are... 1) Anne of the Island (and all of the Anne of Green Gables books!) - LM Montgomery 2) Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen 3) Little Women - Louisa May Alcott 4) Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 5) A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens I have so many more to read and I'm so excited about it! Up next is Great Expectations, Persuasion, Jane Eyre and The Great Gatsby to name a few:)
That stack of your own book in the background!!! 😍🥰 My faves are: - The good Person of Sczechwan - Evelina by Fanny Burney - Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility - The Picture of Dorian Grey - The Count of Monte Cristo
@@theliopleurodon more like reading in general. I don't really hate any classics except catcher in the rye. Fuck that shit. I like Washington Irving and H.P Lovecraft's stuff. Occasionally I read Thomas Paine's writings too.
@@eldritchpumpkinghost2968 I love classics, but sometimes I need to take a break from them. Booktube is just a very small corner of youtube, I think. Some of the Classics I read and had to study in high school I did not appreciate or like. As I am a Canadian, we didn't get into as much analysis as our British counterparts do, but one of the classics that I had to read was Wuthering Heights and I hated that shit. Especially after the Twilight craze. Bella Swan has forever ruined Wuthering Heights for me.
I like: Catcher in the Rye Wuthering Heights To kill a Mockingbird Lord of the flies The invisible Man Picture of Dorian Grey and The importance of Being Earnest (play) All my sons (play) And currently reading Pride and prejudice which so far it's real good. Great video and recommendations btw!
1) Jane Eyre / The Wuthering Heights - Charlotte and Emily Brontë 2) The tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë 3) Persuasion - Jane Austen 4)The monk - Matthew Gregory Lewis5) Martin Eden - Jack London
I love Austen's and bronte sisters' books than any others!!! I don't know how to choose between these!!! Currently I'm reading villlette and the next would be Shirley!
First time I'm watching one of your videos and I'm literally holding a copy of Far From the Madding Crowd!!! When I mention this book to somebody, every time they tell me they've never heard of it. I am so glad and surprised to know you've read it and it's on your top 3! I 100% agree with you and I'm also so happy to know that there is someone who loves classics and all they want to talk about is classics just like me. Subscribed for life 👍
What a lovely video. I always love when you talk about classics. Some of my favorites are East of Eden, the catcher in the rye, Giovanni’s room, and A street car named Desire
1. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess 2. The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov 3. East of Eden by John Steinbeck 4. Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky 5. Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
- Emma, Jane Austen. - The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins - A Tale of two Cities, Charles Dickens - The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare - Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov.
How wonderful to see a new video from you! I'm really looking forward to reading the bell jar and Jane Eyre, they've been on my TBR for ages. I haven't read as many classics as I would have liked to, most of mine have been children's classics, but I'm really excited to read more in the future. My favourites at the moment are: Anne of Green Gables Little woman Heidi Emily of New Moon Pride and Prejudice I capture the castle Wuthering height's The secret Garden To kill a Mockingbird A Christmas carol I just finished reading Dorian Gray today and I think it may become one of my favourites, but I'm going to think about it for a couple of days before deciding.
Thank you for introducing me to Shirley! I loved it! Northanger Abbey surprised me a lot, like you said it's not an obvious choice. I love your enthusiasm!
I still have lots classics on my TBR, but so far these are the ones that stood out for me: Little Women - L. M. Alcoot Sense and sensibility Pride and prejudice - J. Austen And more like a modern classic: To kill a Mockingbird - H. Lee ❤️❤️❤️
I love Northanger Abby! Austen's set up of creating a novel about novels and parodying novels is fantastic. I also include "The Bronte Sisters" as one of my favorite authors, Jane Eyre is my all time favorite book, they're writing is just so beautiful. I've been meaning to read Agnes Grey for a while, I really should, I know the Bronte's won't disappoint me. Another favorite of mine is Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess is just a cutest simple story I adore.
What a wonderful list of books!! I love hearing you talk about the stories you love, and most importantly what they mean to you. I have been watching your videos for years, and you are a huge reason of why I started reading more classic literature. I was always intimidated by the language and writing style, but now classics are one of my favorite genres to read. I'm currently reading Jane Eyre (my first EVER Bronte book) and I'm in love with the story and Charlotte's writing. I can't wait to keep reading the rest of the Bronte books. I want to thank you for motivating me, and I'm sure many others, to give the scary classics a try! They now feel like old friends!! Some of my favorite classics are: - The Anne of Green Gables series! - Little Women! - Pride and Prejudice! - Rebecca! - The Secret Garden! - To Kill A Mockingbird! -The Little Prince! -A Farewell to Arms -Jane Eyre (even though I haven't finished it yet!) ...and many more but I would be here for hours!! :) Happy Reading Lucy!!
Regarding the Brontes: I loved Jane Eyre, Villette, and the Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Yet I was underwhelmed by Agnes Gray, Wuthering Heights, and Shirley. Perhaps I need to give them a second read.
My exact reaction to these six Brontë novels. Loved, loved Jane Eyre, Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Villette. Wuthering Heights was so dark and full of cruelty. It truly surprises me that do many people love it so. Agnes Gray was okay, but unremarkable. I struggled with Shirley and never finished it. I guess I should give it a second try based on this video.
I'm so glad you have a great video on classics! I love classics and I wish other booktubers talked about them more! Some of my favorite classics are: -Persuasion -Pride and Prejudice -The Catcher in the Rye -Howard's End -I Capture the Castle -Gilead -The Bell Jar -Bleak House -Rebecca and my favorite book of all time, "Till We Have Faces" by C.S. Lewis. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos!
I’m so happy you like LM Montgomery! She is from my corner of the world (Im from Halifax, where Anne Shirley was born☺️)and it is so nice to see people from around here recognized, because it doesn’t happen very often! I would recommend The Story Girl by LM Montgomery. It was a book that meant so much to me as a child, and is just a really beautiful and underrated work. Good luck with your book!!
I love how passionate you are about classics. The way you talk about your favorite books makes me want to pick up more classics myself :) I also completely agree with you - the BBC version of Pride & Prejudice is the best of all the adaptations :)
Missy May's Reading Nook Colin Firth is a great actor but he was not fit for the role of Mr. Darcy. Jane Austen’s character is perfectly portrayed by Matthew Macfadyen. He has the exact qualities/defects/manners that Austen envisioned in Darcy. I saw both versions and only this one gave me the thrill and emotions of the story.
@@at136 I'm glad that you have a version that fits the emotions that you experienced going through the story. For me, I get those same emotions watching the BBC version. To each her own :)
Smashing plot twist with Agnes Grey. The unheralded Brontë has her day! I have read Tenent, but have yet to read Agnes Grey. I really to want to read this one now!
These are all some of my favorite classics as well! (with the exception of The Woodlanders, which I still haven't read). Catherine Moreland is one of the most underrated Austen protagonists! This was a pleasure to watch as your passion for these classic gems shines so strongly. :)
I've only just started watching your channel as I've fallen in love with the Brontes, I'm only on my fourth book, but I'm just so in awe of them and moved by their writing. I was expecting Jane Eyre to be your no 1 though! 😃 I haven't read Shirley yet but it's next on my list, and now I've heard you talk about it, I'm really looking forward to it now. Thank you for your recommendations, I have added them to my list. 😊
I'm glad you included the 2 modern classics, The Catcher in the Rye and the Bell Jar. I don't see a Dickens book in anyone's list! I will have to give this question some serious thought before I can say what my all time fave classics are, but just in this moment I would choose Wuthering Heights, Dracula, and Frankenstein. Picture of Dorian Gray was pretty amazing, too.
My favs are: Les Miserables, The phantom of the opera, Gone with the wind, Tess, Great expectations, Wuthering heights, Frankenstein, The sound and the fury, 1984, The picture of Dorian Gray and Doctor Zhivago Love your channel!! Greetings from México 😊
I’m a sucker for modern classics in all honesty. 1)East of Eden 2)Slaughter house 5 3)So long, see you tomorrow 4)Lolita 5)We have always lived in the castle
I love all your classics videos, your passion is infectious. Many of my favourites are on your list but I'm yet to read Shirley, hoping to get to it sometime this year.
A very underrated classic novel but an insanely popular musical I really love is The Phantom of the Opera. Christine's character can be easily seen as ditsy or dumb at first glance (especially with the show, also depending on which actress) but when you read the book you learn much more about her background and its less of the Phantom's story and rather her own story.
You're the one who convinced and compelled me to read the Brontës Lucy! Agnes Grey was my first and I loved it! I loved Wuthering Heights too🙂. I'm yet to read your fav book Shirley though💜
4) The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - Anne Brontë 3) The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux 2) Tess of the D’Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy 1) Agnes Grey - Anne Brontë
I was shocked with withering heights. I loved it. Couldn't get on with the paperback the first time, put it off until I needed it for my college work. Ended up getting the audio book and loving it. Lol.
I was so happy when u said 'wuthering heights' I lv thatt book. But along with other books i wqs alsso looking forr jane eyre.. but it did include my fv books like jane Eyre nd northanger abbey....many others
I love the Brontes! I'm not surprised to see them on so many people's top favorite lists. My Five Favorite Classics of All Time: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-chM4Gc32Zog.html
My top 5 classics are definitely Sense and Sensibility, Anne of Green Gables, Testament of Youth by Vera Britten (probably a modern classic, but everyone should definitely read it!), Jane Eyre and Far From the Madding Crowd
My List (Note that Some of these books are not very old, But I consider them to be classics.) 1.A little Princess 2.Anne of green gables 3.What Katy Did 4.Little Women 5.Railway Children 6.The Boy in the striped pyjamas 7.The book thief 8.Daddy Long legs
Very pleased to see The Woodlanders and Shirley on your list. I associate the mental health issues of Mrs Dalloway and The Bell Jar; how Woolf was describing PTSD at a time when psychology seemed to be practised by quacks. Reading Plath was unnerving because her prose was so grounded and matter of fact. Favourites of mine; Crime and Punishment Madame Bovary Jane Eyre Jude the Obscure My love of classics has been diminished by groups on goodreads; saying you like or don’t a classic seems to miss what a classic tells you about yourself. Like or dislike seem irrelevant and miss the point. This is my first time watching a video of yours so I look forward to catching up.
Great video. My personal favourites (although I have many more to explore) are: The return of the native (Great audiobook narrated by Alan rickman!), War and Peace, Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice 😊 Hardy is my favourite author, I need to read the Woodlanders.
At the moment, my favorites are: The Secret Garden AND A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett To Kill A Mockingbird AND Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdatter #1) by Sigrid Undset Honorable mention fiction, soon to be moved up to the above list (once I finish it): Cousin Bette by Honore de Balzac Favorite nonfiction classics: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank The Night Trilogy by Elie Wiesel There are plenty that have been left off simply because I have read so much and can't remember everything. :)
a lot of people, funnily enough, do not like "Northanger Abbey". As for me, I had finished reading the book just a few days ago, and it is the first Jane Austen book that I have ever read. Honestly, it truly captured my heart; and, I want to keep reading all the works of Jane! I'm currently reading through "Love and Friendship". Also great!
I'm on reading ann of green gables at the moment. I loved it. Its so charming and funny. I love Matthew and Anns relationship and the funny things Ann says throughout. I'm upto the chapter when Matthew goes to the store to buy Ann a dress for Christmas it's so funny it really made me chuckle. It's a great book. Mrs Dalloway is also amazing.
The Europeans; Silas Marner; Wuthering Heights; Little Dorrit; Therese Raquin; A Life (by Guy de Maupassant); Dawn Wind; The Wind in the Willows; The Vicar of Wakefield
Have "Shirley" sitting in German translation since years on my window sill unread. Bought it at a library sale for less than a Euro. Always wanted to read it, never did. Guess what I probably should be doing now.
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett, The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, The CircularStaircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart, The Purloined Letter by Edgar Alan Poe, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke, Much Ado About Nothing, The Hebrew Bible translated by Robert Alter, replete with puns, word play, rhyme, syntax, commentary on word choice and dialect. It reveals connections between stories erased by English. Adventures await: American Indian, Westerns and other hearts and minds.
YES I missed your videos so much! LOVE Pride & Prejudice and Wuthering Heights (need to reread it though!), and I'm currently reading Northanger Abbey! so many of the others are on my tbr 💗
