Sadly, I didn't read a lot of the classics while in school. So now I'm trying to catch up and read as many as I can. So my question to all of you is what your favorite classics are and why?
Most of my favorites have already been mentioned, but I'll go ahead and add my votes for them:
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is absolutely wonderful if you love adventure, swordfights, and that kind of thing. It's probably my overall favorite "classic".
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne is another great one if you like adventure.
My favorite Dickens work is Great Expectations, but I'd recommend all of his books.
For fantasy, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings by Tolkien, Watership Down by Richard Adams, and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll all offer fantastic alternate worlds to step into.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is my second overall favorite and was an important social commentary during Bronte's time.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier is sort of in the same vein as Jane Eyre, but it's more of a Gothic mystery and romance novel. Quite spooky and a very interesting read. There's also Frankenstein if spooky is up your alley.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is a definitive mystery book.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is another great one that deals with social issues, but it has a good amount of humor and lightheartedness so it's not too heavy.
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is absolutely wonderful if you love adventure, swordfights, and that kind of thing. It's probably my overall favorite "classic".
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne is another great one if you like adventure.
My favorite Dickens work is Great Expectations, but I'd recommend all of his books.
For fantasy, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings by Tolkien, Watership Down by Richard Adams, and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll all offer fantastic alternate worlds to step into.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is my second overall favorite and was an important social commentary during Bronte's time.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier is sort of in the same vein as Jane Eyre, but it's more of a Gothic mystery and romance novel. Quite spooky and a very interesting read. There's also Frankenstein if spooky is up your alley.
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie is a definitive mystery book.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is another great one that deals with social issues, but it has a good amount of humor and lightheartedness so it's not too heavy.