tbain Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 What are your top three classic books? I have found it difficult to narrow it down to three but my favourites are: Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte. Tess of the Durbervilles- Thomas Hardy. Jane Eyre- Charlotte Bronte. Quote
tbain Posted June 11, 2008 Author Posted June 11, 2008 Ack! I hate Jane Eyre with a passion! But I agree with your other Bronte choice. So I'd say: Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy The Iliad - Homer Anna Karenina is brilliant, I have not read that for a lot of years, might read it again sometime. Quote
Guest ii Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 The beauty of Anna Karenina is that everything in it makes sense. There's a reason for everything that happens. I'd go with... The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Les Misérables by Victor Hugo Quote
Echo Posted June 11, 2008 Posted June 11, 2008 Here are mine! Shirley by Charlotte Bronte Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Persuasion by Jane Austen I probably read all of these at least once a year, and I never get bored with them! Quote
Kylie Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Dracula by Bram Stoker Quote
Kell Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I only really started exploring the classics over the last couple of years, so I'm way behind on this and only have a handful to consider. Of those I've read, I'd probably go with the following as my topthree (but these would be subject to change as I read more!): In no particular order: Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Quote
Kate Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I'm not much of a classics reader but: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Quote
Guest ii Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I'm not much of a classics reader but:Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Try Edith Wharton, she's brilliant! I think you might like The House of Mirth, based on the three you listed. Quote
Guest ii Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 Do. Oh, but make sure you get some Kleenex. Just a friendly advice assuming you're like me and cry watching The Lion King. Let me know what you think, as I loved that book, so I'm interested if others have similar or opposite reactions to it. Quote
kernow_reader Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 (edited) Try Edith Wharton, she's brilliant! My favourite Edith Wharton novel is "Ethan Frome". Very readable and one of her shorter novels. A plan gone wrong if ever there was. Edited June 12, 2008 by Kell fixed quote coding ;) Quote
Freewheeling Andy Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 How are we defining "classics" again? My guess is "part of the canon" and "pre-world war one", are probably the two criteria - post WWI and you begin to get into the realms of stylistically modern fiction. Anyway, 1 - War 2 - And 3 - Peace Quote
kernow_reader Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 (edited) What are your top three classic books? English Classics Russian Clasics French Classics Edited June 12, 2008 by Kell fixed quote coding. ;) Quote
Guest ii Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I haven't gotten my hands on that one, yet. I did enjoy Age of Innosence very much. Quote
Angel Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 In no particular order:- Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen Quote
nursenblack Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 My top three favorites: Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austen I'm in a classic reading mood lately so maybe my top three may change one day. Quote
Tiger Posted June 13, 2008 Posted June 13, 2008 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Quote
Sarahrob Posted June 14, 2008 Posted June 14, 2008 Black Beauty by Anna Sewell I used to love this book. I had a really tattered copy that somehow lost it's cover, but I loved it. I was gutted when my mum finally made me throw it away! Today's favourites for me are: Gaskell, North and South Bronte, Jane Eyre Austen, Persuasion Quote
Sarahrob Posted June 14, 2008 Posted June 14, 2008 Good as it was, it never lived up to the all-time classic that was the Heidi theme tune Quote
Weave Posted June 14, 2008 Posted June 14, 2008 Its only over the last year or so that I have started reading classics, so my favourites are limited:) 1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 2. A Room with a View by E.M. Forster 3. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier Quote
Icecream Posted June 14, 2008 Posted June 14, 2008 Good as it was, it never lived up to the all-time classic that was the Heidi theme tune I agree with that! Quote
shelbel Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 This is a hard one, there are way too many great classic works to just narrow down to three. Already the English, Russian and the French have been thoroughly covered. Maybe I can contribute a few American Classic's. 1. Moby Dick by Hermman Melville. 2. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. 3. Call of the wild by Jack London. Quote
~Andrea~ Posted June 16, 2008 Posted June 16, 2008 Anyone remember the Black Beauty theme tune? Or am I showing my age? Doo doo doo doo doo doo...no wait, that's Last of the Summer Wine. Hold on. Daa daa daa daa daa daa daa daa daa daa daa... Anyone? Ah yes - the theme tune that IS Sunday morning. Used to love that programme Quote
Antoinette Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 It is difficult to narrow it down to 3, but; The Count of Monte Cristo - Dumas The Moonstone - Wilkie Collins Vanity Fair - WM Thackeray Quote
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