Discuss Classic novels here. From Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, to George Orwell's 1984.
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Hello, as well as these literature forums I am planning a site where you can read classic books (mostly over 80 years old) for free online. So far I've got all the books by George Orwell and Emily Bronte added, and I'm currently adding Shakespeare. Before I add more I think it wise to ask which...
Hi everybody! The 19th American short story reflected the political climate and the zeitgeist of that time. Short stories dealt with a variety of different topics and the American short story (as far as I understand it ) consists at least of the following three sub-genres : realistic short...
I recently read Thomas Hardy's Mayor of Casterbridge in my AP literature class. I have been wanting to read more of his work and I'm not sure where to start. His most popular novels seem to be MoC, Far from the Madding Crowd, Jude the obscure, Return of the Native, and Tess of the D'urbervilles....
I just began reading this book tonight and I am currently half-way through. The description of the jungle is really captivating and the silence and primeval forest which consumes Marlow and the band of pilgrims as they travel to Kurtz station makes me feel like I am right there with them. Has...
Another book I finished recently.. Well, to be exact, today. It was good but I'm interested in knowing why it's so famous other than its vulgar languages and vividly depicted character in psychological manner. I mean, it's good yes but the plot wasn't anything exceptional...
The Good Earth is a novel by Pearl S. Buck published in 1931 and awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1932. The best selling novel in the United States in both 1931 and 1932 , it was an influential factor in Buck winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938. It is the first book in a...
Hello, I'm looking for classic literature/stories that focus on only one character going through a solitary journey, meeting various characters along the way but who only remain in the story for that brief interval. Does anyone know of literature that possesses this more solitary sporadic...
I'm honestly quite chary about making this post...because I know the novel has a huge following... But honestly? I didn't really like it that much. I mean, OK, it certainly intrigued me and drew me in and I loved the fact that I absolutely HATED. Literally HATED almost every single one of...
George Eliot is noted for her meticulous insight into what makes her characters tick, it is one of the main reasons why her novels are still critically acclaimed. Adam Bede is an early Eliot novel and I think she does write more confidently in the next one, The Mill on the Floss, but without...
Hi everyone! I'm from Russia. Would like to know your opinion on Edgar Allan Poe, just curious: like/dislike, your favorites, first associations and such. Thank you.
hi!! can anybody please help me??? what is the connection between "the country of the blind" and a utopian society or a utopia ?? thank you!
Hallo! I like Jane Austen very much and even want to write my deploma devoted to her works. Can you help me to identify her style and manner of writing, just because critics treat the ganre, she worked in, in diffrent ways. Besides, I tend to consider her as the representative of critical realism....
I would just like to say that she, in my opinion, is one of those rare authors that I consider as geniuses in their art. I think she is an increadible writer. My two favourites from all her works are "Orlando" and "The Years". Anyone shares my views?
Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, I have a question about, and wasn't sure where to ask it on this forum, so I thought I would place it here, and possibly and hopefully initiate a discussion about Victor Hugo and his works. Caution possible spoiler, but here is my question: Fantine was working in...
Ramona written by Helen Hunt Jackson, I am about halfway through this wonderful novel, which I came upon the author before through Emily Dickinson's writing or those writing about her, but never looked more into the author, until I was reading an issue of the Emily Dickinson Journal and it TOTALLY...
I recently read three novels by Henry James, and I found his style and the themes he addresses in his novels to be compelling. His novels are not easy to read. His style is complex and can be difficult at times, but with a little patience, one can find a great deal of meaning in his work. Since...
I've never been able to get into Ayn Rand. But she is an important intellectual. There may have been more socialist/communist sympathizing writers of the 20th century but the modern world has decided on her vision, not theirs, at least economically. Part II continued on next post.
Hi everyone, sorry I've been gone for so long. I am very busy, but I will always come back here. I've missed you all. Anyway, my girlfriend had me read Jane Eyre since it's her favorite book. I just finished last night. I searched this forum for titles w/ Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, and Jane Eyre,...
Which Jane Austen Book should I start with?
I'm very new here, so I'm hoping I'm posting this in the right place. Anyways, I'm writting an essay about the power of sex and how this is portrayed through various dystopic novels. I was just curious about what other people though about the topic and books people suggest would be good to read for...
I don't get it. I'm 16 and I absolutely love classic literature. Why do teens tend to put classic lit below more modern lit? Or am I just completely wrong? Also, please don't just say "It's boring!" I'd prefer more in depth answers. I thought The Scarlet Letter was the most boring books ever,...
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