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Which classic next?

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ParisOnWheels · 12/10/2020 13:56

I think I want to get my teeth into a classic soon.
I’ve read everything by Austen except Emma, a decent chunk of the Bröntes, several Dickens, a couple by George Elliot and I’d say several other classics too.

What am I missing?

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JaneJeffer · 12/10/2020 14:23

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. It's brilliant.

actiongirl1978 · 12/10/2020 14:21

I had a Steinbeck moment a few years ago. So a modern classic I suppose.

How about Hardy? Reading Tess of the Durbervilles will make you feel like life is a piece of cake!

pippistrelle · 12/10/2020 14:19

Vanity Fair is a proper good read.

As is Buddenbrooks.

And The Brothers Karamazov.

The War of the Worlds or The Time Machine

Not so old - and very different - but just as classic, Brave New World or I, Claudius.

All books I almost wish I hadn't read so that I could have the pleasure of reading them for the first time.

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