Confession time! Tell us your literary sins to win an entire set of 20 Puffin Classics

[EmilyMumsnet]

Literary shame is a powerful thing - if you've ever nodded sagely while your friends discussed Bleak House or chuckled knowingly about the The Wizard of Oz - the film is the same thing isn’t it? – you'll know what we're talking about. But now we're giving you the chance to 'fess up! Tell us which Puffin Classic you have never actually read, and you'll be in the running to win the entire set.

The Puffin Classics are back, and with a bold new look – twenty brand new covers for the classic tales, from Huck to Dorothy to Alice to Peter. One lucky poster will receive all twenty, while 5 randomly-selected runners-up will win a copy of their never-read tale.

Here's the full set list:
The Call of the Wild, Tom Sawyer, The Wizard of Oz, King Arthur, The Jungle Book, Black Beauty, Huckleberry Finn, Anne of Green Gables, The Secret Garden, The Odyssey, A Little Princess, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, The Wind in the Willows, Treasure Island, Heidi, Peter Pan, Little Women, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

This competition is now closed. And the winners are:

Belo - full set of Puffin Classics
happysouls - The Call Of The Wild
Punkatheart -Heidi
Miisty - Tom Sawyer
Pigeonpea - Huckleberry Finn
kohl - Wind In The Willows

Thanks for all your contributions, we'll be in touch with the winners shortly

[holbea]

I've not read (or even heard of before for that matter), The Call of the Wild. Would like to though!!

[ak1065]

Huckleberry Finn

[lilababb]

i've read them all, my mother was keen for us all to be well read and we visited the library once a week.

[Tonkatol]

I have probably read about half of the "Classics" listed. However, I have always enjoyed reading, and always have a book on the go - could live without TV but not books. It's just that I don't necessarily like the classics but prefer other books.

[Minera]

Read some as a child and more as a mum, now I'm about to parent two little ones due to unforseen circumstances do need to start over having passed on all our chldrens stuff some time ago. My plan was to be a free spirit and travel in my latter years, now I'll just put that on hold . So any of these would suit me thanks. Not read any as a guardian or gran

[eve394]

Most to be honest but winning this would change that!

[AmericasTorturedBrow]

ooops I've only read a small handful of those but have definately claimed at some point or other that I've read them all! Maybe because the stories are timeless, I think I know most of the main gist of them for sure...

I read a lot and adore reading but I'm definately guilty of doing those "how many of these books have you read" quizes and ticking a ton that I actually haven't read

Any excuse for more books though ;)

[Lovelydiscusfish]

Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.
And several of the others I read at school and couldn't really tell you anything about them now.
And I'm an English teacher. Shameful!

[beehummingbird]

Anne of Green Gables

[GeorgeW78]

I don't remember reading The Call of the Wild by Jack London but apart from a couple of others, I think I've read the rest! :)

[sue55]

Huckleberry Finn - always meant to but just haven't got around to

[xalyssx]

I have never even heard of The Call of the Wild... and I work in a library!

[tishist]

I've never read Heidi

[KittyFan83]

I've never heard of Anne of Green Gables, much less read it! blushes and quietly leaves the thread hoping no one notices

[AnxiousKeziah]

Some of those books are my comfort books as an adult and I still read them aged 40! Mainly Heidi, Anne of Green Gables, Little Women and Alice's Adventures.

[avery64]

I haven't read Tom Sawyer or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn :)

[blueeyedpea]

Anne of Green Gables - I don't know why I never got around to that one

[TiggersAngel7774]

To be honest i dont think ive read any of the books in full version only as puffin classics the condensed version aimed at 5-9 year olds. And im an avid book reader just never really occurred to me

[aligiraffe]

Alice in Wonderland. Seen many film versions but never actually got round to reading the book.

[janemphoto]

I never read The Wizard of Oz and to be honest I never even watched the film

[Jux]

King Arthur
A Little Princess
Journey to the Centre of the Earth

I did read other books by those authors, though. I am not remotely ashamed for not having read them, and have never pretended I have either. I promise that if anyone had made a decent case as to why I should, I would have. (the only reason I have read Tom Sawyer and The Wizard of Oz is because somebody or other persuaded me I should. It was worth it, as I can now say that Twain and Baum equal Henry James in turgidity.)

[Themilseys]

I don't have much time for reading these days but have always wanted to read Little Women. This article has reminded me and since I'm going on a few days away soon with friends for a relaxing break, maybe I'll finally read it!

[sarsar123]

oh dear i can't remember most of them! Im a little shocked! I blame the parents lol
Im really encouraging my own children to read.

[ArthurMcAffertyhastwocats]

Black Beauty. Never got beyond page one. I can see my copy now in my mind - pale green spine, black horse on the front (unsurprisingly!).

[Squina1]

Though I have watched the film numerous times, I have never actually read The Wizard Of Oz