Well that's my 2023 TBR pile done! Thank you so much for this great list. I can't wait to spend time with a few old friends and make some new ones. And a video on building a classics library would be much appreciated!

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

Splendid! I wish you the greatest enjoyment in your reading. And I will do that library video soon.

@rorilee9791

Жыл бұрын

+1 Thank you!

@galloping3265

Ай бұрын

My mom was great to provide me "must reads", one of which was The Earth Abides. I am reading it now, at 75 yrs old. It is an eerie pre-view of the Covid era altho written in the 1940's!

So I just discovered your channel YESterDaY and now I want to read every single book you talk about. 😂

@user-wc1jh3os6s

Ай бұрын

How true!! Tristan’s enthusiasm is contagious! His vocabulary and talent for story-telling is enviable!!

I just started The Woman in Wite. Totally blown away by the beauty of the book and I am on page 64! An example: “Our words are giants when they do us an injury, and dwarfs when they do us a service.” So very true.

@apollonia6656

5 ай бұрын

Exactly.

@ellen823ful

3 ай бұрын

I’m gonna get this book 📕

@lindahorstmann6036

Ай бұрын

One of my all time favorite books.

I am so frustrated. I am unable to read books anymore but have loved reading all my life. My library has all the books but not as audiobooks. So now I’m frustrated. Thank you, Tristan, I love to hear you talking about books.

Merle Oberon and Leslie Howard did a marvelous rendition of The Scarlet Pimpernel😃

A Study in Scarlet blew me away. I’m an Anglophile but also a resident of the Great Basin Desert which I love. I was amazed to discover that much of this novel is set in my Wild West “stomping grounds.” It’s a detective novel, western and Mormon historical fiction.

I am so glad you covered Wodehouse who is indeed a classic writer even if not in the traditional sense of what people think of when they consider classics. His wit is just unmatched! I’ve read most of Jeeves series and the Blandings series and watched the TV series numerous times and still going back to it. Hugh Laurie’s portrayal of Wooster is just special and of course Stephen Fry’s Jeeves! I had borrowed Pigs have wings (from the Blandings series .i think) instead of my college books and was reading it sitting in every corner of the college (because I couldn’t wait to finish it!) and was laughing till my belly ached (by myself!). Be warned if you try to read it when a class is going on, you’re sure to get caught.

I just yesterday finished THE WOMAN IN WHITE. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it and you are right I did sit up reading it at night.

Hey man, your subscriber count has more than tripled since this video came out a year ago! Can’t wait to see it grow even more

I have never heard of Captain Blood. You talking about Rebecca and To Kill a Mocking Bird makes me want to reread them this year. They are two of my most favorite books ever.

I just finished 'A Month in the Country' based on your recommendation and it was an absolute treat. I don't think I can describe it better than you did. The last paragraph is one of the most touching things I've ever read.

Just read Rebecca, One of the greatest pieces of literature I have ever read. Thank you for these recommendations. Looking forward to another one from the list.

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

Daphne du Maurier is a scintillating writer and conjures great characters and suspense. A treasure trove of mysteries. Thanks, Jem.

@user-sf3fe4bh2q

7 ай бұрын

The best screen version to my mind is with Charles Dance.

Rebecca is great book and film. I highly recommend the Alfred Hitchcock/ David O Selznick version from 1940, starring Laurence Olivier as Maxim and Joan Fontaine as the new wife. Black and white of course but looks a million dollars, the best Danvers I’ve seen. I like your take on the classics and the different types and styles for different levels and experience of them, it makes a lot more sense than someone just rattling off recommendations for Don Quixote, Crime & Punishment and other giant tomes. Reading is a process and a journey. I started by reading comics as a child and wasn’t a very good student at school, a bit of a handful, my teachers would say, but I always read and still do. Middlemarch or Anna Karenina is next, after my current read. It’s taken me 58 years to get to these, well worth the effort though. I still read thrillers, espionage, serial killer paperbacks too and enjoy them very much, but to me they are dinner, whereas the classics I read are my dessert.

In high school we read The Woman in White; Rebecca; Silas Marner; The Scarlet Pimpernel; Great Expectations; ❤❤❤Then re-read them all as an adult and fell in love all over again. Thank u for ur channel.

Great list! Already in my stack to read: "A Study in Scarlet" and "Great Expectations". I've read "To Kill a Mockingbird" several times, but will reread. I've also read "Rebecca" quite a few times. Ordered just now: "Captain Blood" and "Three Men in a Boat." I've listened to "Woman in White" and didn't care for it - but I plan on reading it, regardless. The others that caught my attention: "Northanger Abbey," "Silas Marner" (I've only listened to this one) and "A Month in the Country." Thanks for re-introducing me to my love of reading - which was laid aside 39 years ago when I started having children. I'm flashing back to what life was like in early life when I had a book with me at all times. I'm happy to say that, thanks to you, I'm again reading constantly when not at work or in the kitchen: in the early morning, late into the night, and while in line at the bank and grocery stores. Audiobooks filled in a huge gap for me over the years and I'm grateful for them - but it's just not the same experience as lingering over the word.

For those of us who want to take this list along to the library! 12 classic books to read ( by Tristan and the classics) Daphne du Maurier - Rebecca Charles Dickens - Great Expectations Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird Raphael Sabatini - Captain Blood Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes/A Study in Scarlet Jerome K. Jerome - Three men in a boat Baroness Orczy - Scarlet Pimpernel Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey George Eliot - Silas Marner Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White P.G.Wodehouse - The world of Psmith Omnibus JL Carr - A month in the Country Huxley - Brave new world Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Christo

@tristanandtheclassics6538

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for collating the list 😀👍

@apollonia6656

5 ай бұрын

Yes,thank you.

@neils5539

3 ай бұрын

Good luck finding P G Wodehouse at your library. There is one in our large library system. I get all his off Amazon for my Kindle. He is an absolute hoot!

im happy you included jane austen. most people think her stories are too romantic and cliche. I've read Northanger Abbey 4 times already (from when i started classics) and it never loses its charms

@DavideMazzetti

10 ай бұрын

I agree, Men in particular seem to think she's too 'feminine' and 'dainty' - and usually they've never read her novels. I first studied Jane Austen's novels at University and in my opinion she is an extremely clever and perceptive novelist. 'Northanger Abbey is a gem and one of my other favourites is 'Pride and Prejudice'.

@patriciapendlbury2603

9 ай бұрын

Jane Austin's books are I think overrated. Except Emma and Sense and sensibility

Thank you! I have never read Captain Blood, 3 Men in a Boat, or A Month in the Country. Will do!

I found your channel a couple of weeks ago and have become hooked. I've always been a reader, but for the majority of my life it had been SF. I still enjoy some of the older SF, but I do not like the direction it's been going. So, I have been reading classics and your channel has filled a need for me. Thank you.

I’m in the middle of Don Quixote. Loving 🥰 it. I have to go slow because of the way Cervantes has written it. Lots of new vocabulary for me. I’m becoming emotionally involved now with the beloved “knight errant”. We touch on all the books of chivalry from the past. We look at the history of Spain 🇪🇸 🌎 at that time. Anyway…❤ and cheers 🥂 to the Knight of the Mournful Countenance! By the way one of my favorite songs is The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha. 🎤 singing it as I take my walks.

@MrSyntheticSmile

2 ай бұрын

Part two of the book is the real pay off. Part one is an overture to the real stuff, part two.

Yes, I agree with you about "The Woman in White." It's a spectacularly entertaining novel. So is "The Moonstone." "Armadale" is awfully good too.

This presentation made me so happy because all of the books you mentioned ( okay, 90%!) are SO BELOVED to me and am scampering immediately to the library for the two I haven’t yet read- Thank you!!! Trixie 💚💚❤️🐾🥰💛💛😍🧡💜

I hated reading in school because of... school (which I hate to this day and I'm 34) But suddenly I found Captain Blood in my house and I played videogames about pirates a lot. So, I started to read. And I was blown away - I read all days for the week until I read all Captain Blood novels and I never ever experienced something like this. It was absolutely transcendental. Since that time I read books. But CB to this day is one of the best things I've ever read.

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

This is a fabulous anecdote, Alexander! Captain Blood is so good. Have you read anything else by Sabatini?

@bxp_bass

Жыл бұрын

@@tristanandtheclassics6538 yeah, some. The Sea Hawk to be precise. And I'm planning to read more of his.

New to the channel. Love it!

Love this. I am looking forward to those I haven’t already read

New subscriber here! Looking Forward to this!

Yes! We need a video for building a classic library

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

OK Gwyndon. I'm quite excited about the prospect of that video.

@Gwyndon

Жыл бұрын

@@tristanandtheclassics6538 Your channel has inspired me! I only just discovered it in the last few months. 2023 will be the year of the classic for me! Thanks for the video!

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

@@Gwyndon That's so good to hear Gwyndon. Looking forward to hearing about your adventure in Classics.

@magdalenaholt2967

Жыл бұрын

Indeed we do!

@chrissy1510

Жыл бұрын

Yes please Tristan!

I’m so happy to find your channel! I guess I’m a little behind as this was last years. lol. just what I was looking for!

I appreciate your recommendation of Captain Blood ~ intrigued about reading an early pirate story and the opportunity to look for tropes 🙂

I’m so glad I found your channel, been reading a lot this past week

So many of my favorites! I *love* Rebecca, A Study in Scarlet, To Kill A Mockingbird, Great Expectations, Three Men in a Boat, The Woman in White and while I have only read *Leave it to Psmith*,* I love Wodehouse. I do consider myself to be a Janeite and you're right - Northanger Abbey is at the bottom of my list. However, hearing you talk about it makes me want to give it another re-read! 📚 Now I just need to get to reading the other books from your wonderful list! 🤓 Thank you for this, Tristan! 👏🏻

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

Pleased that you approve of the list Lu. Of Austen's books you will probably be shocked to which one I rank in 6th place. Though they are all excellent and each deserves a place in the Canon.

Great choices and interesting introductions--makes me want to reread the ones I know and start on the others!

Tristan, so glad you're back. I have been having so much fun catching up with your latest videos. This is an awesome list. There is something for everyone. I hadn't read Captain Blood or 3 men in a Boat. Have since read 3 Men and will read Captain Blood as soon as I finish re-reading Great Expectations for your Patreon. (Love the videos you're doing for that. They are loaded with so much to unpack that I keep going back to listen again and again.) Take care.

Very true words about " Great expectations"!

You’re a master story teller! I added so many books to my audible wish list!

Vivid terrific descriptions/synopses of books

Tristan, just want to say thank you for your videos. I don’t get to read much because I have work so much at the warehouse and sometimes I’m just too tired after. But you inspire me to keep on pushing and it makes me excited for the next time I can sit down and read something. You have a good energy man and you should know it makes a lot of peoples days just to see a new video from you. Anyways, I better get to reading some of these, ive heard so many good things about great expectations and I think I may try that next (I read David copperfield which was one of the best books ever made). I really want to check out northanger abbey too. Love the shoutout to to kill a mockingbird. We read that in high school and it was intensely moving. I still remember many lines from it despite not picking it up in well over a decade. Anyways happy New Years, greetings from Detroit, Michigan

So informative, enthusiastic. Rebecca is the first one from the list that I have started this week!

Hi, new sub here! Can't believe I've never come upon your channel before. You've got me interested in digging out my old Sherlock Holmes books, and rereading some of them; also I'm definitely going to start Northanger Abbey and Rebecca!

This was great. He’s so charismatic!

So happy to see you recommending "Three men in a boat", it's great fun.

What a wonderful list! I was so pleased to see Wodehouse included! He is often overlooked and is such a delight to read! I am unfamiliar with A Month in the Country but have ordered it and I am very much looking forward to reading it!

You've really made me want to read Willie Collins Woman in white, I have had it on my shelves for years, now thanks to you it will be read.

You have bitten me with the classics! There are not enough hours in my day to get to all the books you have recommended. Also, we saw two adaptations of “Rebecca” and loved them both!

Thank you! Suggestion on best translation(s) for Dumas?

I just found your channel and I love it! I find it interesting the book you mentioned to possibly not use as an introduction to classic literature. Over the summer I decided to dive back into books. I used to be extremely bookish years ago, though not particularly drawn to classics, and I never realized how much I missed reading until I picked up, in June, “Middlemarch” which had been staring at me from my bookshelf for a long time. To be sure, though an unbelievable book (and definitely at the top of my favorites list having now read it) it’s challenging to pick up if you’re just starting to cut your teeth on classics or reading in general, and for all the reasons you mentioned. It’s a big book, beautifully written but verbose and at times I did find myself jumping back to the beginning of a paragraph to re-read, and from the perspective of social roles and expectations it was both fascinating and confusing at times. Overall, however, I found it easier to comprehend than I was expecting, and I broke the book down into its individual parts and read it as if I were reading the originally serialized novel. That is, I would read one part of “Middlemarch” and then read an entirely different book (one that bore no chance of being confused with George Eliot’s much larger tome), before returning for the next part of the book. This made the entire process of reading almost more enchanting to me, because as I would get to the end of whatever book I was reading between parts I would start to reflect on the story of “Middlemarch”. I would think about Mrs. Casaubon- what a lovely character she is!- and Will Ladislaw and Mr. Lydgate who I was not nearly as fond of in the beginning as I became, through his various trials, later in the book. This approach really had me looking forward to the next installment, rather than feeling exhausted which I think would have been very possible without breaking the novel up. I really re-discovered my love of reading with “Middlemarch” and the other books that I read as well, but there are few books that have transported me the way that “Middlemarch” did and few characters that I’ve cared about as much as I did so many of those that George Eliot penned here. I’m looking forward to reading more of her work (and re-reading “Middlemarch” at some point as well). I found her use of words to be so engaging and her ability to create complex, truly human characters fascinated me. Any suggestions for my next date with George Eliot? I’m so excited to explore her work! And to those considering “Middlemarch”, especially if you are (like me) rediscovering reading, take it slow, break up your reading of the book if that feels right to you, and enjoy it! It’s a fantastic experience!

@tristanandtheclassics6538

5 ай бұрын

I agree with you and am delighted that Eliot has reignited you love of reading. As for your next date with Eliot, may I suggest The Mill on the Floss?😀❤️

@ConniesSon30

5 ай бұрын

@@tristanandtheclassics6538 Absolutely! I’ll be ordering it soon. I was hoping that would be the suggestion. I’ve felt drawn to that book in particular. Thank you! 😊

You are a fantastic story teller. So inspiring, so exciting 😊

I love your channel. You've made me appreciate classics. I read three men on a boat last year. It's hands down the funniest book I've read.

I already have Brave New World on the shelf! Read it in high school and just had to get it! I'll be adding it to my list of rereads :D

I have also just begun, the woman in white. Thoroughly enjoying it so far. Thanks for the inspiration.

Loved this list, I've read 6 of them. I read A Month in the Country earlier this year upon your recommendation and loved it. I know i will go back to it when I need something calming. Thank you!

Your content is great. But I always liked the styles your presentations have.

All of these are great choices! A superb TBr. Have read about four - upward and onward. 😃

I agree with you about Northanger Abbey. Most have never heard of it.

Brilliant video! I consider myself as a beginner classic reader so this list is really helpful. I only read three from the list. Rebecca remind me of Jane Eyre (I am not obsessed with Jane Eyre 😂). I also read Great Expectations and To kill a Mockingbird I am planning to read Woman in white and the count of Montecristo and hopefully read some others from this list next year. I agree with you about Middlemarch, the more I hear people talk about it the more I am intimated. I would take your advice and read Silas minor first and maybe another one or two of her works before attempting Middlemarch. Thanks for this video ☺️

this is the first time i have been recommended a classic novela with comedy genre. most booktoks usually recommend the complex genres. great video. i'll read the recommendations because most of the books were on my tbr list for quite a long time

I am currently reading Three Men in A Boat, and it is indeed laugh out loud funny. Thank you so much for the recommendation Tristan!

Captain Blood and the Scarlet Pimpernel. I need to read these.

I love the idea of building a library. I have read most of the books on your list but I had never heard of Captain Blood.

so happy I stumbled across your video! I am working on my 2024 reading plan right now and will definitely add three men in a boat and quite a few of the rest of this list to my plans! SUBSCRIBED! I' read the Count of Monte Cristo this year - Awesome, rip snorting page turner , totally agree with your recommendation. I just read Tale of Two Cities and Christmas Carol , loved, so I'll add Great expectations to my 2024 list, I've read a BUNCH of woodhouse but not in a while and also Jane Austen. Great list!! I Adored Middlemarch so I'll add Solas Marner for this coming year.

Hi Tristan, I loved your video! I am going to read SILAS MARNER and a GREAT EXPECTATIONS. I will comment on soon❤❤❤

I love this - it's so true that people just recc classics without thinking about people who're just getting into older stuff and can't just read middlemarch for fun yet. Such a good video.

After watching your video, I got myself a copy of Great Expectations by Chiltern. Waiting for it to be delivered. Thank you for the great insights into classics and your unique charisma 🙂

So many great books to read. Some are already on my shelves and lists. I’ve just recently bought A Month in the Country and I can’t wait to start reading 👍👍👍

Your channel has grown so much! Love it and love your content :)

@apollonia6656

3 ай бұрын

What Tristan said about putting several of George Elliot books in your pockets of you wish to drown made me 😂😂😂 However, I am now wary of taking Middlemarch and Anna Karenina with me to cross a stream ! Brick books is what I call them...good weapons that Agatha Christie could have used for one of her crime novels !

Very clever list, thank you, and a great introduction. There's no reason readers shouldn't start with accessible texts instead of the heavies. I hope there are teachers who recommend your channel to their students.

Ok, so the bonus book I read in under a week on my first go. I know most people aren't like that, but it pulled me in. I also read Jane Austin's works (not all of them), rather quickly. I know people like the Brontë sisters also, and I read them quickly as well. They were easy to get into I felt. I don't know if these are so much starters for the classics books, but I found them easy to lose myself in. You did have some new finds for me. So thanks so much.

This video just came up in my feed. It’s February 2024. I love your list. I’ve read almost all of the books on your list except the two comedies, A Month in the Country, and The Count of Monte Cristo. I have read Middlemarch and suggest another feel good book, Enchanted April. Oh, I forgot I haven’t read Captain Blood, but loved the movie so I will put it on my TBR. I very much enjoyed this introduction to your channel.

I just ordered my copy of *The Woman in White*. Cannot wait to get my hands on it! Thank you so much for this video. This video introduced me to new and amazing authors.

Best recommendation list for classics I've seen! Thank you!!

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

That's so kind of you to say, Lupana. Thank you! 😊

I started reading the Woman in White and I agree, I can’t put it down. I stay up way too late reading one more chapter. Thank you for these great suggestions. I have read quite a few, and agree they belong on this list. I am adding Three Men in a Boat, because who doesn’t need a good laugh these days! Love your channel and the excitement over a good book!

Yes, yes, yes to the Classic library video!

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

Great. I am quite excited about the prospect of doing that video.

@jasmin5246

Жыл бұрын

@@tristanandtheclassics6538 Looking forward to it!

I'm happy I found your channel. In another video you posted you taught iambic pentameter. I was amazed at how quickly you brought understanding to this dull mind in a way my professor in college was unable to do in 2 semesters of Shakespeare. That was 50 years ago. Thank you. for all your posts.

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Rick, for sharing this. It's such a shame when the brilliance of something isn't explained appropriately, or with a lack of lustre. Maybe, sometimes, the original love of literature wears off some professors as it becomes a 'job.' Whatever the case, I'm pleased to make your acquaintance, and that one of my videos was valuable to you.

I read Capt Blood when I was a young teen over 50 years ago. I still read sections today, it's so much fun. I also discovered the movie with Errol Flynn (I think his first starting role) around the same time. It's dated and corny but captured the spirit of the book and is wonderful.

Yeeeeees…exactly what I was looking for to help me start my Classics journey! I will say I have read Doyle’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles” and loved it. Throughout his story I found myself saying such things as “Wait, what?” “But how?” “How’d I miss that!?”. Quite remarkable and I’m looking forward to reading “A Study in Scarlet”. I’m truly looking forward to reading all these. Thank you!

Thank you I have some new books to pick up. A resounding yes to a video about building a library

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

Will do. 😀👍

currently reading middlemarch and although i’m enjoying it i have to admit, george eliot’s intellect is definitely challenging to grasp! i just finished hamlet and i feel like this is barely easier to comprehend ha ha! apropos to your list, i am very excited to read the woman in white soon!

Amazing video. I'm new to reading and really struggle with knowing what to read next! I'm going to set myself the challenge of reading each book mentioned here, although I don't think I could read bits of the Count of Monte Cristo whilst reading another book, my mind would get lost between worlds haha. Do you have any advice for when it comes to reading multiple books simultaneously? I'm also interested in the "How to build a Classic book library" video if you haven't already gotten round to it!

Tristan, I’ve just finished Captain Blood. I loved it. I would never have read this book without your recommendation - thank you, thank you, thank you. Brave New World next. Peter (Williams, not Blood).

I have read quite a few of these, but some time ago. Great list. I remember a teacher at Primary school reading Three Men in a Boat to us and laughing my head off at it.

My favorites from this list are To Kill a Mockingbird and Silas Marner. I have yet to read a Daphne De Maurier book, but I need to do so at some point. I've always wondered if Captain Blood and The Scarlet Pimpernel were worth reading.

That’s a good idea Dude.

Thank man great list. I'm going to use a few of these as palate cleansers from my main reading.

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

Pleased to be of assistance 😀 Thanks for taking the time to comment.

I’m so happy to have come across your channel. I have gotten back into reading after a break and I want to read the classics. The passion and knowledge you have when you talk of these books is inspiring. I’m adding all these books to my TBR and am determined to read at least 5 this year.

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

Hi, Joanna, it's so nice to make your acquaintance. I'm pleased that you enjoyed the video and I wish you as much delight in reading them as I had.😀

The Woman in White is just great! Also, P G Wodehouse is the master of analogies. He is just a riot. I suggest doing the Blandings Castle series more or less in order. It's funnier if you know the backstory of some of the reoccurring characters.

Tristen !! How wonderful to see you again! I thought you had to do other stuff and sent us off to the library to find a Snark !!! Absolutely wonderful to have you back!! I was so pleased to find that the only book I had not read on your list was Scarlet Pimpernel. I do own it and I will find it again and put it on the top of the TBR pile. I absolutely agree with you and your choices. My least favorite was Women in White (I know, what is wrong with me LOL) !! Currently I am filling one of my literary holes and that is Greek and Roman Mythology. WOW has that been fun, I find myself gasping and my jaw dropping all the time with those Titans !! So great to see you ! I will make sure to follow!!! Lee

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

Hey Lee! Fabulous to see your comments again. I shall put your opinion of the Woman in White down to a high fever.😀 Greek literature is a particular blank spot for me too. One I hope to address soon enough. Keep well my friend.

Thanks, Tristan! I'm so glad you included Three Men In a Boat. I just read that one for Victober and laughed all the way through it.That's the perfect book to start reading the classics!! You've sold me on Captain Blood and The Scarlet Pimpernel. And I'm ashamed to say I've never read PG Wodehouse. I know. I'm missing out and I really have no excuse.

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

3 men is so enjoyable that I want to read it every time I hear it mentioned. As for Wodehouse!!! He is the cream of the crop. Everybody should read at least one book by him. Let me know when you do, Mitzi.

@user-sf3fe4bh2q

7 ай бұрын

Better late than never!

Hello ! Thank you for your always cheery introduction :) . As always, you've presented us with a great selection of books. Thank you. Daphne Du Maurier is always a great place to start with classics.

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

Pleased you enjoyed it Christina 😀 You are right, there is hardly a better author to start with than du Maurier.

I would recommend a tale of two cities as a good place to start with Dickens. And then I read Oliver twist before I read Great expectations. And I was glad I did it that way.

Is this guy great or what!Enthusiast is an understatement..

I second your recommendation of "Three Men in a Boat", it is such an hilarious book! I hardly ever see it talked about anywhere else, so I'm glad that you are as fond of it as I am (though its sequel is certainly much weaker)!

I just found you Tristan! It's a pleasure to listen to you. I haven't read Wodehouse, but I'm sold. And yes, I would love a video about building a classics library. Thank you for teaching me!

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

Hello, Martha. It's a delight to make your acquaintance! And thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment. i truly appreciate it. Just so you know, I have now posted a video on building a classic library. hope that you enjoy it.😀

I've read 3 Men, Mockingbird, Montecristo, Study in Scarlet, a Wodehouse, and BNW for sure. Was supposed to read Expectations, but I'm blanking on the end, so I'm guessing I read just enough to pass the class. A Month in the Country is at the top of my list here, then Capt Blood or Rebecca. But they all sound pretty good. I was going to read the major Austen and Brontes this year but I still haven't finished P&P. I probably should have started with NA.

These are books to love! Brilliant choices! The movie A month in the country with the young Colin Flirth is awesome. Thank you and have a very nice week,

@tristanandtheclassics6538

Жыл бұрын

Hi Muhlenstedt!!! I have seen the film and I really enjoyed it. However, no film can do justice to the end of the book, which is so inward and deft.

@muhlenstedt

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@@tristanandtheclassics6538 I agree with you completely.

I love that idea for a video about building your classics library. I own way too many books and would be curious to see if I have any blatant holes. I enjoyed this list video and though I have read/studied quite a few, there are some I haven’t gotten to yet. I think Austen and Trollope are great places to start with classic literature. I feel like they are very kind to their readers.

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Hiya, great to see you here!!! You are spot on about Trollope. What a writer! I'm quite excited to do a library building video. You should do one too.😀

Excellent recommendations. I'm currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo and loving it! I’d like to read A Month in the Country next. Thanks Tristan. Happy Reading! 📚😀

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Hey Adrienne, great to hear from you again. Pleased you are enjoying the Count. As for A Month In The Country, please tell me what you think when you have read it.😀

i've only read 3 of these. Captain Blood, Brave New World, and Study in Scarlet. i have some catching up to do!

I would say at least 10 out of the 13 are of interest. But I do so much want to get into Dickens. I’ve read A Christmas Carol, and A Tale Of Two Cities when I was a teenager, about 40 years ago. But I’ll take your advise on Great Expectations.

Anthony Andrews is the lovely chap playing The Pimpernel. The 1934 film with Leslie Howard is also worth your time.

Great video. I love To Kill a Mockingbird, both the book and the movie. My daughter loved The Woman in White when she read it in high school. I have seen the excellent version on public broadcasting twice. Now I need to read the book. A Month in the Country is now at the top of my TBR list. Tried Dickens, one of my dad's all-time favorite authors. Didn't appreciate it as a kid. Will have to try Great Expectations again. The Count of Monte Cristo was assigned reading in high school, but I couldn't appreciate it then. I have listened to a very good audio book of Rebecca and watched movie versions several times. It is good, but I find the ending a bit of a letdown.