What new books (classical literature) should I order from amazon?
March 10th, 2010 by admin
I am going to buy some new books tonight, classical literature, not modern.
I’ve read a lot of the common ones so perhaps some less common ones. I’d like some poetry too.
Thanks
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How about:
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Professor’s House by Willa Cather
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
My favorite classical books were The Count of Monte Cristo, Dracula, the Art of War, and The Book of Five Rings.
If you have a DS then buy 100 classical books, you will ALWAYS have something to read.
Not sure what you like so this is going to be a mix.
Jewel of the Seven Stars by Bram Stoker
http://www.amazon.com/Jewel-Seven-Stars-Penguin-Classics/dp/0141442212/
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
http://www.amazon.com/Woman-White-Giant-Thrifts/dp/0486440966/
Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
http://www.amazon.com/DUrbervilles-Penguin-Classics-Thomas-Hardy/dp/0141439599/
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
http://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Dalloway-Virginia-Woolf/dp/0156628708/
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
http://www.amazon.com/Rebecca-Daphne-Du-Maurier/dp/0380730405/
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Sr.
http://www.amazon.com/Count-Monte-Cristo-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140449264/
The Lais of Marie de France by Marie de France
http://www.amazon.com/Lais-Marie-France-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140447598/
Okay, so I’m just going to toss out a few that I’ve enjoyed. :)
If you’ve read Nathaniel Hawthorne, you’ve most likely read “The Scarlet Letter,” and perhaps a few short stories (”The Birthmark,” “Rappaccini’s Daughter,” etc.). I strongly recommend Hawthorne’s “The Blithedale Romance” as a somewhat less popular but awesome read.
Similarly, if you’ve read any F. Scott Fitzgerald, it’s most likely to have been “The Great Gatsby.” I’d recommend his very first novel, “This Side of Paradise.”
Steinbeck! If you’ve read him, you’ve mostly likely read “Grapes of Wrath” and/or “Of Mice and Men.” I suggest reading “Winter of Our Discontent,” and “East of Eden.” :)
And here are a few entirely random offerings — books I think you should read if you haven’t, because they’re just EXCELLENT.
Jack Kerouac, “On the Road” — unusual, rambling format; check it out before you buy it, make sure you’re going to be able to handle that for manymany pages ;)
Faulkner, “The Sound and the Fury” — freakishly odd at first…well, throughout…but if you just keep reading, you get into the “flow” of it and it’s still confusing but worth working through
Jean Rhys, “Wide Sargasso Sea” — but if you haven’t read Jane Eyre (Bronte), read that first! “Wide Sargasso Sea,” often assigned in college Women’s Studies classes and considered a classic of feminist lit, is a retelling of “Jane Eyre” from the perspective of the “madwoman” in the attic. AMAZING book.
I hope some of those work out for you! Happy reading! :)
I’ll suggest The Aeneid. It has great user review on Amazon too:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300151411?ie=UTF8&tag=moreinfo-po-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0300151411