Danielle The Book Huntress ’s Comments (group member since Jan 22, 2011)

Danielle The Book Huntress ’s comments from the Classics for Beginners group.

She has these to read, all free on Amazon Kindle:

The Professor
Villette
Shirley

Same here, Shelia!

Oh, no. Don't feel silly. I thought about putting a key, but I didn't get around to it. It's a good question.

Short story.

Well, I don't think you're missing much, personally. :)

1.The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (SS)
2.For The Blood Is The Life by F. Marion Crawford (SS)
3.The Ghoul by Sir Hugh Clifford (SS)
4.The Wind in the Rose-Bush by Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman (SS)
5.Smee by AM Burrage (SS)

Nicolle, we have a group that you are welcome to join:

http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/3...

Donna, good luck to you. I am intimidated to read the Iliad. I don't really have the patience for long poems. So, I am impressed with you!

It may take me a while to fill this thread up, but I intend to note my classic reading as I go. I read a lot of classic horror, so that will probably be evident to anyone who is checking in on me.

Key:

(SS)= short story
(N) = Novel
(P) = Play
(A) = Anthology

Great idea, Nicolle!

Charlotte Bronte
MR James
CS Lewis
Manly Wade Wellman
Bram Stoker
F. Marion Chambers
Oscar Wilde
Louisa May Alcott

Just to name a few....

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
The Awakening
The Stranger

NO offense to fans of these books. For me, they were absolutely pointless wastes of time.

I guess I have two different definitions for classic books:

1)Books written many years ago that are available for people to read today.

2)Books that have endured in the minds of readers for many years, and have continued to gain the affection of new readers throughout the years.

Hi everyone. I'm Danielle. Thanks for the friendvite, Nicolle. My classic reading is driven more by my particular genre (horror, romance, adventure, fantasy, science fiction) tastes, but I have discovered a treasure trove of good oldies that I am delving into. Great idea for a group!