Adrienne's First Old and New Classics Challenge 2016!

[Adrienne]

Hi everyone! This is my first time doing a challenge on Goodreads and I'm super excited! Here we go:

Old: 1899 and earlier
1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, 1813
2. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, 1859
3. Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne, 1873

New: 1900-1999
4. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, 1909
5. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, 1925 - READ, March
6. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, 1963


My Wild Card Six
7.Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, 1861
8. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, 1985
9. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, 1847
10. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, 1938
11. Dracula by Bram Stoker, 1897
12. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, 1847

Alternates
A-1. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1883
A-2. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, 1895

[Fran]

Adrienne, I love your list!! Now I might have to change mine around and substitute some of your choices!!

[Susie]

I have not read very many Classics, but I've actually read a few on your list in 2015, 1, 5, and 12...enjoyed them all. Mrs. Dalloway really stretched me but I enjoyed it and was glad I got through it!

Good luck!

[Laurie]

You have some really great books here. I've read and enjoyed most of them. Good luck with your challenge, and I hope you find some new favorites.

[Andrea AKA Catsos Person]

You have a great list!

I hope these titles you've selected are to your liking!

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

You've covered a lot of genres and kept them all classics. You've got mystery, suspense, gothic, horror, dystopian, adventure, and science fiction. A full house in my book, enjoy.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Looks to be a great year of reading for you. Enjoy.

[[deleted user]]

Some great choices - I've read and enjoyed all of your wild card choices and your A2. I also have P&P on my challenge list for this year. I have read it but it was at school (a long, long time ago) so I don't really remember it. Have fun with your challenge.

[Sarah]

Good list!
I have read several of these and liked them. Around the World in 80 Days is a fun one. The Phantom of the Opera is kind of odd (and not a whole lot like the musical and/or movie if you are familiar with those) but still pretty good. I enjoyed Dracula as well, but it did take a bit to really get going. Treasure Island was ok.

I have lost count of how many of us have Pride & Prejudice on our list for next year.

[Adrienne]

Thanks everyone! I'm really excited to read these books in 2016. I always mean to read more classics (and some of these I have been meaning to read for quite some time) so this challenge will be perfect to keep me on track :) I'm hoping to find some new favorites! Good luck to all of you on your challenges as well :)