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[Sara, Old School Classics]

Welcome aboard, Shelby and Tory. lovely to have you both here.

[Tory]

Sara wrote: "Welcome aboard, Shelby and Tory. lovely to have you both here."

Thanks -- and welcome, Shelby!

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Shelby and Tory, welcome to the group!

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Welcome Tory. If you are looking for a way to add to your to-be-read list of books, this is definitely the place to be!! LOL I have found perhaps too many books to purchase.

[Tory]

Lynn wrote: "Welcome Tory. If you are looking for a way to add to your to-be-read list of books, this is definitely the place to be!! LOL I have found perhaps too many books to purchase."

Same here. Course, now I'm working on getting a good set of shelves so that I can expand on my collection. There's always a way!

[Regina]

Hello! I'm Regina and I have a degree in British Literature. I love reading and love the classics. As you may have inferred, I primarily read British Lit., but would like to expand my horizons a bit and discuss books with like-minded people. I'm an avid re-reader. My all-time favorite classic authors are Jane Austen, Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf, EM Forster, and Agatha Christie.

After looking through some threads last night, I feel like I've found my people!

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome Regina, so glad you are with us.

[Sara, Old School Classics]

We are so happy to be your people, Regina. Welcome aboard. I saw you were working on the challenge list and I will be back to check on you soon. I think you will find this group is great fun.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Welcome Regina!

[Kathryn]

Hi everyone. I'm Kathryn in Brisbane, AU (originally from Yorkshire, UK). I'm so happy to have found your group.

I love a good reading list and yearly challenge so I'm grateful for the work that goes into that! This year I challenged myself to read 200 books (including *many* audiobooks), and happily, I'm on track. It will be good to get "back to basics" a bit next year and focus on quality rather than quantity.

Anyway, thanks again for the group and look forward to chatting. :)

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Welcome, Kathryn. Since you love a challenge, you will no doubt enjoy our Bingo and Buffet Challenges. Sign up for as many (or as few) as you wish. We have a lot of fun following one another during the year. I suspect you will add to my TBR, reading all those books!

[Regina]

Thank you Bob, Sara, and Lynn. I’m looking forward to getting to know you all.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Kathryn, welcome to the group!!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group, Regina and Kathryn. We are so glad to have you join us!

[Emily :)]

Hey everyone! I have recently started to pick up some classics that I never had the opportunity to read until now. I'm super excited to see what I've been missing out on! I would love your suggestions!

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Welcome to the group, Emily. I have found authors and books I have loved through this group....and convinced I would never have found them otherwise.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome Emily!!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Emily wrote: "Hey everyone! I have recently started to pick up some classics that I never had the opportunity to read until now. I'm super excited to see what I've been missing out on! I would love your suggesti..."

So glad that you are here with us to read more classics. Enjoy.

[JenniferAustin]

Emily wrote: "Hey everyone! I have recently started to pick up some classics that I never had the opportunity to read until now. I'm super excited to see what I've been missing out on! I would love your suggesti..."

Welcome, Emily! There are a bunch of very passionate readers in this group, and it's a friendly crowd. Come by and share about what you are reading! I peeked at your profile -- are you enjoying Pride and Prejudice? That's a book I loved. If you feel adventuresome, Ibi Zoboi did a "remake" of it a few years back that I enjoyed -- Pride. A less famous author that I have enjoyed, Patrice Sarath, has The Unexpected Miss Bennet, whcih is on my to-read list.

Anyway, welcome!

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Lovely to have you join us, Speluncus. I see you found the Buddy Read thread, and I think you will find someone interested in reading with you all through the year. Please also nominate books you are interested in for group reads and vote for your choices. Our group reads are usually well-populated and lively.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Speluncus wrote: "Hi everyone,

I am Speluncus, I am from Germany, I am a teacher for English and Latin and I love the classics. I think I would like to try to set up a buddy read here. I am not much of a reading ch..."

Welcome to the group

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Kathryn, Emily, and Speluncus,

Welcome to the Group. Our threads never close. Feel free to join any discussion you find interesting. See you around the bookshelves!!

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome, Speluncus!

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Thabitta, welcome to the group.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Thabitta wrote: "Hello, everyone! Great to be here!"

We are glad that you are here also.

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Welcome from me as well, Thabitta.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Hello Thabitta, I hope you enjoy the group.

[Kate]

Hello! This group looks like an exciting one.

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Welcome, Kate. We like to keep it lively here. Hope you find it is just to your tastes!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Kate wrote: "Hello! This group looks like an exciting one."

Welcome, and it is exciting to read with you.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome, Kate.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Hello Kate. The threads never change. Please join any discussion that looks interesting. Welcome.

[ana]

Hi everyone! I'm Ana, from Brazil, and just joined goodreads and this group yesterday :) I have been a reader since forever but only got into the classics last year, specially the russians! My goal this year is to finally finish The Miserables and Crime and Punishment, both I started last year but never finished, I don't even know why.
I read some discussions here and everyone seems so nice! I hope to soon be a part of some discussions and group readings!

[Franky]

Welcome Ana! It's a great group and some lively discussions with some great classic reads. Take care!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

ana wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Ana, from Brazil, and just joined goodreads and this group yesterday :) I have been a reader since forever but only got into the classics last year, specially the russians! My goal..."

Welcome to the group!

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome ana, glad you you are with us!

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Also delighted to see you here, Ana. Not sure if you are aware, but there is a buddy read for Les Misérables that will stretch the better part of the year. You can find it here:
Les Miserables

[Kathryn]

Welcome Ana! I’m sure we will cross paths in the Les Mis thread. Hope you are enjoying the group as much as I am (I’m new too) and that you have a great reading year ahead.

[ana]

thanks everyone! and thank you Sara for the notice, definitely a great motivation to catch up on this book :)

[luna ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚]

Hello! I'm a high school student in the Netherlands. I hope to study English Literature in university. I've always loved literature and books (especially classics) I'm happy to be here :)

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Hello Luna, welcome to the group.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Luna wrote: "Hello! I'm a high school student in the Netherlands. I hope to study English Literature in university. I've always loved literature and books (especially classics) I'm happy to be here :)"

Welcome to the group.

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Welcome, Luna.

[Pete]

Hello All
I read 59, mostly smaller classics last year and I am looking forward to doing a similar number this year. Just finished The Screwtape Letters and loved it!

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Bravo, Pete! Lovely to have you aboard.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome, Pete!!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Pete Sciulli wrote: "Hello All
I read 59, mostly smaller classics last year and I am looking forward to doing a similar number this year. Just finished The Screwtape Letters and loved it!"

Hello to you! And welcome to the group.

[Lynn, New School Classics]

Welcome Ana, Luna, and Pete. I hope you like the group as much as I do. Remember that the book discussion threads never close. Join in any discussion you would like.

[Anastasia]

Hello everyone!
I am a citizen of the world, Greek native, and I love reading classics (mostly new school classics). At the top of my list are Greek, Russian, and mostly American classics, as my education is American. I love everything about the classics, from how curious and well-rounded the authors are, to their grammar, spelling and tone, to the plots and characters that often remain relevant in today's world.
I would love to explore more British literature, women authors, and classics all around the world.
Would love any recommendation you have!

[Sara, Old School Classics]

Welcome to the group, Anastasia. I love classics for much the same reasons you cite. I would say 50% of my favorites are British classics, but I probably lean more old school than new. You are not going to have any problem finding reads or getting recommendations here. Check out this thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...