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Template - add as many books or stories as you want!A is for “August”
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A is for “August”3/3
✅Book 1: August Folly (Barsetshire #4) by Angela Thirkell (1936)
✅Book 2: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (1930) 8/16/26
✅Book 3: Amok by Stefan Zweig(1922) 8/25/26
A is for August1. Afoot in England by William Henry Hudson (1907)
2. Une fantaisie du docteur Ox/A Fantasy of Dr. Ox by Jules Verne (1872)
Tr1sha wrote: "A is for “August”An easy challenge! Read classic books or short stories which have the letter A as one or more of
the first letter of the title, ignoring “the” if necessary
the first letter of ..."
The first letter or any place in the first word?
A stands for August…“It was a cold wind in August
Shivers up and down my spine
I was standing in your garden
In the California pine”
Van Morrison
Ivan Bunin – The Life of Arsenyev: Youth 1930
Alberto Moravia – Boredom 1960
Leonid Andreyev – The Abyss and Other Stories 1926
Victor Astafiev – A Shepherd and a Shepherdess 1971
Nike wrote: "Tr1sha wrote: "A is for “August”An easy challenge! Read classic books or short stories which have the letter A as one or more of
the first letter of the title, ignoring “the” if necessary
the f..."
The first letter, Nike -see message #1 & the example. Or you might enjoy Anne of Green Gables. If you liked that, there are other books in the same series that all have “Anne” as the first word in the title. I hope this helps.
Tr1sha wrote: "Nike wrote: "Tr1sha wrote: "A is for “August”An easy challenge! Read classic books or short stories which have the letter A as one or more of
the first letter of the title, ignoring “the” if nec..."
Ok, I got confused when someone came up with "The Life of Arsenyev" as an example. Because that's the first letter in a name but not the first letter in the sentence. And also "Emma" by Jane Austen confused me at first since a is the last letter in the title (until I saw that the first letter in the author's surname also counts.)
I'm really cognitively exhausted because of the brain fatigue that comes with ME. I haven't been able to read but a short story in all of July, can't even concentrate listening to audio books which I often can when I can't read real books. My cognitive ability goes up and down and unfortunately my reading this year has been terribly low.
And sometimes I misunderstand even tiny amounts of text as yours above. It's so frustrating when your brain doesn't want to cooperate. I've been longing for reading "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" (which I've never read) and I planned on doing that in July but alas, I've hardly been able to open my mail or reading through my email. I hate it when it's like this.
Well, I'll probably find another short story to fulfill this month's reading challenge. Does Edgar Allan Poe count? I love Edgar Allan Poe but it's his middle name that starts with A.
Nike, please don’t worry. I’m sorry you’re having problems. Read any story or book that will make you happy in August - that’s all that matters. Or don’t read anything for a while if that would help you.
Tr1sha wrote: "Nike, please don’t worry. I’m sorry you’re having problems. Read any story or book that will make you happy in August - that’s all that matters. Or don’t read anything for a while if that would hel..."❤️❤️❤️🙏
A is for “August”Book 1:Short Story:
WhitebrowbyAnton Chekhov
⭐✔14/8/26★ ★ ★ ★
Book 2Adventures of the Little Wooden HorsebyUrsula Moray Williams(1938)
⭐✔15/8/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Finished 15/8/26
A is for “August”Book 1: A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett 4 stars
Book 2 An Arrow in a Sunbeam and Other Tales by Sarah Orne Jewett 5 stars
Book 3 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton 5 stars
Book 4 The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz 5 stars
So I succeeded by choosing a classic shory story by Anton Tjeckov (the surname is spelled like that in Swedish). Message 5
A great selection of books from everyone - well done!
I am trying to finish two great classics. Will update on 31st.
Nidhi wrote: "I am trying to finish two great classics. Will update on 31st."You can update whenever you want, Nidhi. Enjoy reading your books, don’t spoil them by trying to hurry.
August is the month of apples…“That August time it was delight
To watch the red moons wane to white
’Twixt grey seamed stems of apple-trees;
A sense of heavy harmonies
Grew on the growth of patient night,
More sweet than shapen music is.”
Algernon Charles Swinburne – August
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Ivan Bunin – The Life of Arsenyev: Youth 1930
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Alberto Moravia – Boredom 1960
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Leonid Andreyev – The Abyss and Other Stories 1914
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Victor Astafiev – A Shepherd and a Shepherdess 1971
Still reading:
Henry James – Ambassadors 1903
Vit wrote: "August is the month of apples…“That August time it was delight
To watch the red moons wane to white
’Twixt grey seamed stems of apple-trees;
A sense of heavy harmonies
Grew on the growth of patien..."
A great selection as always, Vit.
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Passenger (other topics)The Ambassadors (other topics)
Пастух и пастушка (other topics)
The Abyss and Other Stories (other topics)
The Life of Arseniev: Youth (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz (other topics)Victor Astafiev (other topics)
Leonid Andreyev (other topics)
Alberto Moravia (other topics)
Henry James (other topics)
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An easy challenge! Read classic books or short stories which have the letter A as one or more of
the first letter of the title, ignoring “the” if necessary
the first letter of the author’s forename or surname
Examples:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Emma by Jane Austen