Yes, that's it. Apparently the love story part had no real effect on me....I completely forgot about that.
The Classics (and Classic Horror novels)
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That's one of my favorites
I have a very old paperback titled Bloch and Bradbury that includes the short story The Black Ferris (which Bradbury later expanded into the novel Something Wicked this Way Comes). Tales from the Crypt featured The Black Ferris back in the 50's I think. I wish I had it. Here's a link to the E C Comic if anyone wishes to read it.The Haunted Closet: The Black Ferris (1953, Ray Bradbury)
This is another of my favorites
I'm glad you mentioned it, it's time for a reread I've read a lot of classic horror... Stories by Poe, Horace Walpole, Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce. H P Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith...
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That sounds fascinating, I may try and find that too. Thanks for the ID @goathunter
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I've read Dracula, Frankenstein, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(a collection with all three stories and an intro by Stephen King-what a treat!), Macbeth(ok, so it's a play, but I read it anyway, I found it interesting. ), Treasure Island, The Turn of the Screw, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe(I've read the whole thing and I love it!..except for a few stories which I found bizarre or completely ho hum). I have bought some others that I would like to read eventually: A Journey To the Center of the Earth, 1984, The Hound of The Baskervilles, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Moby-Dic, a collection of Oscar Wilde-The Picture of Dorian Gray and a few other stories, The Last of the Mohicans(I absolutely LOVED the movie!!). I have a huge 'to read' list, but I don't mind. I'm always looking for a good deal on classics when I go to used book stores.
), Treasure Island, The Turn of the Screw, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe(I've read the whole thing and I love it!..except for a few stories which I found bizarre or completely ho hum). I have bought some others that I would like to read eventually: A Journey To the Center of the Earth, 1984, The Hound of The Baskervilles, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Moby-Dic, a collection of Oscar Wilde-The Picture of Dorian Gray and a few other stories, The Last of the Mohicans(I absolutely LOVED the movie!!). I have a huge 'to read' list, but I don't mind. I'm always looking for a good deal on classics when I go to used book stores.I've read some on your list. Was planning to read mobydick. My son recommended it. I tried to read Dorian Gray, but just didn't get into it.
Me too. A friend of mine gave me a paperback of four of Conan Doyle's Holmes "adventures" after I'd demonstrated to her some observation/deduction skills (which I was unaware I had). I think the volume included A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Red-Headed League. I read that book, then bought all the Holmes stories and all I did for a long time was read them. I found myself thinking like Sherlock Holmes, observing people, trying to figure things out about them. It was something to do. A man's got to have his hobbies.
I was the same way. Haven't read that stuff since high school. You might like the TV series that the BBC launched called Sherlock. I used to watch the Jeremy Brett version as a kid, but I liked Sherlock more.
I have read Frankenstein which I thought was fabulous. I find the classics hard to read, to be honest, as I find them .......boring!! Yes, I know, I am a heathen!!
Many of them are. The stories are wonderful, but the writing is so different they are sometimes difficult to read.
My favourite "classic" has to be Crime and Punishment
I have also read Shakespeare - Midsummer night's dream and Hamlet - comedy and tragedy. Perhaps I am not such a heathen after all. Tried to read Wuthering heights more than once and can't get past page 100.
I'm at a loss why Wuthering Heights is looked at as a romantic book. Heathcliff is a totally abusive jerk.
I know what you mean. I think this is one of the reasons why I have a problem reading it.
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I think "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is one of my favourites but not too sure if that is considered a classic
I think this would be considered a "Modern Classic".I think "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is one of my favourites but not too sure if that is considered a classic
I have also read Little Women and have downloaded War of the Worlds. Am just about to finish my first David Baldacci novel and, as I have a day off work, it's off to the library to borrow another one!
It absolutely LOVED Little Women. Wasn't as thrilled with Little Men, but I keep meaning to give it a second try. However, I would have to reread the first book.
This book deserves its own genre. Heathcliff is an ass and the rest of his family aren't much better. But it is a compelling story nonetheless.
I have read the first volume of Proust's opus, Swann's Way. It was on my e-reader and I swear some of the sentences couldn't be contained to a single page. Once you can get into the rhythm of the prose it is enjoyable. I probably managed a little over half of Les Miserable. Now that is a taxing undertaking.