Classics
Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet's quick wit meets Mr. Darcy's pride in the most sparkling comedy of manners in the language.
Genre Starter Kit
Classics Starter Kit
5 books to begin with, in the order to read them.
Books that have been read for a reason. A guided first step into classics: where to begin, how to read it, and what to try next. About 45 hours of reading.
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- Books
- 5
- Reading time
- About 45 hours
- Formats
- PDF, web guide, content pack
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- Why Read Classics
- How to Read Classics
- Your Reading Path
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Welcome
Why Read Classics
A classic has survived because each generation finds something new in it. They can feel formidable from the outside and surprisingly alive once you begin, with humour, scandal and feeling that has not aged.
Books that have been read for a reason.
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Practical
How to Read Classics
- Choose a good modern edition with a short introduction and useful notes.
- Give the first chapter a fair chance; the style becomes natural quickly.
- Read a few pages every day rather than waiting for a perfect free weekend.
Pairs with: A morning ritual: coffee and twenty unhurried pages.
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Classics
Jane Eyre
An orphaned governess with fierce independence takes a post at Thornfield Hall and finds a secret at its heart.
Essays
A Room of One's Own
Woolf's elegant argument that a woman needs money and a room of her own to write fiction, and why history made that so hard.
Philosophy
Meditations
The private notebooks of a Roman emperor, a practical guide to composure, duty and meeting life as it comes.
Mystery & Suspense
Rebecca
A young bride arrives at the great house Manderley and finds it still ruled by the memory of her husband's first wife.
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