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sassenach
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Post subject: Classic Ideas Please...  Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:42 am |
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| Clan Fraser |
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Joined: Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:58 am
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Location: England
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 Since we have had great fun this year with our readalong of the classic book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee it would be lovely to continue the tradition in 2012 - What makes a classic?
This is a difficult genre to define as everyone has their own opinion as to what constitutes a classic….
• Classics stand the test of time
• Classic have expressions of great qualities in life, situations and cultures
• Classics have universal appeal
• Classics influence other writing
• Classics stimulate thinking and debatePlease post your suggestions and we'll see what appeals as a group read....
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“Sassenach." He had called me that from the first; the Gaelic word for outlander, a stranger. An Englishman. First in jest, then in affection.”
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sassenach
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Post subject: Re: Classic Ideas Please... Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 5:14 am |
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| Clan Fraser |
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Joined: Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:58 am
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Location: England
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Ok - I'll start us off with a few suggestions
The Alchemist by Paul Coelho
The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stephenson
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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"It has always been forever, for me, Sassenach"
“Sassenach." He had called me that from the first; the Gaelic word for outlander, a stranger. An Englishman. First in jest, then in affection.”
My Book Blog
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Pauline
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Post subject: Re: Classic Ideas Please... Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:21 pm |
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Joined: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:19 pm
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Location: Rhode Island
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I know that there are some Jane Austen addicts here, how about Persuasion.
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audiobooklover
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Post subject: Re: Classic Ideas Please... Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:54 pm |
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Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:09 pm
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I'm still hoping to get to War and Peace and would love to do it with a group, but I understand if people think it's too much to take on.
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TrudyJ
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Post subject: Re: Classic Ideas Please... Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 1:16 pm |
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Joined: Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:02 pm
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Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier I am just getting to reread it (been a long time), but I loved it. I love the classics!!! 
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