My original goal for the 2018 Back to the Classics Challenge was 6 books, but I ended up filling all 12 categories, which means I earned 3 entries in the drawing. It shouldn’t be surprising, but by and large classics are enjoyable reads. The titles should link to my reviews. Thanks again to Karen at Books and Chocolate for hosting.
1. A 19th Century Classic- The Time Machine by H. G. Wells – 1895
2. A 20th Century Classic – The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler – 1939
3. A classic by a woman author – A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh
4. A classic in translation – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
5. A children’s classic –A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
6. A classic crime story – Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
7. A classic travel or journey narrative – The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain
8. A classic with a single-word title – Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
9. A classic with a color in the title – The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
10. A classic by an author that’s new to you – The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart
11. A classic that scares you – We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
12. Re-read a favorite classic – The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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I’ve read three of yours.
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What a great list – many favourites of mine on there, especially HG Wells and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! Glad you enjoyed the challenge – yes, indeed, they become classics for a reason… 😀
It’s funny, isn’t it, that sometimes I’m still surprised when I enjoy a classic I’ve avoided. People have loved them for years and years, why shouldn’t I?
I didn’t realize We Have Always Lived in a Castle was scary- maybe that will make me reconsider reading it….
It’s excellent, but not really scary, but sometimes it’s classified as horror, so I counted it.
When I can’t find anything good to read, i go back to my old buddies Conan Doyle and Dashiell Hammet. They never let me down.
Yep, they’re always good ones.