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Originally Posted by MeiLin
I like social commentary, comedies, fantasy, ripping yarns (to a degree), domestics. My fave 19th century writers are Trollope, Dickens, Austen and Alcott; I've dipped a toe in Gaskill and Hardy and intend to dip further. 
I dislike horror, though I've absorbed enough Lovecraft over the years to get all the jokes. "A Shoggoth on the Roof," forsooth!
I've read Verne and Wells extensively, though mostly as a girl. I have not read Balzac. I've attempted the Russians but was beaten back at St Petersburg.  |
I'd recommend James Branch Cabell's
It Happened in Florida trilogy. In particular,
There were Two Pirates. It's only about 90 pages long, a novella, but it'll give you a good feel for Cabell's style and taste. It's available on Mobileread. For adult tastes, you might try Balzac'x
Droll Stories.