Thread: Favorite classic novels
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Old 02-20-2014, 07:22 PM   #27
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Jane Eyre is by far my favorite. Wuthering Heights but only because of the Kate Bush song, probably. Jane Austen. Poe's short stories. Do the Brothers Grimm and George MacDonald's The Light Princess count as classics?

That being said, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest. Also, The Canterbury Tales and Beowulf (I do have to read those in modern translation). I was into Jules Verne in middle school.
The Brothers Grimm are certainly classic. I wasn't aware of George MacDonald until you mentioned him - he certainly seems to be classic as well - a fantasy trailblazer. Thanks for the recommendation - I'll certainly look at his works.
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