EASY CLASSICS FOR BEGINNERS | Sherlock Holmes, Daphne du Maurier & MORE!
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- I share my top recommendations for books to read if you are new to reading classics, including lots of my favourites!
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I love Persuasion so much. The romance is so captivating. And ohmygod, the letter had me crying for hours!
I'm a classic girl:
I see Sherlock, I click.
Same here
Any chance of doing a "medium classics for intermediates" vid? Just wondering.
I’m working on it!
@@lucythereader Excellent. Advanced novels for advanced readers would probably have to be chopped up into specialized sections: Classical Period; Medieval Period; Golden Age of English Lit. 1575-1660; 19thC novel to 1920; the Modern novel; Post & Post-Post Modern novel; novels of the non-Western World, etc. Whether you'd wanna do specialized recs for what would be perhaps/probably a smaller audience I'll leave in your more than quite capable hands.
Some good recommendations here Lucy! Du Maurier is... phenomenal. I love her writing style. Pace. Grace. Gorgeous attention to detail. And a sprinkling of Gothic. Jamaica Inn is my go to and must read for everyone. I'll order My Cousin Rachel. I have CC Farm on my Kindle coming up.
I'd add some Dickens. Love Dickens. Oliver Twist or Great Expectations for some of the finest characters and Victorian coincidence. Nicholas Nickelby if someone were going more ambitious for length.
Persuasion's fantastic. Challenging. But so rewarding. I love Emma.
Great video!
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I love (LOVE) "North and South"; the book and the BBC adaptation. I find both endings very sweet and tender, but... I mean... Richard Armitage. Come on.
This was such an interesting video, Lucy. I've always liked the sound of Daphne du Maurier, and now you've definitely persuaded me to read something by her.
Persuasion was the first Austen novel I ever read and is still my favourite! I also love North and South - everyone should watch the mini series!
I just cannot imagine my life as a reader without classics! I think there’s a classic out there for everyone you just have to look out for it and leave al the apprehension against classics. I’d add to the list, The Woman im White by Wilkie Collins and The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton, such great books!
always love your videos, thank you for this 💗💗
I’ve never read Sherlock Holmes and wondered where to start. Thanks for the helpful recommendation 😀📚.
Oh my god... Persuasion... Finally! I think it's way more mature than Pride and Prejudice. Even though P&P is still my favourite, Persuasion is definitely at second place.
So so great to see Persuasion on this list. It is my favourite Jane Austen novel!
miss pettigrew lives for a day is one of my fav books of all times!! love yur reviews xox
You're posting so much lately, it's such a delight 😄
Great video! I’m glad TH-cam recommended your video 😊
Just came across your channel, I'm so glad to find you! I used to read alot of classics and slowly building up reading more. Thanks the recommendations, i have only read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier will have to buy more of hers!
Such a lot of great recommendations, I need to get reading! 😊
Wonderful encouragement and a great list of starters! And although not everyone will agree with this, I utilize Wikipedia and other on-line resources for literary analysis and character lists, if a story seems confusing and I am having trouble following the story line. I am currently reading Hard Times by Charles Dickens, and without some outside help I would have given up on it, since the novel is particularly challenging.
Ohhh so good! I've read all of these except for Du Maurier (I know, I know, terrible!! but I have Rebecca and I'm so excited to finally get to it!) and I agree, I think they'd be really good "introductory" classics.
Well chosen recommendations. Sanditon on the telly now ... looking forward to that.
enjoyed these recommendations!
Loved your video. Im watching you from Argentina, and i started reading in english a few months ago, so i think Im going to read some of your recommendations, they are really interesting 💜
thanks for these recommendations! i adored rebecca so so much so you have definitely convinced me to pick up my cousin rachel too :)
A Room with a view is on my TBR for Victober... i adore the cover for Mrs. Pettigrew
I feel the same way. One of my favorite adaptations. I watch the whole thing just for the end scene when they finally kiss. The way it was played was really great
I *really* don't buy the length argument. I mean, yes, 19th century novels often tended to be serialised and extended to considerable length, but it's not like authors don't write long books these days. Most of Stephen King's books are 500 pages plus, and a few weigh in over a thousand. And length is a complicated issue anyway. My most recent read was Goethe's Elective Affinities, which is about 300 pages but felt twice as long. I've read much longer books that didn't drag nearly as much.
I got into classics by watching the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, then reading the book. I always recommend that for people who are intimidated by the book. You have some great recommendations here. I've had My Cousin Rachel on my shelf for awhile, but haven't read it. I'll definitely move it up on my TBR.
I read The Three Musketeers last year, and while I didn't love it, it was so incredibly easy to read. I was quite surprised. It's very long, so probably not for beginners, but it's not one to be afraid of. I'm really looking forward to reading The Count of Monte Cristo eventually.
Great video idea!!
Lovely recommendations Lucy. I have a couple of these on my, will pick up Persuasion next. Currently reading Circe. 🙂
Also, totally off topic but what lip shade are you wearing? It looks beautiful.
Thanks for the sugestion!
so i read My Cousin Rachel at the start of the month and even though i'v read lots of books since its still so present in my mind/ what an incredible book! and agreed about the ending i had such a book hangover after it , i'm reading around the world in 80 days atm and finding that a quicker book than expected, also love cold comfort farm, not sure if you've read anything by Nancy Mitfords but her books have a similar sense of humour, also if people are sci fi fans than something by H G wells or John Wyndham might be a good road into classics as their books are generally pretty short/ page turning,
Great choices!
I bought the complete sherlock holmes at the thrift shop and I'm excited to read it! Hope to start with it before the end of 2019.
Great List :)
Everytime I hear about Persuasion, the first thing that comes to my mind is that letter 😍
Excellent video!
Great video. I dabbled in classics over ten years ago. On this list I’ve read Persuasion and Sherlock Holmes, both I would definitely consider rereading at some point and time. Have you ever read “The Blue Castle” by L. M. Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables? It’s my favorite book that no one seems to have heard of.
I loved North and South when I read it! Will definetly check the movie!
I would also recommend some classic dystopians like 184 or Fahrenheit 451, they are very easy to read and also interesting.
Pretty good recommendations both for beginners and non beginners! (A Study in Scarlet was actually one of my first classic reads back when I was about eleven and it got me hooked into Victorian literature forever) as for Elizabeth Gaskell, I'm just curious, have you read Wives and Daughters? If not you really really must! I, for my part, will run to read North and South and A Room with a View (before the summer is over, following your advice) so thank you for both recommendations!
Also, another question!! I have an unpopular opinion about Jane Austen (as in, I admire her first quality writing but I can't stand her plots! So naïve and cheery! Lacking all fire, passion and warm blood I appreciate) Would Persuasion be a good way to change my mind? I'd really like to!
I was enjoying Persuasion SO MUCH but then the final chapters...I thought they were so rushed :( It kinda ruined it a little bit for me
Loved this video! I haven't read A Room With a View, but have seen the adaptation with Helena Bonham Carter. I really should read it as I loved the adaptation. I haven't read Cold Comfort Farm yet either but it sounds hilarious! The cover put me off I think 😆 I love love love Persuasion and North and South. Two of my favourite books!
You’ve just made me order My Cousin Rachel 😊
I would also recommend Evelina by Fanny Burney. It‘s the book that inspired Jane Austen‘s novels and it‘s absolutely hilarious. As a non-native speaker I found Austen‘s humour too subtle for me, but Burney really nails it!
I didn’t love North and South but I still enjoyed it. I think that it tackled the topic of industrialization better than Shirley did.
North and South is perfect. And Persuasion's letter is the best love letter in the whole world.
Lucy, I endeavor to read Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. I am currently reading Pride and Prejudice, my first Jane Austen novel. I hope to soon read Persuasion as well. I adore that you share my love of reading classic literature. You are the one that actuated me to start reading the Bronte sisters. My Cousin Rachel seems like a gothic novel. I love you 💕❤️😘
I'm also inspired to start reading classical literature, but I don't know what to read, and where to start. Your guidance is required if you really could.
Muhammad Asad Ali
I would recommend starting out with The Diary of A Young Girl by Anne Frank, On The Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. These classics are extremely easy to read and contain the literary value they deserve.
My Cousin Rachel is such a joy to read!! Do give it a go, you’ll love it!
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Thank you for the recommendation. I will definitely read it.
@@imaginativebibliophile549 Thanks for such a nice response... Hopefully, my inner nerd is gonna help me to carry it out..
Sherlock Holmes is a must.
As an english learner and huge fan of classic book.
My level in english is intermediate.
I want to begin to read in english, do you think classic book such as Little Women, Anne of green gables, Pride and prejudice, Little princess, Alice in wonderland or the railway children is good choice?
YAY North & South and Persuasion!!! I agree that Persuasion should get more credit. Put it up there with Pride & prejudice!! It's always forgotten.
I think you might really like 'the scapegoat' by Daphne du Maurier. It's a bit like My Cousin Rachel.
I agree!
I’m reading north and south love the bbc version. I am finding it quite a hard read I’m dyslexic so the wording is tricky. I’m am finding it more enjoyable to read aloud
Hi, If you’re looking for something different you could read classical adventure novels like White Fang or Moby Dick but I don’t know how much you would enjoy then.
All I can say ist that a book that really took me by surprise and thought me a lot about the time is “nothing new on the western front” by Remarque, it mesmerized me in a strange way but the best way nonetheless.
I find Classics interesting!!!🤩🤩🤩
Would you recommend vanity fair or is it impossible to read in English as a foreign mother tongue?
You might like Maurice by E M Forster.
Miss Pettigrew : Perfect feelgood book
When you want to hit your 27 books a year mark before Christmas and then someone introduces a bunch of 200-page books. YAS QUEEN
Wish I knew like 15 yrs ago 😁 I started with Wuthering Heights which was very challenging so I will definitely be rereading that one since I love the Brontës after knowing more about their lives & having a whole new & amazing appreciation for them. I also read Karenina & actually really liked it to my surprise because it is pretty long. One of my faves though. Thank you for this video! 💕
My cousin Rachel's ambiguity ❤️
I need to read my cousin Rachel
Good riddance I pick 'Persuasion' from the book bazaar quite awhile ago.
You should've gone to university a writer needs interaction. You don't need to go to loads of parties if you don't want to or drink. I am certainly no drinker. By the way I have read north and south and I am glad that I share my opinion with you that it is like pride and prejudice. One thing Elizabeth gaskill has which makes me unhappy is innocent people die both in Mary Barton and north and south in particular someone who is trying to do good
'My Cousin Rachel' has an emasculated and psychologically unbelievable protagonist - 'Rebecca ' is a better choice; 'Cranford' rather than 'North and South' for beginners, and 'Northanger Abbey' rather than 'Persuasion.'
Classics. 😂😂😂 This is some big word for books two hundred years old and only in English. For easy classics try some Aristophanes' comedies. So much racy humor.