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I'd love to see your Oxford World's Classics collection, I'm just starting to get more into those.
When they referenced the Morrissey autobiography being published under the Penguin Classics line I died laughing lmaoo
Ahahaha I'm glad someone got that...
Having it published as a Penguin Classic was actually a contractual condition Morrissey worked into the terms...He has always been incredibly modest.
I read it purely for the humour of that fact, since I have a thing for penguin classics
I love the penguin classics, they have some great collection and for a pretty decent price
I feel like the definition of whats a classic vs a modern classic is kind of unfair. Mostly black people and other poc weren’t allowed to even think about publishing their stories so we naturally have a lot of catching up to do. I’d 100% consider things like Invisible Man, Passing, Blacker the Berry, Beloved, these seminal pieces of African American literature the carved their own spaces to be classic classics. A lot of people love to argue over semantics (not you! But my consistent personal experience) over what black and other poc stories can or should be considered classics and I kind of appreciate that Penguin has been taking to publishing more and more 20th century lit from Black people and poc under their penguin classics brand since their modern classic brand is way less known and only available in the UK, whereas the black spines are available and known worldwide.
Great video! I really enjoyed watching!
why do you refer to us as "poc", just shut up
Great video Jean! Also, I did it! Yesterday I defended my dissertation and I am now Dr. Nynas! You have been such an inspiration and I know you will be done soon too! 💗📚📖🎉
Great video, I love this line. Writings from Ancient Egypt was a great read. Other favourites of mine are The Loss of the Ship Essex, Plutarch's Essays, and the Cynic Philosophers. Just this week I picked up The Pillow Book, and Henry Lawson Short Stories.
Thanks for the interesting range of different cultures. I am really looking forward to reading the Eygptian books and will get some of the book of magic for my daughter.
What a fantastic collection, Jean :)
My tip with Dickens - and I'm doing a full read/re-read next year - is to start with Great Expectations or A Tale of Two Cities. They're shorter and you'll get an idea of his style without being overwhelmed. I do like the Penguin Classics. I tend to try and find Penguin Classics or Oxford World's Classics versions of books. I've got a lot of Penguin Classics so I won't bore you with the full list but I've got Greek and Roman books, including an old edition of Juvenal's Satires that I've had since I did A-Level Latin (and failed it miserably.) I've got the Bhagavad Gita, The Mahabarata and The Ramayana plus they do excellent Japanese/Chinese/Korean poetry/novels/stories, including an abridged version of Journey to the West called "Monkey". But I reckon I've got about 80 in total. Sorry for the long comment.
That's a really good point about the type. As gorgeous as the Penguin clothbound classics designed by Coralie Bickford Smith are, I loathe the type and find them impossible to read.
I love the idea of looking at collections of books!!! This was very fun :) Hope you are well!
I have most of my Classics in the Black Cover.
Great collection!
Wow, I really love this kind of videos! I Love books and this kind of videos helps me quite a lot to improve my English (I'm spanish).
I really love that black penguin Classics collection, in Spain we have the same collection, in fact I've got about 30 books.
I would like to have here vintage red classics, I know they are also by penguin, but in Spain that collection don't exit. Thank you so much for doing that kind of videos!! 😊😊
It's my first time watching a video from your yt, but I am already in love with your clear voice, beautiful face and I also love penguin black classics so I guess you'll be my fav. from booktube
I bought the Scottish Collection on your recommendation and I loved it.
This was fun. Thanks for sharing!
If you are interested in a Charles Dickens recommendation, might I recommend "Bleak House"? It's a very lengthy novel so a reader will have to be in the mood for that but it really is a wonderful novel brimming with character and drama in every chapter.
It's hilarious!
awesome collection
love this video!
I’m currently reading The Mayor of Casterbridge in the Penguin black spine edition. They’re my favorite classics editions to read. I’m also reading George McDonald’s Phantastes, but on my kindle. It’s good to know there’s a black spine option.
im currently reading the first wayfarer's book from your recommendation and omg I love it sm!!!
Oh my gosh I'm so pleased!!!!!
Great titles!
Great video 📚📚📚🎧🎧🎧
i'm from the city that von schönwerth was from and it is so random to suddenly hear it in a video lmaoo
i should probably read some of his stories lmao my school was named after him haha
I haven't read it, but there's Tale of Tales which is a collection of italian tales. It was made into a movie by Matteo Garrone - the style resembles Guillermo Del Toro's.
Yes!! This is on my wish list 😁 I’ll definitly get to it eventually.
I have those 2 Ancient Egypt books. My sons are both autistic and the eldest is obsessed with Ancient Egypt. His reading level is still very low but his comprehension is extremely high- so I read to him an awful lot of books on Ancient Egypt. I haven’t read The book of the dead to him yet as I must agree with you that I find the typeset very off putting. I know I’m going to have to bite the bullet soon as my son does keep asking for it to be read to him. Wish me luck xx
Thanks
I’ve been reading Penguin’s Book of Mermaids and really enjoying it.
I NEED that one!
I am super interested in Egyptian mythology but these penguin ones don’t seem like they’d necessarily hold my attention. I feel like Greek and Roman mythology gets a ton of good retellings, but would you happen to have any novels you might recommend for Egyptian retellings in the style of Circe, maybe?
I’m not a fan of fairy tales anymore, but I am very interested in George MacDonald and , also, Ray Russell.
I sometimes wonder how many books you own!!!
P.s: your hair looking superb!!
Since inheriting my dads and then between research material and just for fun books definitely thousands 😅
@@JeansThoughts you should open a library!!!I'd definitely borrow if u did cause our fantasy choices match😂😂lol!
Good work
Where do you get yours?? I wanna get mine off Amazon but I don’t know if it’s trustable
Have you read any E.M Forster Novels?
You must be itching to get hold of The Penguin Book of Dragons which is being released next April!
LITERALLY!
Wow
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Is flames of albiyon suitable for children around 13 years old?
It sort of depends on what you deem suitable. It’s an adult book because the characters are adults and there is some mild sex in it but everything is consensual and respectful. I would have felt comfortable reading it as a teenager but I don’t want to mislead anyone to believe it’s aimed at a YA audience :).
Have you read any of these books ? They seem prestine 🙂
Yes 😂 what are you doing to your books?
I read them ! 😂
Seriously, the spine end up showing wear....normal and to be expected.
Yours look brand new !
Regards from GB.
Has anyone else noticed penguin classics going down in quality?
Would that be Morrissey? lol
Do you read any of these books or do you just buy them?
Wha a bizarre question. I read them and in fact often study and write about them... Although there is nothing wrong with owning some books you haven't got round to yet but plan to so I hope you're not out here trying to shame people online.
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How many Penguin Classics are there ????????????????
Over two thousand.