An author who is considered a classic writer but whose books seem to seldom end up on best/favorites lists is George Eliot. I've only read Middlemarch which was really, really good. Also have a copy of her The Mill on the Floss which I plan to read someday. Also, you said that 50 AD was toward the end of the Roman Empire. I'm afraid that you're off by at least 300 years. Actually it's closer to the beginning.
Does someone need to be a pirate to enjoy a book about pirates? Or a canine to enjoy a book about dogs? Most open-minded, reasonable adults can read a Christian-themed book (like The Robe or Screwtape Letters), regardless of their personal beliefs. No apologies or disclaimers needed.
Thank you! I'm agree with you completely. In fact, I can think of few to no books which share my views completely and yet I love to read books about all different topics, from pirate to dog books
My first video on TH-cam was actually a reading of The Raven by Edger Allen Poe, but I don't see myself doing any book readings. Classics have so many great audiobooks already, many already on TH-cam, that I just don't think my narrative ability is better then those narrators.
Good video. I've read THE ROBE and I, CLAUDIUS and CAPTAIN BLOOD is probably the next on my list. Just one thing -- 50 A.D was the Golden Age of Rome. The beginning of the decline began around 250 A.D. Thanks for the video. Gerard Denza Author of the EDWARD MENDEZ series.
the singing tree.... the ballad of the white horse. 10:10 i claudius 11:30 sooo excited dead souls 12:50 thank u so much. I would like to recommend Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo. If you get to read it, please let me know what you think.
Hi Anne, I just discovered your channel and I loved it! Thank you for adding to my growing TBR pile., I loved all of your reccomedations! One of my favorite reccomedations would be The Little Chinese Seamstress by Balzac. I 'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos. 🙂
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy any books you read from this list! I read Balzac and The Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie. I loved the setting, but I had mixed feelings about the characters. I'm glad you liked it!
Ok! You gained a new subscriber! I have been looking for almost two years to find booktuber’s that “actually’ read classics! Most read 98% modern modern fiction and just a few of the most popular classics! I am so glad to find you account! I had started my own Booktube because I couldn’t find what i wanted! Have you read The Prisoner of Zenda? Or The Master’s Violin by Myrtle Reed? She also wrote Arsenic & Old Lace which was made into a movie a couple of times! Once with Cary Grant! Caption Blood has been high on my TBR for a while!
Aw, thank you! I haven't read The Prisoner of Zenda, though I did enjoy the 1930s movie version of it so I should read the book! I haven't heard of The Master's Violin. I'll have to add both to my TBR! And Arsenic and Old Lace is such a funny movie, but I had no idea it was a book! I love reading classics, but I always feel like I will never have enough time to read all the classics I want to in my lifetime.
@@AnneEWilliamson it is amazing! And it isn’t one that takes forever to read! It is actually a series but I haven’t read any more of the series since i prefer to read physical copies! But I hope to soon! The masters violin is soooo sweet! 😭 and if you ever read it I can send you some pins on Pinterest! I went and looked up the violin in the book and i found several outfits that fit almost perfectly with the descriptions of the MC outfits! I have yet to read the book version of Arsenic & old lace but it is high on my list! I feel the same way!😅 There are too many amazing books in the world especially if you love the old classics! Another favorite btw is the book Cobwebs & Cables!😭 ITS SO GOOOODDDD!!! I am currently reading it aloud to my siblings and they love it! It is a bit long though so it has taken a while!
I suggest you read Vladimir Nabokov's Lectures about Russian and English literature. He has a chapter about Gogol's Dead Souls. And btw, DS is not a "minor" classic. It is a very major classic... Gogol, together with Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, are the "Big Three" of Russian literature. (Pushkin is there too, but he's a poet.) But it's wonderful to hear your wide-eyed "discovery" of Gogol... Now go Read Nabokov's take of him. You'd like it.
I consider Gogol's Dead Souls a minor classic in the context of American/English readers. While I agree it is big in Russia, it's not really known in America, unlike Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky whose books are more mainstream. I'll have to look up Vladimir Nabokov's Lectures.
@@AnneEWilliamson Gogol is big not just in Russia, just as Homer is big not just in Greece. but please do look up VN's lectures. I envy you, since you'll be able to read them for the first time. BTW, he gave them at first to a large class of women, several of whom later became well known writers. Nabokov himself is of course a classic, and his Lolita is part of the Western Cannon. Cheers.
I am loving these recommendations! I have only read or heard of like three of these! These sound soooo good!!!! Another movie adaptation that i thought was pretty bad was Little Lord Faultenroy! The book was SOOOOOOOOOO spectacular that i was a bit disappointed! You should read the book through! G. K. Chesterson is one of my favorite authors!😍
What a great list of books. Thanks for posting. I've only read I, Claudius which is a fantastic novel. It is so well researched, but Livia is overstated. I don't think it was near to the end of the western Roman Empire as you said, but it is really great you mentioned it
I’m new to your channel, Anne, but have really enjoyed the videos I’ve taken in so far! The only book I’ve read on this list is The Robe-and I totally agree that it should be more widely discussed and recognized! I went in thinking it would be preachy and moralistic, but it was an absolute page-turner, with terrific character development and an EXCEPTIONALLY(!) beautiful depiction of Christian faith and the early Church!
@@AnneEWilliamson Have you by any chance also read “The Big Fisherman”? I’ve got that on my shelf, together with “The Robe,” but haven’t gotten to it yet!
@@AnneEWilliamson 😄 I’ve read both “The Robe” and “Magnificent Obsession” by Lloyd C. Douglas, and loved them both! Really looking forward to “The Big Fisherman.”
Thank you for that list. I also read and enjoyed "I, Claudius" and "Dead Souls". As far as underrated books, I would recommend "Hunger" by Knut Hamsun and " Cousin Bette" by Balzac
Thanks for the recs! I'm adding The Singing Tree, The Ballad of The White Horse, Dead Souls, and North and South to my TBR!! I really recommend Anna of The Five Towns. It's my favourite book and I wish more people knew about it.
Thank you! I've never heard of Anna of the Five Towns. I'll have to look it up. It's a pity there are so many exceptional books most people don't know about.
"I Claudius " is not about the fall of Roman Empire, but about the beginning of Roman Empire. It reflects the transition from a patrician republic to an Empire, i.e., an state where there is an Emperor. The fall of the empire will take place almost five centuries afterwards. The novel covers the story of four generations of patricians , that means. less than a century.
Yep. Someone else commented that as well. I misspoke, lol. Though it certainly was the beginning of the end, as much of the Roman empire began to decay during Commodus's reign, who lived a century after Claudius.
I am so glad you know the Singing Tree! My family read this one and others by Kate Serady (highly recommend the Open Gate), and it is highly underrated. Also I adore North and South!!
I just subscribed to your channel. This video just popped up in my YT feed, probably because “Classics” is in the title. I have read a lot of Victorian and mid-Century books but I haven’t read any of the books you mentioned. I have heard of most of them or have seen the film adaptations. “The Robe” and “Lilies of the Field” were each made into pretty good movies. “I,Claudius” was a British made series which made a big splash when it was was shown on PBS. “North and South” which is on my Reading Wish List was another popular series which I have yet to see. Since you like Gaskell, you may really enjoy Anthony Trollope’s book “The Way We Live Now”. Have you made a “Book Tube Newbie Tag Video”? If you use that term in the title a lot more people will find your channel. Folks reportedly search that term when they are looking for new book tubers with similar taste. In this video you touched on quite a few genres.
Thank you! No, I haven't done a Book Tube Newbie Tag Video. I tried but it never felt right, lol. Maybe I should. Both The Robe and Lilies of the Field movies are great! The Robe movie from 1953 is good, but totally different than the book. The Lilies of the Field movie from 1963 starring Sidney Poitier is one of my favorites! I haven't read "The Way We Live Now," but I watched the BBC adaptation and loved it so I should read it! Thank you for so many amazing thoughts!
I haven't heard of any of these! Dead Souls sounds really cool! I'm trying to read the Werewolf of Paris right now and it's taking me forever 😩. My classics reading has been lacking lol
Lol, I've a bit of a nerd about classics. And Dead Souls is a great book, if a bit eccentric. I haven't read Werewolf of Paris, but I've heard of it. Good luck reading it! I look forward to hearing your thoughts about it when you finish it.
I have a question for you I see there's a lot of books behind you my question is this I'm assuming you read a lot of books in your lifetime so our so-called black people Moors
"Moor" is the European traditional name for Muslim inhabitants around Sicily and other areas in Italy. So technically, Moors could be of European, African, or Middle Eastern descent. I've seen paintings from the 16th century depicting them as black, but I don't think they were exclusively. Though I'm not an expert on the topic.
@@AnneEWilliamson Anne I thank you for responding I respect your intellect the reason why i ask that question because if you read alot of books you're going to find moor or Blackamoor somewhere it is true that Moors was all over Europe because the original European is a moor have you read the books ancient and modern britons by David mcritchie that would explain a lot of what I'm saying
GK Chesterton writing an epic poem sounds fantastic, thank you for that recommendation. Also The Robe sounds very interesting. Captain Blood is a fun novel, very enjoyable. I, Claudius is certainly better than Claudius the God, but I found it funny and I'm not sure that was Geaves intent. Dead souls would have been better if Gogol didn't burn the manuscript and destroy the ending. There is definately corners of BookTube that worship Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South is brilliant, Pride and Prejudices for socialist, if you like the cotton mill stuff read Germinal by Zola. 🙂 This was a brilliant video, a great introduction to your channel.
I've heard a lot about Sabatini's _Captain Blood_ but I haven't read it. Can it compete with _Treasure Island_ for the title of the "greatest tale about pirates ever penned"?
Hmmm...that's a tough question. I personally prefer Captain Blood more than Treasure Island, but Treasure Island is more youthful and Captain Blood is more adult. But both are great!
@crystalclear6660 Avoid The Robe, Lilies of the Field, and The Singing Tree. The rest don't have obvious themes of Christianity. Though you will be hard pressed to find a classic book that does not include some Christianity, lol
You had me at "Pride and prejudice is overrated"! Wow these books sound amazing! I literally just typed "underrated classics" in a search bar and your video popped up first. I definitely want to watch your other videos, they seem like something I'd enjoy. Also, I think I see Jordan Peterson's book in the background, so that's another plus :D My next video will be a review of his last book (whenever I have a chance to film). Also, I bought "I, Claudius" the other day :D
Thank you! I hope you enjoy "I, Claudius"! I love Peterson's first book, and though I've already bought his second one, I haven't had a chance to read it yet. I'll definitely watch your review for it!
So many of these are so great! Lilies of the Field, The Singing Tree, I, Claudius, Dead Souls, and North and South! As a fan of the classics, I was afraid to watch in case I haven't read any of them haha. I am good haha And you have two epic poems on here! Kind of. Gogol considered "Dead Souls" as an epoch poem. The publication history of that book is really interesting, too. 😊😊
Thank you! I hadn't thought of Dead Souls as poetry, but you are right! And I'm the same. I always feel bad when I watch classic top lists and haven't read any of them!
I adored the Deryni books (and I agree, so many pre-2000 fantasy books are undeservedly forgotten) and Captain Blood! I have ordered Lilies of the Field, thank you.
Thank you! I agree that there are so many amazing fantasy and sci-fi from the 80s or 90s that are completely forgotten. And Captain Blood is great! I hope you enjoy reading Lilies of the Field!
@@leonief8066 No, I haven't read either. Though I love John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps, so I'm sure I'd enjoy the sequel. Thank you for the recommendations!
@@AnneEWilliamson i guessed you’d know The 39 Steps 😁 Greenmantle is apparently based a little on T E Lawrence. As for the Zenda? Brilliant escapist tosh! Enjoy!
I define it as having two criteria. One, it was published more then 50 years ago. Two, it is an extemporary work of writing which endures the test of time.
I didn't know I, Claudius had a book. My parents used to watch a TV series when I was a baby named like that, most probably based in that book. I saw some of it and it was actually quite good. This is the first time I see one of your videos, new subscriber. 😊
@@AnneEWilliamson I, CLAUDIUS was twice a BBC mini-series. The second one-with Derek Jacobi in the lead-used to be fairly well known, but, forgotten or not, both are triumphs. It takes about 10 or 15 minutes to get into them-the scenery & props are threadbare & at first you might think somebody has filmed a High School play-but the shows quickly become addictive. The second I, CLAUDIUS might be TV fiction at its most intelligent & thrilling. The only contender at this high level of exposing & cataloging at nasty behavior & villainy on TV is, for me, the BBC version of HOUSE OF CARDS.
@@AnneEWilliamson And I forgot! A movie version of I, CLAUDIUS was begun in 1937 but abandoned. It was going to star the most excellent CHARLES LAUGHTON. A few scenes survive....there's an even a doc on it.... th-cam.com/video/NUbt0sweIjI/w-d-xo.html
I really enjoyed the wide-ranging & surprising & thoughtful choices here. And I am happen to be reading CAPTAIN BLOOD right now-am about 40 pages from the end-& while it's fun is it "DEFINITELY the greatest pirate novel of all time"? Well, definitely NOT. :) Too many of the secondary characters are flatly portrayed & the prose is often pedestrian & sometimes even clunky. Yes, English wasn't Sabatini's first language but knowing that isn't enough to improve his writing. (English wasn't Nabokov's native language either but good luck trying to discern that from the sentences in any of his books.) A bona fide masterpiece about pirates is A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA (1929) by Richard Hughes. (Also called THE INNOCENT VOYAGE.) It's about some pirates who kidnap some kids & it's richly evocative of childhood & v. convincing about pirates. Beyond the various pleasures of the story, it is in written in a concise & lyrical prose. I gotta stick up for the Hughes-I hope you don't mind. (It's in my Top 10.) But, again, I enjoyed the video very much & it motivated me to put THE ROBE & LILLIES OF THE FIELD on my TO READ shelf (I, CLAUDIUS is already there). I love Chesterton by the way (as well as the one novella by Gaskell that I've read, whose name I can't recall). Peace, MAS
Thank you! Ah, well, it's a pity you aren't enjoying Captain Blood as much as I did. Chesterton is definitely one of my favorites! I haven't read anything else by Elizabeth Gaskell, but I do want to read all her works.
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“Dead Souls” is an undisputed classic. Phenomenal read. I’ve read half of your listing here and can attest to your hypothesis.
Thank you! Dead Souls is such an incredible book!
An author who is considered a classic writer but whose books seem to seldom end up on best/favorites lists is George Eliot. I've only read Middlemarch which was really, really good. Also have a copy of her The Mill on the Floss which I plan to read someday.
Also, you said that 50 AD was toward the end of the Roman Empire. I'm afraid that you're off by at least 300 years. Actually it's closer to the beginning.
George Eliot is so great! I definitely feel like her books are under-hyped when it comes to classics.
Does someone need to be a pirate to enjoy a book about pirates? Or a canine to enjoy a book about dogs? Most open-minded, reasonable adults can read a Christian-themed book (like The Robe or Screwtape Letters), regardless of their personal beliefs. No apologies or disclaimers needed.
Thank you! I'm agree with you completely. In fact, I can think of few to no books which share my views completely and yet I love to read books about all different topics, from pirate to dog books
Would you do book readings? I’m interested in classics but have less time than most, so I sleep to books being read.
My first video on TH-cam was actually a reading of The Raven by Edger Allen Poe, but I don't see myself doing any book readings. Classics have so many great audiobooks already, many already on TH-cam, that I just don't think my narrative ability is better then those narrators.
Good video. I've read THE ROBE and I, CLAUDIUS and CAPTAIN BLOOD is probably the next on my list. Just one thing -- 50 A.D was the Golden Age of Rome. The beginning of the decline began around 250 A.D.
Thanks for the video.
Gerard Denza
Author of the EDWARD MENDEZ series.
I LOVED North and South!!! So good and a different story arch! AWESOME list!
Thank you! North and South is such an amazing book, I agree!
the singing tree....
the ballad of the white horse. 10:10
i claudius 11:30 sooo excited
dead souls 12:50
thank u so much.
I would like to recommend Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo. If you get to read it, please let me know what you think.
Thank you! I'll look Pedro Paramo up. Thanks for the recommendation!
Hi Anne, I just discovered your channel and I loved it! Thank you for adding to my growing TBR pile., I loved all of your reccomedations! One of my favorite reccomedations would be The Little Chinese Seamstress by Balzac. I 'm looking forward to seeing more of your videos. 🙂
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy any books you read from this list! I read Balzac and The Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie. I loved the setting, but I had mixed feelings about the characters. I'm glad you liked it!
A Girl of Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter is an excellent classic 😊
Never heard of it. Thank you for the recommendation! I love being able to read great classics!
Ok! You gained a new subscriber! I have been looking for almost two years to find booktuber’s that “actually’ read classics! Most read 98% modern modern fiction and just a few of the most popular classics! I am so glad to find you account! I had started my own Booktube because I couldn’t find what i wanted! Have you read The Prisoner of Zenda? Or The Master’s Violin by Myrtle Reed? She also wrote Arsenic & Old Lace which was made into a movie a couple of times! Once with Cary Grant! Caption Blood has been high on my TBR for a while!
Aw, thank you! I haven't read The Prisoner of Zenda, though I did enjoy the 1930s movie version of it so I should read the book! I haven't heard of The Master's Violin. I'll have to add both to my TBR! And Arsenic and Old Lace is such a funny movie, but I had no idea it was a book! I love reading classics, but I always feel like I will never have enough time to read all the classics I want to in my lifetime.
@@AnneEWilliamson it is amazing! And it isn’t one that takes forever to read! It is actually a series but I haven’t read any more of the series since i prefer to read physical copies! But I hope to soon! The masters violin is soooo sweet! 😭 and if you ever read it I can send you some pins on Pinterest! I went and looked up the violin in the book and i found several outfits that fit almost perfectly with the descriptions of the MC outfits! I have yet to read the book version of Arsenic & old lace but it is high on my list! I feel the same way!😅 There are too many amazing books in the world especially if you love the old classics! Another favorite btw is the book Cobwebs & Cables!😭 ITS SO GOOOODDDD!!! I am currently reading it aloud to my siblings and they love it! It is a bit long though so it has taken a while!
I suggest you read Vladimir Nabokov's Lectures about Russian and English literature. He has a chapter about Gogol's Dead Souls. And btw, DS is not a "minor" classic. It is a very major classic... Gogol, together with Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, are the "Big Three" of Russian literature. (Pushkin is there too, but he's a poet.) But it's wonderful to hear your wide-eyed "discovery" of Gogol... Now go Read Nabokov's take of him. You'd like it.
I consider Gogol's Dead Souls a minor classic in the context of American/English readers. While I agree it is big in Russia, it's not really known in America, unlike Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky whose books are more mainstream. I'll have to look up Vladimir Nabokov's Lectures.
@@AnneEWilliamson Gogol is big not just in Russia, just as Homer is big not just in Greece. but please do look up VN's lectures. I envy you, since you'll be able to read them for the first time. BTW, he gave them at first to a large class of women, several of whom later became well known writers. Nabokov himself is of course a classic, and his Lolita is part of the Western Cannon. Cheers.
I am loving these recommendations! I have only read or heard of like three of these! These sound soooo good!!!! Another movie adaptation that i thought was pretty bad was Little Lord Faultenroy! The book was SOOOOOOOOOO spectacular that i was a bit disappointed! You should read the book through! G. K. Chesterson is one of my favorite authors!😍
What a great list of books. Thanks for posting. I've only read I, Claudius which is a fantastic novel. It is so well researched, but Livia is overstated. I don't think it was near to the end of the western Roman Empire as you said, but it is really great you mentioned it
I’m new to your channel, Anne, but have really enjoyed the videos I’ve taken in so far! The only book I’ve read on this list is The Robe-and I totally agree that it should be more widely discussed and recognized! I went in thinking it would be preachy and moralistic, but it was an absolute page-turner, with terrific character development and an EXCEPTIONALLY(!) beautiful depiction of Christian faith and the early Church!
Thank you! Yes! The Robe is an exceptional book!
@@AnneEWilliamson Have you by any chance also read “The Big Fisherman”? I’ve got that on my shelf, together with “The Robe,” but haven’t gotten to it yet!
@@darrylfriesen I haven't. I haven't even heard of it, but I'll add it to my TBR!
@@AnneEWilliamson 😄 I’ve read both “The Robe” and “Magnificent Obsession” by Lloyd C. Douglas, and loved them both! Really looking forward to “The Big Fisherman.”
THE ROBE and THE LILIES OF THE FIELD are two of my favorite books. Thank you for sharing.
They are both beautiful books!
please keep posting!!!
Thank you for that list. I also read and enjoyed "I, Claudius" and "Dead Souls". As far as underrated books, I would recommend "Hunger" by Knut Hamsun and " Cousin Bette" by Balzac
I've been wanting to read Balzac, but I haven't yet. I've heard good things about Hunger, but I haven't read it either. Thank you!
Thank you for the recomendations! Only heard about the last three books, so I got a lot to add to my TBR! 😊
Thank you! I'm glad to have given you more book ideas to read!
Thank you for sharing. Love Elizabeth Gaskell! I’ll check Dead Souls for sure.
Thank you! Elizabeth Gaskell is amazing and Dead Souls is well worth reading!
Thanks for the recs! I'm adding The Singing Tree, The Ballad of The White Horse, Dead Souls, and North and South to my TBR!! I really recommend Anna of The Five Towns. It's my favourite book and I wish more people knew about it.
Thank you! I've never heard of Anna of the Five Towns. I'll have to look it up. It's a pity there are so many exceptional books most people don't know about.
"I Claudius " is not about the fall of Roman Empire, but about the beginning of Roman Empire. It reflects the transition from a patrician republic to an Empire, i.e., an state where there is an Emperor. The fall of the empire will take place almost five centuries afterwards. The novel covers the story of four generations of patricians , that means. less than a century.
Yep. Someone else commented that as well. I misspoke, lol. Though it certainly was the beginning of the end, as much of the Roman empire began to decay during Commodus's reign, who lived a century after Claudius.
Oh, im super curious about captain blood now-thank you Anne!!
Giiiirl, I’m getting so many recs from you!!! 💖
Lol, I hope you like Captain Blood if you read it! It's one of my favorites!
thanks alot dear Anne for your good comments on classic books... wish you all the best...
Thank you so much! I wish you all the best too!
So glad I found your channel! 🥰 Genuinely curious, are you a lit student? Or perhaps an English major?
Thank you! I got my associate degree in Creative Writing. My bachelor's is in history. So technically both an English and History major.
I love I Claudius-You should give Claudius the God another try.
I am so glad you know the Singing Tree! My family read this one and others by Kate Serady (highly recommend the Open Gate), and it is highly underrated. Also I adore North and South!!
Thank you! I haven't read any other book by Kate Serady, but I'll have to add Open Gate to my TBR! North and South is exceptional!
I just subscribed to your channel. This video just popped up in my YT feed, probably because “Classics” is in the title. I have read a lot of Victorian and mid-Century books but I haven’t read any of the books you mentioned. I have heard of most of them or have seen the film adaptations. “The Robe” and “Lilies of the Field” were each made into pretty good movies. “I,Claudius” was a British made series which made a big splash when it was was shown on PBS. “North and South” which is on my Reading Wish List was another popular series which I have yet to see. Since you like Gaskell, you may really enjoy Anthony Trollope’s book “The Way We Live Now”.
Have you made a “Book Tube Newbie Tag Video”? If you use that term in the title a lot more people will find your channel. Folks reportedly search that term when they are looking for new book tubers with similar taste. In this video you touched on quite a few genres.
Thank you! No, I haven't done a Book Tube Newbie Tag Video. I tried but it never felt right, lol. Maybe I should. Both The Robe and Lilies of the Field movies are great! The Robe movie from 1953 is good, but totally different than the book. The Lilies of the Field movie from 1963 starring Sidney Poitier is one of my favorites! I haven't read "The Way We Live Now," but I watched the BBC adaptation and loved it so I should read it! Thank you for so many amazing thoughts!
Sit on your hands! It is distracting.
Lol, it would be.
I haven't heard of any of these! Dead Souls sounds really cool! I'm trying to read the Werewolf of Paris right now and it's taking me forever 😩. My classics reading has been lacking lol
Lol, I've a bit of a nerd about classics. And Dead Souls is a great book, if a bit eccentric. I haven't read Werewolf of Paris, but I've heard of it. Good luck reading it! I look forward to hearing your thoughts about it when you finish it.
I have a question for you I see there's a lot of books behind you my question is this I'm assuming you read a lot of books in your lifetime so our so-called black people Moors
"Moor" is the European traditional name for Muslim inhabitants around Sicily and other areas in Italy. So technically, Moors could be of European, African, or Middle Eastern descent. I've seen paintings from the 16th century depicting them as black, but I don't think they were exclusively. Though I'm not an expert on the topic.
@@AnneEWilliamson Anne I thank you for responding I respect your intellect the reason why i ask that question because if you read alot of books you're going to find moor or Blackamoor somewhere it is true that Moors was all over Europe because the original European is a moor have you read the books ancient and modern britons by David mcritchie that would explain a lot of what I'm saying
GK Chesterton writing an epic poem sounds fantastic, thank you for that recommendation. Also The Robe sounds very interesting.
Captain Blood is a fun novel, very enjoyable. I, Claudius is certainly better than Claudius the God, but I found it funny and I'm not sure that was Geaves intent. Dead souls would have been better if Gogol didn't burn the manuscript and destroy the ending. There is definately corners of BookTube that worship Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South is brilliant, Pride and Prejudices for socialist, if you like the cotton mill stuff read Germinal by Zola. 🙂
This was a brilliant video, a great introduction to your channel.
Thank you! I haven't heard of Germinal by Zola. Thank you for the recommendation!
I've heard a lot about Sabatini's _Captain Blood_ but I haven't read it.
Can it compete with _Treasure Island_ for the title of the "greatest tale about pirates ever penned"?
Hmmm...that's a tough question. I personally prefer Captain Blood more than Treasure Island, but Treasure Island is more youthful and Captain Blood is more adult. But both are great!
3rd book in so far. Hoping that a majority of these books are not in some way involving Christianity.
@crystalclear6660 Avoid The Robe, Lilies of the Field, and The Singing Tree. The rest don't have obvious themes of Christianity. Though you will be hard pressed to find a classic book that does not include some Christianity, lol
I haven't heard about most of those books, but they sound interesting, and I want to check them out. ❤️
Thank you! Yes, they are all really interesting, if mostly unknown, books!
You had me at "Pride and prejudice is overrated"! Wow these books sound amazing! I literally just typed "underrated classics" in a search bar and your video popped up first. I definitely want to watch your other videos, they seem like something I'd enjoy.
Also, I think I see Jordan Peterson's book in the background, so that's another plus :D My next video will be a review of his last book (whenever I have a chance to film).
Also, I bought "I, Claudius" the other day :D
Thank you! I hope you enjoy "I, Claudius"! I love Peterson's first book, and though I've already bought his second one, I haven't had a chance to read it yet. I'll definitely watch your review for it!
@@AnneEWilliamson Thank you! I haven’t read 12 rules for life yet, I always do things backwards 😂
So many of these are so great! Lilies of the Field, The Singing Tree, I, Claudius, Dead Souls, and North and South! As a fan of the classics, I was afraid to watch in case I haven't read any of them haha. I am good haha And you have two epic poems on here! Kind of. Gogol considered "Dead Souls" as an epoch poem. The publication history of that book is really interesting, too. 😊😊
Thank you! I hadn't thought of Dead Souls as poetry, but you are right! And I'm the same. I always feel bad when I watch classic top lists and haven't read any of them!
Don't worry, I know that one day you'll make me read every single one of these.
Definitely, someday!
I REALLY want to check out The Ballad of the White Horse!
It's a great book! And really easy to read for an epic poem.
Adorei pois você trouxe novos livros que não estão sendo falados, ao menos não tanto quanto outros.
Valeuuu
Thank you!
I recommend The Monk by Lewis.
I'll add it to my TBR! Thank you for the recommendation! I haven't heard of Lewis before.
I adored the Deryni books (and I agree, so many pre-2000 fantasy books are undeservedly forgotten) and Captain Blood! I have ordered Lilies of the Field, thank you.
Thank you! I agree that there are so many amazing fantasy and sci-fi from the 80s or 90s that are completely forgotten. And Captain Blood is great! I hope you enjoy reading Lilies of the Field!
@@AnneEWilliamson do you know The Prisoner of Zenda? Oh, and John Buchan’s Greenmantle?
@@leonief8066 No, I haven't read either. Though I love John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps, so I'm sure I'd enjoy the sequel. Thank you for the recommendations!
@@AnneEWilliamson i guessed you’d know The 39 Steps 😁 Greenmantle is apparently based a little on T E Lawrence. As for the Zenda? Brilliant escapist tosh! Enjoy!
@@leonief8066 Lol, sounds great then!
I’ve been meaning to ask, but what makes a book a classic?
I define it as having two criteria. One, it was published more then 50 years ago. Two, it is an extemporary work of writing which endures the test of time.
@@AnneEWilliamson thanks!
I enjoyed watching you Mona with all the love and appreciation, and I hope the communication lasts
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed watching!
I didn't know I, Claudius had a book. My parents used to watch a TV series when I was a baby named like that, most probably based in that book. I saw some of it and it was actually quite good.
This is the first time I see one of your videos, new subscriber. 😊
Thank you! I had no idea it had a TV series! I need to look it up and watch it now, because the book is really good!
@@AnneEWilliamson I, CLAUDIUS was twice a BBC mini-series.
The second one-with Derek Jacobi in the lead-used to be fairly well known, but, forgotten or not, both are triumphs.
It takes about 10 or 15 minutes to get into them-the scenery & props are threadbare & at first you might think somebody has filmed a High School play-but the shows quickly become addictive.
The second I, CLAUDIUS might be TV fiction at its most intelligent & thrilling.
The only contender at this high level of exposing & cataloging at nasty behavior & villainy on TV is, for me, the BBC version of HOUSE OF CARDS.
@@marcsmirnoff936 I'll have to look up both adaptations then!
@@AnneEWilliamson And I forgot! A movie version of I, CLAUDIUS was begun in 1937 but abandoned. It was going to star the most excellent CHARLES LAUGHTON. A few scenes survive....there's an even a doc on it....
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@@marcsmirnoff936 I love Charles Laughton! He was great in an adaptation of Jamaica Inn. I'll have to look it up too!
I really enjoyed the wide-ranging & surprising & thoughtful choices here.
And I am happen to be reading CAPTAIN BLOOD right now-am about 40 pages from the end-& while it's fun is it "DEFINITELY the greatest pirate novel of all time"?
Well, definitely NOT.
:)
Too many of the secondary characters are flatly portrayed & the prose is often pedestrian & sometimes even clunky.
Yes, English wasn't Sabatini's first language but knowing that isn't enough to improve his writing. (English wasn't Nabokov's native language either but good luck trying to discern that from the sentences in any of his books.)
A bona fide masterpiece about pirates is A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA (1929) by Richard Hughes. (Also called THE INNOCENT VOYAGE.)
It's about some pirates who kidnap some kids & it's richly evocative of childhood & v. convincing about pirates.
Beyond the various pleasures of the story, it is in written in a concise & lyrical prose.
I gotta stick up for the Hughes-I hope you don't mind. (It's in my Top 10.)
But, again, I enjoyed the video very much & it motivated me to put THE ROBE & LILLIES OF THE FIELD on my TO READ shelf (I, CLAUDIUS is already there).
I love Chesterton by the way (as well as the one novella by Gaskell that I've read, whose name I can't recall).
Peace,
MAS
Thank you! Ah, well, it's a pity you aren't enjoying Captain Blood as much as I did. Chesterton is definitely one of my favorites! I haven't read anything else by Elizabeth Gaskell, but I do want to read all her works.
Also, I'll have to check out that Hughes book. I haven't heard of it. Thank you for the recommendation!