Classics and the Writers

chocoholic Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:27 am Last reply Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:46 am

So, you tell me? What do you think a 'classic' consists of? Is it the time period? The charaters? T…

chocoholic Fri May 16, 2008 9:46 am Last reply Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:38 am

I've always wanted to know what other people think on this particular topic. Is William Shakespeare…

chocoholic Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:25 pm Last reply Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:18 pm

I finished reading this a couple of days ago, an I was wanting to know what other people thought of…

tori1234 Sat Mar 28, 2009 2:09 pm

see topic description.... who else loves Rhett? Scarlett? Melanie? Gerald? Aunt Pittypat? Ashley? e…

chocoholic Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:41 am Last reply Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:42 am

We all see classics as books a bit older, from Shakespeare to about the 50's. But what modern-ish b…

Leja Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:44 pm Last reply Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:42 pm

Who's your favorite character from classic literature? Who do you dislike the most? Me, I think my …

Rakun Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:24 am Last reply Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:47 am

Oh. whom knows he? Someones, of course. He was born in Boston, he wrote poems, got married with his…

chocoholic Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:40 am Last reply Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:53 pm

These are just a few of the many authors. If your favourite isn't on here, tell us who it is! So fa…

sofi Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:48 pm Last reply Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:47 pm

I was talking about this with my friend the other and was wondering what other people thought?? i m…

gingerheartsyou Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:45 am Last reply Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:55 pm

What are your favorite classics and what makes them special to you? Personally, I love Wuthering He…

gyrfalcon Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:43 pm Last reply Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:58 am

So let's hear it! All the "classics" you've read that turned out to be poorly-written, verbose/thic…

Eimear Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:20 pm Last reply Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:54 am

I was considering posting this in the Book Reviews thread, but I thought that either no one there w…

Clo Thu Jun 19, 2008 6:55 pm Last reply Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:37 am

I was just wondering if anyone else has read this wonderful novel by Emily Bronte. Or possibly not …

200397 Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:04 am Last reply Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:32 am

I just finished The Scarlet Pimpernel in my English lit class. I want to know what others thought o…

chocoholic Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:33 pm Last reply Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:32 am

Has anybody else read any Enid Blyton stuff? I loved her and grew up reading the Famous Five storie…