Answers for Yesterday
>> Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Most did better on the classics than on the others. Here are the few remaining answers for those that missed 'em.
- Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.
- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
- The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. Again, I was surprised; admittedly, I could have ensured it by naming Mowgli.
- The Scarlet Pimpernel by the Baroness Orczy
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, my personal favorite of that talented family.
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (which I would not have figured out myself)
- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. Hopefully, I'm not the only one who thinks of it as a classic.
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. I could, of course, said Dorian Gray, but that made it too easy.
- "A Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Alan Poe (I know it's a story; sue me)
The Time Machine--of course. I had forgotten that the traveler didn't have a name.
And Wuthering Heights is on my reading list. I just haven't gotten to it yet.
Hmmmm... My memory regarding some of these is distressingly out of order; I've actually read most of these.
At least I can claim advanced age and a teenage reading habit as an excuse.
Have not read a one...
Jeff, these are books I grew up with. I don't think there's ONE list of great books. Just the books that touch us.
I suggest reading Tenant of Wildfell Hall at around the same time as Wuthering Heights. It's by Anne Bronte, and she takes a VERY different view of her brother than Emily does. Heathcliff's incarnation in Tenant is rather eye-opening.
Not surprisingly, I've read most of these. I really need to put Count of Monte Cristo on my list... perhaps I can get my book club to read it...
OK, I didn't realize Emily's brother was a player in Wuthering Heights.
If you read Count of Monte Cristo (my favorite plot book EVER), make sure you get the unabridged version. Because it's all so interwoven, to shorten it, abridged versions will write out WHOLE CHARACTERS. Not good.
well as you know i just started to read books, so i'll have to check these out.
thx for sharing.
Ok, I didn't have three. I had two. I'm guessing that isn't a passing grade. Unless Shakespeare grades my paper instead of you and takes my bribe.
Relax Max, you're out of luck. Although I appreciate the fact you realized bribes were useless for me, my sister is equally impervious and too conscientious to pass a 2/10.
On the other hand, this wasn't graded, but just for fun, so no harm done.