Well that's my 2023 TBR pile done! Thank you so much for this great list. I can't wait to spend time with a few old friends and make some new ones. And a video on building a classics library would be much appreciated!
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Splendid! I wish you the greatest enjoyment in your reading. And I will do that library video soon.
@rorilee9791
Жыл бұрын
+1 Thank you!
@galloping3265
4 ай бұрын
My mom was great to provide me "must reads", one of which was The Earth Abides. I am reading it now, at 75 yrs old. It is an eerie pre-view of the Covid era altho written in the 1940's!
@lezeltunbridge7509
Жыл бұрын
So I just discovered your channel YESterDaY and now I want to read every single book you talk about. 😂
@JoAnnMoldenhauer
5 ай бұрын
How true!! Tristan’s enthusiasm is contagious! His vocabulary and talent for story-telling is enviable!!
@Dezertroze43
5 ай бұрын
In high school we read The Woman in White; Rebecca; Silas Marner; The Scarlet Pimpernel; Great Expectations; ❤❤❤Then re-read them all as an adult and fell in love all over again. Thank u for ur channel.
@MariaTrevor
11 ай бұрын
For those of us who want to take this list along to the library! 12 classic books to read ( by Tristan and the classics) Daphne du Maurier - Rebecca Charles Dickens - Great Expectations Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird Raphael Sabatini - Captain Blood Arthur Conan Doyle - Sherlock Holmes/A Study in Scarlet Jerome K. Jerome - Three men in a boat Baroness Orczy - Scarlet Pimpernel Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey George Eliot - Silas Marner Wilkie Collins - The Woman in White P.G.Wodehouse - The world of Psmith Omnibus JL Carr - A month in the Country Huxley - Brave new world Alexandre Dumas - The Count of Monte Christo
@tristanandtheclassics6538
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for collating the list 😀👍
@apollonia6656
9 ай бұрын
Yes,thank you.
@neils5539
7 ай бұрын
Good luck finding P G Wodehouse at your library. There is one in our large library system. I get all his off Amazon for my Kindle. He is an absolute hoot!
@summerlakephotog8239
9 ай бұрын
A Study in Scarlet blew me away. I’m an Anglophile but also a resident of the Great Basin Desert which I love. I was amazed to discover that much of this novel is set in my Wild West “stomping grounds.” It’s a detective novel, western and Mormon historical fiction.
@kidus5431
Жыл бұрын
I just finished 'A Month in the Country' based on your recommendation and it was an absolute treat. I don't think I can describe it better than you did. The last paragraph is one of the most touching things I've ever read.
@Shannon-b5c
Жыл бұрын
I just started The Woman in Wite. Totally blown away by the beauty of the book and I am on page 64! An example: “Our words are giants when they do us an injury, and dwarfs when they do us a service.” So very true.
@apollonia6656
9 ай бұрын
Exactly.
@ellen823ful
7 ай бұрын
I’m gonna get this book 📕
@lindahorstmann6036
5 ай бұрын
One of my all time favorite books.
@sandraelder1101
2 ай бұрын
A great book - a mystery, a romance, a thriller all in one.
@sandraelder1101
2 ай бұрын
@@ellen823ful You’ll love it. Caution about reading the forward or preface. My old penguin edition’s forward contains a MAJOR spoiler. I blacked that part out so I could loan it out. I’ve read it four times & I rarely reread books. It’s that good.
@bxp_bass
Жыл бұрын
I hated reading in school because of... school (which I hate to this day and I'm 34) But suddenly I found Captain Blood in my house and I played videogames about pirates a lot. So, I started to read. And I was blown away - I read all days for the week until I read all Captain Blood novels and I never ever experienced something like this. It was absolutely transcendental. Since that time I read books. But CB to this day is one of the best things I've ever read.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
This is a fabulous anecdote, Alexander! Captain Blood is so good. Have you read anything else by Sabatini?
@bxp_bass
Жыл бұрын
@@tristanandtheclassics6538 yeah, some. The Sea Hawk to be precise. And I'm planning to read more of his.
@smalltown2223
Жыл бұрын
Rebecca is great book and film. I highly recommend the Alfred Hitchcock/ David O Selznick version from 1940, starring Laurence Olivier as Maxim and Joan Fontaine as the new wife. Black and white of course but looks a million dollars, the best Danvers I’ve seen. I like your take on the classics and the different types and styles for different levels and experience of them, it makes a lot more sense than someone just rattling off recommendations for Don Quixote, Crime & Punishment and other giant tomes. Reading is a process and a journey. I started by reading comics as a child and wasn’t a very good student at school, a bit of a handful, my teachers would say, but I always read and still do. Middlemarch or Anna Karenina is next, after my current read. It’s taken me 58 years to get to these, well worth the effort though. I still read thrillers, espionage, serial killer paperbacks too and enjoy them very much, but to me they are dinner, whereas the classics I read are my dessert.
@lindahoover4925
9 ай бұрын
Great list! Already in my stack to read: "A Study in Scarlet" and "Great Expectations". I've read "To Kill a Mockingbird" several times, but will reread. I've also read "Rebecca" quite a few times. Ordered just now: "Captain Blood" and "Three Men in a Boat." I've listened to "Woman in White" and didn't care for it - but I plan on reading it, regardless. The others that caught my attention: "Northanger Abbey," "Silas Marner" (I've only listened to this one) and "A Month in the Country." Thanks for re-introducing me to my love of reading - which was laid aside 39 years ago when I started having children. I'm flashing back to what life was like in early life when I had a book with me at all times. I'm happy to say that, thanks to you, I'm again reading constantly when not at work or in the kitchen: in the early morning, late into the night, and while in line at the bank and grocery stores. Audiobooks filled in a huge gap for me over the years and I'm grateful for them - but it's just not the same experience as lingering over the word.
@Lu.G.
Жыл бұрын
So many of my favorites! I *love* Rebecca, A Study in Scarlet, To Kill A Mockingbird, Great Expectations, Three Men in a Boat, The Woman in White and while I have only read *Leave it to Psmith*,* I love Wodehouse. I do consider myself to be a Janeite and you're right - Northanger Abbey is at the bottom of my list. However, hearing you talk about it makes me want to give it another re-read! 📚 Now I just need to get to reading the other books from your wonderful list! 🤓 Thank you for this, Tristan! 👏🏻
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Pleased that you approve of the list Lu. Of Austen's books you will probably be shocked to which one I rank in 6th place. Though they are all excellent and each deserves a place in the Canon.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Are you going to try the Classic Book A Month challenge in 2023? Which of these books catch your interest.
@Leebearify
Жыл бұрын
Of course I will join you on a Classics a Month! Where will I find you ? I am always up for Classics !!
@kasiakwiatkowska5816
Жыл бұрын
I would love to join the challenge as well 🎉 🎉
@hanichay1163
9 ай бұрын
Thank you! I have never read Captain Blood, 3 Men in a Boat, or A Month in the Country. Will do!
@ellen823ful
7 ай бұрын
I’m in the middle of Don Quixote. Loving 🥰 it. I have to go slow because of the way Cervantes has written it. Lots of new vocabulary for me. I’m becoming emotionally involved now with the beloved “knight errant”. We touch on all the books of chivalry from the past. We look at the history of Spain 🇪🇸 🌎 at that time. Anyway…❤ and cheers 🥂 to the Knight of the Mournful Countenance! By the way one of my favorite songs is The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha. 🎤 singing it as I take my walks.
@MrSyntheticSmile
6 ай бұрын
Part two of the book is the real pay off. Part one is an overture to the real stuff, part two.
@mitzireadsandwrites
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Tristan! I'm so glad you included Three Men In a Boat. I just read that one for Victober and laughed all the way through it.That's the perfect book to start reading the classics!! You've sold me on Captain Blood and The Scarlet Pimpernel. And I'm ashamed to say I've never read PG Wodehouse. I know. I'm missing out and I really have no excuse.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
3 men is so enjoyable that I want to read it every time I hear it mentioned. As for Wodehouse!!! He is the cream of the crop. Everybody should read at least one book by him. Let me know when you do, Mitzi.
@ТатьянаГубина-и1и
11 ай бұрын
Better late than never!
@joannarigby1989
Жыл бұрын
I’m so happy to have come across your channel. I have gotten back into reading after a break and I want to read the classics. The passion and knowledge you have when you talk of these books is inspiring. I’m adding all these books to my TBR and am determined to read at least 5 this year.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Hi, Joanna, it's so nice to make your acquaintance. I'm pleased that you enjoyed the video and I wish you as much delight in reading them as I had.😀
@radiantchristina
Жыл бұрын
Hello ! Thank you for your always cheery introduction :) . As always, you've presented us with a great selection of books. Thank you. Daphne Du Maurier is always a great place to start with classics.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Pleased you enjoyed it Christina 😀 You are right, there is hardly a better author to start with than du Maurier.
@janetsmith8566
Жыл бұрын
All of these are great choices! A superb TBr. Have read about four - upward and onward. 😃
@PeterStreetCasuals
Ай бұрын
I am very much like Jay and have recently pick up literature for the first time and am so grateful I came across this video! I love hearing about the books on your list which I haven’t read any! The first book I am going to read is “A month in the country”. Thank you for your great content!
@Leebearify
Жыл бұрын
Tristen !! How wonderful to see you again! I thought you had to do other stuff and sent us off to the library to find a Snark !!! Absolutely wonderful to have you back!! I was so pleased to find that the only book I had not read on your list was Scarlet Pimpernel. I do own it and I will find it again and put it on the top of the TBR pile. I absolutely agree with you and your choices. My least favorite was Women in White (I know, what is wrong with me LOL) !! Currently I am filling one of my literary holes and that is Greek and Roman Mythology. WOW has that been fun, I find myself gasping and my jaw dropping all the time with those Titans !! So great to see you ! I will make sure to follow!!! Lee
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Hey Lee! Fabulous to see your comments again. I shall put your opinion of the Woman in White down to a high fever.😀 Greek literature is a particular blank spot for me too. One I hope to address soon enough. Keep well my friend.
@ABearandaBeeBooks
Жыл бұрын
I love that idea for a video about building your classics library. I own way too many books and would be curious to see if I have any blatant holes. I enjoyed this list video and though I have read/studied quite a few, there are some I haven’t gotten to yet. I think Austen and Trollope are great places to start with classic literature. I feel like they are very kind to their readers.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Hiya, great to see you here!!! You are spot on about Trollope. What a writer! I'm quite excited to do a library building video. You should do one too.😀
@kandywestmoreland5164
Жыл бұрын
Captain Blood and the Scarlet Pimpernel. I need to read these.
@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD
Жыл бұрын
I love this list!! I shared it on Instagram too encourage others to get back into classics. I can't wait to read more film this list that I haven't read yet. I've read a handful of these... The Count of MC, Rebecca, Northanger Abbey and I can't remember the rest. Lll
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Oh you are wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing it. The Count of M C is something special don't you think? Any books that you would put on a list like this?
@mtnshelby7059
Жыл бұрын
Very clever list, thank you, and a great introduction. There's no reason readers shouldn't start with accessible texts instead of the heavies. I hope there are teachers who recommend your channel to their students.
@sharonbrock7060
4 ай бұрын
Loved this list, I've read 6 of them. I read A Month in the Country earlier this year upon your recommendation and loved it. I know i will go back to it when I need something calming. Thank you!
@pinabaker8339
6 ай бұрын
So many great books to read. Some are already on my shelves and lists. I’ve just recently bought A Month in the Country and I can’t wait to start reading 👍👍👍
@Michajeru
Жыл бұрын
I love your videos and your pleasant manner. I can't wait to read some of your suggestions from this list. I also have lost a lot of books that I have loaned to people. It is a strange phenomenon that many decent and good people don't feel the need to return books. I have stopped lending now except to my very best friends.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
This really made me smile. Its so true that the people who abscond with ones books are otherwise upstanding citizens. Thanks for taking the time to comment Michajeru.😃
@ТатьянаГубина-и1и
11 ай бұрын
Absolutely the same story with me! I lost a lot of my favourite books this way.😢
@charmainesaliba5546
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video! I consider myself as a beginner classic reader so this list is really helpful. I only read three from the list. Rebecca remind me of Jane Eyre (I am not obsessed with Jane Eyre 😂). I also read Great Expectations and To kill a Mockingbird I am planning to read Woman in white and the count of Montecristo and hopefully read some others from this list next year. I agree with you about Middlemarch, the more I hear people talk about it the more I am intimated. I would take your advice and read Silas minor first and maybe another one or two of her works before attempting Middlemarch. Thanks for this video ☺️
@GypsysMom
Жыл бұрын
I work in a university library and checked to see if we had "Three Men in a Boat". We do and I am going to start reading it today. Thanks for the recommendation.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
I hope you like it. My daughter has just started reading it and is sat in the corner chuckling away.
@besottedorchids3605
6 ай бұрын
I have also just begun, the woman in white. Thoroughly enjoying it so far. Thanks for the inspiration.
@johnford6967
11 ай бұрын
Is this guy great or what!Enthusiast is an understatement..
@Mike-jl1rl
6 ай бұрын
I read Capt Blood when I was a young teen over 50 years ago. I still read sections today, it's so much fun. I also discovered the movie with Errol Flynn (I think his first starting role) around the same time. It's dated and corny but captured the spirit of the book and is wonderful.
@marthaam8043
Жыл бұрын
I just found you Tristan! It's a pleasure to listen to you. I haven't read Wodehouse, but I'm sold. And yes, I would love a video about building a classics library. Thank you for teaching me!
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Hello, Martha. It's a delight to make your acquaintance! And thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment. i truly appreciate it. Just so you know, I have now posted a video on building a classic library. hope that you enjoy it.😀
@jyotidowdell3598
8 ай бұрын
I started reading the Woman in White and I agree, I can’t put it down. I stay up way too late reading one more chapter. Thank you for these great suggestions. I have read quite a few, and agree they belong on this list. I am adding Three Men in a Boat, because who doesn’t need a good laugh these days! Love your channel and the excitement over a good book!
@maryfilippou6667
Жыл бұрын
I ' ve read A Month in the Country-discovered on my own, the sent my brother, an artist- maybe 20 years ago. I loved it! You described it just so; beautifully. I Love Woman in White, finally read it some years of ago, sent daughter. Just saw it the recent BBC video 2 wks ago. The sensational I love too is Ainseorth' s Old Saint Paul's! Wow! That kept me up, tho begins to beggar reality toward end. Still so Wonderful, set in the Great Fire epoch. We read age 14 and 13 in HS 58 yrs ago Rebecca and Great EXPECTATIONS. Yes, so Great! I own 3 Men in a Boat recc' d by EN Professor from London, years ago. Yet to conclude. Gerard Depardieu was excellent as the Count in the film. Yes,bread some of the book. The Woman in White is So gripping, as you said. Sorry for any who've missed the wonderful 3 young residents familiarity and like Austen Papa, a hypochondriac to his ward and all, the old querulous Uncle?
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
It's one of my favourite books.
@adonismilidonis6448
Жыл бұрын
You've really made me want to read Willie Collins Woman in white, I have had it on my shelves for years, now thanks to you it will be read.
@moncoinlecture
Жыл бұрын
Loved that video. Mrs Danvers is one of the most impacful characters for me. Still scared of her! Love Dickens. Each novel is a world in itself. I read Jerome K. Jerome when I was a teen... really want to reread it now! And Woodhouse is a genius!
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Karine. I first read Jerome K Jerome in my teens too. It was one of the only books I read multiple times. Like Wodehouse, it's not just the stories, it's the turn of phrase which is so delightful. That's why they are always funny on a reread.
@alynam82
Жыл бұрын
New subscriber here -- I was introduced to your channel by Micah Cummins when he shared your Slow Reader video. Anyways, I enjoyed this video on the Classics, and where to start, because I'm always interested in reading more classics but usually hesitant to pick something up due to the fear of it "going over my head". I can read classic books from 1950s-1970s with no real issue, but it's the 1800s where I begin to break a sweat 😅 I did read Dracula and A Study in Scarlet, and those were a great time. I was surprised by their readability. And Dickens' A Christmas Carol is all I've read of his work. But I am wanting to get more Dickens under my belt, and some Dumas (I own Count of Monte Cristo, and have danced around it for almost 2x years)
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Hi Anthony! It's great to make your acquaintance. Thank you for subscribing, too. I totally get where you are coming from with the 'Classics Intimidation' syndrome. It's a really common issue, which I don't think is helped by the often traumatic experiences of 19th literature that we endure through school. 😅 As you have already experienced, the Classics are actually great fun. They are only stories at the end of the day. Sure, they can be dissected (often to the point of them no longer being any fun), but sometimes that is done purely for a person's ego. Are some works more valuable in content than others? Yes. Are some deeper and more intricate? Sure. But, here's the nubs of the issue. You don't have to like, or even enjoy them all. Tolstoy didn't like Shakespeare's plays, can you believe! The thing about the Classics is that all you need to bring to them is your own experience. They have a conversation with you, not by writing essays or analysing sentences, but just by reading them. They are primarily just really really good stories. The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins, is an absolute adventure, with no deep philosophy. It's a classic because of how well it is written. Dickens can be hilarious. Great Expectations will introduce you to incredible characters who you will recognise as just like people today. The Count of Monte Cristo is a tense adventure. I love it. I will do a video about the Classics based upon your comment, if that's OK with you, because so many others have similar feelings. In the meantime, a video that might be beneficial to you is my one on How To Build A Classics Library. It's a really recent one. Hope this all made sense, Anthony. I look forward to hearing how your journey into the Classics progresses. You will not regret it.😀
@alynam82
Жыл бұрын
@@tristanandtheclassics6538 you have such great perspective, you absolutely hit the nail on the head. Just the way you explain things that, though should be obvious, one doesn't necessarily take notice to. I agree, at the end of the day they are just stories. I think people, myself included, lose sight of that. So thanks for such a thoughtful response, and I would love to see a video about our discussion!
@jasmin5246
Жыл бұрын
Yes, yes, yes to the Classic library video!
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Great. I am quite excited about the prospect of doing that video.
@jasmin5246
Жыл бұрын
@@tristanandtheclassics6538 Looking forward to it!
@shannigans4981
Жыл бұрын
I just ordered my copy of *The Woman in White*. Cannot wait to get my hands on it! Thank you so much for this video. This video introduced me to new and amazing authors.
@demondeana
Жыл бұрын
I read the Count of Monte Cristo and absolutely loved it. It did take a while though. 🙂
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
It I'd a long walk, but the final view is worth it.😀
@apollonia6656
9 ай бұрын
In my teens I tried to read "The Woman in White" by Willie Collins and gave up half way through...got fed up with Fosco ! Anyway, I actually read it last week and enjoyed it even though it is a bit long. What surprises me is that not many people consider it a classic. One has to read it and after reading Fosco's "letter" telling his part in the "plan" then tell me it is not rather Dickensian ! Anyway, 2023 read 63 books. Well,considering I am a Medic time is rather limited 😔 Read all the books you've mentioned here and Great Expectations is my favourite of Dicken's ;and I've read all his works), followed by "Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. My tbr is for 2024 is getting longer and longer, the books seem of the 'brick' type. Btw: My favourite crime novelist is Agatha Christie, read all her books....even like Quinn ! HAPPY NEW YEAR.
@gracecrawford2971
4 ай бұрын
New subscriber here! Looking Forward to this!
@afrobian1
6 ай бұрын
I recently discovered that i can borrow audiobooks through my library card lol. I had no idea. i could do this before. I just finished The kite runner which i liked. Now i started To kill a mockingbird chapter 16. i love the narrator voice its like im watching a movie. Im so excited to star reading again
@zenocrate4040
Жыл бұрын
Anthony Andrews is the lovely chap playing The Pimpernel. The 1934 film with Leslie Howard is also worth your time.
@SharonReads
9 ай бұрын
What a great list! (Also, all your missing books is why I don't like lending out books! Ha!)
@tristanandtheclassics6538
9 ай бұрын
I always intend to stay strong and not loan them, but I get weak and want to share the story.😂 The worst part is that the people who do not return books are normally the ones who won't end up reading them.
@SharonReads
9 ай бұрын
@@tristanandtheclassics6538 Unfortunately true! The last book I lent out, she had for 6 months, didn't finish it, and she had folded the dustjacket in half and broken the spine and "fixed" it with glue. 😭
@krzysamm7095
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed Silas Marner, Three Men in a Boat is a hoot, and Rebecca is well a classic right.
@lindahoover4925
11 ай бұрын
Love this. I am looking forward to those I haven’t already read
@joannemoore3976
Жыл бұрын
I have read quite a few of these, but some time ago. Great list. I remember a teacher at Primary school reading Three Men in a Boat to us and laughing my head off at it.
@cassaundramariac9075
5 ай бұрын
This was great. He’s so charismatic!
@adolphsanchez1429
Жыл бұрын
My favorites from this list are To Kill a Mockingbird and Silas Marner. I have yet to read a Daphne De Maurier book, but I need to do so at some point. I've always wondered if Captain Blood and The Scarlet Pimpernel were worth reading.
@mrbrit6746
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video. I'm new to reading and really struggle with knowing what to read next! I'm going to set myself the challenge of reading each book mentioned here, although I don't think I could read bits of the Count of Monte Cristo whilst reading another book, my mind would get lost between worlds haha. Do you have any advice for when it comes to reading multiple books simultaneously? I'm also interested in the "How to build a Classic book library" video if you haven't already gotten round to it!
@juanmorales9738
Жыл бұрын
I would say at least 10 out of the 13 are of interest. But I do so much want to get into Dickens. I’ve read A Christmas Carol, and A Tale Of Two Cities when I was a teenager, about 40 years ago. But I’ll take your advise on Great Expectations.
@938quilt
Жыл бұрын
I"ve never heard of captain blood or that author! not that I'm an expert but I usually at least recognize something LOL! three men in a boat either... think i'm gonna get study in scarlet!
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
All three are superb. My daughter just started reading three men in a boat and can't stop giggling.
@ТатьянаГубина-и1и
11 ай бұрын
Приятный такой англичанин, слушаю с удовольсткием и подписываюсь!
@lyramidsummer5508
7 ай бұрын
Are you Russian? Your nation has marvellous authors. Welcome.
@ТатьянаГубина-и1и
7 ай бұрын
@@lyramidsummer5508 Yes, I am. I like Russian literature and even know many books practically by heart, but I also like English literature and grew up reading Kipling, Stevenson, Defoe , Dickens and other English writers. I like English literature very much!
@lyramidsummer5508
7 ай бұрын
@@ТатьянаГубина-и1и thank you. Not enough of us Brits appreciate great literature but we are in a great group of likeminded people here. Hope you can recommend some lesser known contemporary Russian literature.
@Brontephile
Жыл бұрын
I’m new to your channel, did you do a video on building a classic library please ?. Great Channel by the way 👍🏼
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Hi Ruth, great to hear from you. I do have a video on building a library. I think this is the link. kzitem.info/news/bejne/0JqA1n2HsZ97ZaQ
@Brontephile
Жыл бұрын
@@tristanandtheclassics6538 thank you 😊
@ТатьянаГубина-и1и
11 ай бұрын
I'll try to find " A month in the country"!
@sandraelder1101
2 ай бұрын
I need to stop binge-watching your videos and stick my nose in a book! 😁
@donovanmedieval
Жыл бұрын
Daphne Du Marier may have been influenced Edith Wharton's story "The Lady's Maid's Bell" in which the central character is a new lady's maid comming to replace one who had just died, and is terribly missed by the lady of the house. Joanna David played the second Mrs. De Winter in a 1980 miniseries. Then she starred as the new lady's maid in an adaptation of "The Lady's Maid's Bell." Her daughter, Emilia Fox, played Mrs. De WInte in 1997.
@janetsmith8566
Жыл бұрын
It’s Anthony Andrews in the 80s film, not Hopkins! Great film!
@bethrudat3712
Жыл бұрын
Great suggestions, I've added a few to my TBR. But can't stand Great Expectations - it was put in every English textbook from 1st - 6th grade and edited down to boring. I just cringe when I hear the title. I should read it complete...but just can't. 🤦♀️ Thanks for the suggestions, just found your channel.
@MrWhosegaloo
3 ай бұрын
William Faulkner's a rose for Emily is an easy story to read but for me it was too easy and I wrote a paper on this work with a criticism of how anyone should never write a story
@christianjames-w7e
7 ай бұрын
That’s a good idea Dude.
@keiramcclinton9760
Ай бұрын
Ive watched a few of your series and seen you mention that your copy of a book has been lent out and you dont know where it is....someone gave me a tip once that when they lent books they took a photo of their friend holding the book, so they didnt lose track of them
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Ай бұрын
That's such a good idea 💡
@keiramcclinton9760
Ай бұрын
@tristanandtheclassics6538 You're welcome, pass it on 🙂
@jwstanley2645
6 ай бұрын
"Instant classic" is an oxymoron, like 'jumbo shrimp.' Shakespear could have gone into obscurity in one generation. However, for Shakespear, the next generation, and the one after that, found value in these plays. Not until a story finds value in the third generation does a story earn the title of classic.
@duffypratt
Жыл бұрын
Read all but ThreeMen in a Boat, Silas Marner, Month in the Country, and Wodehouse. Wodehouse is on my short list of new writers to try. I’ve read all the rest of Eliot, and don’t know why I haven’t read Silas Marner. Perhaps because it is short. Frankly, I would probably pick up Middlemarch or Daniel Deronda again, or even Mill on the Floss before reading it. I disagree on Northanger Abbey. So much of it is satire, and satire tends to fall flat when you don’t have an appreciation of what is being satirized. The first time I read it, I didn’t like it that much. I still think it’s her weakest book. I would recommend Pride and Prejudice first, or perhaps Persuasion for the more serious minded.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
I know what you mean about Northanger Abbey. It certainly isn't her prime work. I thought it a good book to introduce her style for someone daunted by larger works. Persuasion, whilst I adore it, is, as you say, more serious minded than Austen's other works and is not as representative. You are spot on about the satire. What I find wonderful about Austen is how naturally she satirises. P&P, S&S, and Emma are also incredibly satirical of modes and attitudes of her day. I hope that you enjoy Wodehouse. He is pure frivolity, with an exquisite turn of phrase.😀
@Shannon-b5c
11 ай бұрын
FYI, the Italian translation of “Fosco” is dark, gloomy. This illustrates the names of the characters by Collins and Dickens as well is very intentional.
@stephenmorton8017
Жыл бұрын
i just finished savoring The Book of the New Sun which i now consider a classic. i'm going to take a break with Moving Mars and then on to Gogol's Dead Souls. i snagged a copy of the Norton Anthology of Short Fiction at the thrift for 2 dollars. 1399 pages for $2.00 works out to 0.142959256611 cents per page. a deal! i reckon it was used as a text for college level creative fiction classes. i always remember laughing out loud reading Don Quixote.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Now that is a bargain. I've not read The Bbok of the New Sun. I'm going to look it up. Hope you enjoy Dead Souls.
@Yesica1993
Жыл бұрын
Does Northanger Abbey have any romance? Or, if it does, is it not too much the focus? I know I am missing out by not having read any Austen. But I just can't stand reading romance stuff. I guess I'm in the minority of women. But there you go.
@xaviercrain7336
Жыл бұрын
Read Jack Maggs if u liked great expectations
@MrWhosegaloo
3 ай бұрын
Is Tristan an English teacher? I have a BA in English and suspect Tristan is
@severianthefool7233
9 ай бұрын
Hey man, your subscriber count has more than tripled since this video came out a year ago! Can’t wait to see it grow even more
@theresas709
Жыл бұрын
I have never heard of Captain Blood. You talking about Rebecca and To Kill a Mocking Bird makes me want to reread them this year. They are two of my most favorite books ever.
@jemmills9309
Жыл бұрын
Just read Rebecca, One of the greatest pieces of literature I have ever read. Thank you for these recommendations. Looking forward to another one from the list.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Daphne du Maurier is a scintillating writer and conjures great characters and suspense. A treasure trove of mysteries. Thanks, Jem.
@ТатьянаГубина-и1и
11 ай бұрын
The best screen version to my mind is with Charles Dance.
@Sifaria
8 ай бұрын
Merle Oberon and Leslie Howard did a marvelous rendition of The Scarlet Pimpernel😃
@rickcroucher
Жыл бұрын
I'm happy I found your channel. In another video you posted you taught iambic pentameter. I was amazed at how quickly you brought understanding to this dull mind in a way my professor in college was unable to do in 2 semesters of Shakespeare. That was 50 years ago. Thank you. for all your posts.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, Rick, for sharing this. It's such a shame when the brilliance of something isn't explained appropriately, or with a lack of lustre. Maybe, sometimes, the original love of literature wears off some professors as it becomes a 'job.' Whatever the case, I'm pleased to make your acquaintance, and that one of my videos was valuable to you.
@Gwyndon
Жыл бұрын
Yes! We need a video for building a classic library
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
OK Gwyndon. I'm quite excited about the prospect of that video.
@Gwyndon
Жыл бұрын
@@tristanandtheclassics6538 Your channel has inspired me! I only just discovered it in the last few months. 2023 will be the year of the classic for me! Thanks for the video!
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
@@Gwyndon That's so good to hear Gwyndon. Looking forward to hearing about your adventure in Classics.
@magdalenaholt2967
Жыл бұрын
Indeed we do!
@chrissy1510
Жыл бұрын
Yes please Tristan!
@BoomerBookings-yf2de
7 ай бұрын
I just yesterday finished THE WOMAN IN WHITE. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it and you are right I did sit up reading it at night.
@DefaultName-nt7tk
Жыл бұрын
You are a fantastic story teller. So inspiring, so exciting 😊
@roseconfectionart409
Жыл бұрын
im happy you included jane austen. most people think her stories are too romantic and cliche. I've read Northanger Abbey 4 times already (from when i started classics) and it never loses its charms
@DavideMazzetti
Жыл бұрын
I agree, Men in particular seem to think she's too 'feminine' and 'dainty' - and usually they've never read her novels. I first studied Jane Austen's novels at University and in my opinion she is an extremely clever and perceptive novelist. 'Northanger Abbey is a gem and one of my other favourites is 'Pride and Prejudice'.
@patriciapendlbury2603
Жыл бұрын
Jane Austin's books are I think overrated. Except Emma and Sense and sensibility
@tbritz13
Жыл бұрын
I found your channel a couple of weeks ago and have become hooked. I've always been a reader, but for the majority of my life it had been SF. I still enjoy some of the older SF, but I do not like the direction it's been going. So, I have been reading classics and your channel has filled a need for me. Thank you.
@niraakara
7 ай бұрын
I am so glad you covered Wodehouse who is indeed a classic writer even if not in the traditional sense of what people think of when they consider classics. His wit is just unmatched! I’ve read most of Jeeves series and the Blandings series and watched the TV series numerous times and still going back to it. Hugh Laurie’s portrayal of Wooster is just special and of course Stephen Fry’s Jeeves! I had borrowed Pigs have wings (from the Blandings series .i think) instead of my college books and was reading it sitting in every corner of the college (because I couldn’t wait to finish it!) and was laughing till my belly ached (by myself!). Be warned if you try to read it when a class is going on, you’re sure to get caught.
@carolpickens1577
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your channel. It has gotten me back into reading. I'm now a voracious reader. I just finished reading To Kill A Mockingbird last month. LOVED it! My favorites are Silas Marner, A Tale of Two Cities, and James Michener's Centennial. Reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I've read several of Charles Dickens' books.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Oh thank you Carol, this was such a lovely comment to receive. So pleased that you have found your reading mojo again 😀 Mockingbird is beautifully done as a story.
@kitjank
Жыл бұрын
What a wonderful list! I was so pleased to see Wodehouse included! He is often overlooked and is such a delight to read! I am unfamiliar with A Month in the Country but have ordered it and I am very much looking forward to reading it!
@ethansadberry6069
Жыл бұрын
Tristan, just want to say thank you for your videos. I don’t get to read much because I have work so much at the warehouse and sometimes I’m just too tired after. But you inspire me to keep on pushing and it makes me excited for the next time I can sit down and read something. You have a good energy man and you should know it makes a lot of peoples days just to see a new video from you. Anyways, I better get to reading some of these, ive heard so many good things about great expectations and I think I may try that next (I read David copperfield which was one of the best books ever made). I really want to check out northanger abbey too. Love the shoutout to to kill a mockingbird. We read that in high school and it was intensely moving. I still remember many lines from it despite not picking it up in well over a decade. Anyways happy New Years, greetings from Detroit, Michigan
@marcevan1141
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree with you about "The Woman in White." It's a spectacularly entertaining novel. So is "The Moonstone." "Armadale" is awfully good too.
@Positivevibes-tq5mg
Жыл бұрын
I love your channel. You've made me appreciate classics. I read three men on a boat last year. It's hands down the funniest book I've read.
@shermanbrendaoraas5096
5 ай бұрын
I am so frustrated. I am unable to read books anymore but have loved reading all my life. My library has all the books but not as audiobooks. So now I’m frustrated. Thank you, Tristan, I love to hear you talking about books.
@Erginartesia
7 ай бұрын
As to shoudl you do a How to build a library, YES YES YES Yes! I am just clearing out my bookshelves and thinking of how I iwll use it in the futre. I would LOVe a series of videos about building a library. For me, it would have to be a library that aims to help we readers to progress from zero .. i have just come off a career with a lot of technical reading, and only recently realized I have forgotten how to read novels! Also, my mother actually tried to pay me to read the classics (i was 9 and not interested)… but NOW I want to read them for ME. So this library should be designed as one might design a program for building their reading prowess.
@lucyjazz1
Жыл бұрын
What a great selection ! I’ve read and loved a few of them (Rebecca is one of my all time favorites, Monte Cristo WOW, Sherlock is fantastic…) so I’m really looking forward to reading those of the list I haven’t ! Having just finished Middlemarch last month, I am really tempted to dive into Silas Marner soon ! And yay to a video on how to build a classic library 😃 Thank you Tristan ! Take care !
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed Silas Marner. I agree with you about Sherlock and Count of MC
@ConniesSon30
8 ай бұрын
I just found your channel and I love it! I find it interesting the book you mentioned to possibly not use as an introduction to classic literature. Over the summer I decided to dive back into books. I used to be extremely bookish years ago, though not particularly drawn to classics, and I never realized how much I missed reading until I picked up, in June, “Middlemarch” which had been staring at me from my bookshelf for a long time. To be sure, though an unbelievable book (and definitely at the top of my favorites list having now read it) it’s challenging to pick up if you’re just starting to cut your teeth on classics or reading in general, and for all the reasons you mentioned. It’s a big book, beautifully written but verbose and at times I did find myself jumping back to the beginning of a paragraph to re-read, and from the perspective of social roles and expectations it was both fascinating and confusing at times. Overall, however, I found it easier to comprehend than I was expecting, and I broke the book down into its individual parts and read it as if I were reading the originally serialized novel. That is, I would read one part of “Middlemarch” and then read an entirely different book (one that bore no chance of being confused with George Eliot’s much larger tome), before returning for the next part of the book. This made the entire process of reading almost more enchanting to me, because as I would get to the end of whatever book I was reading between parts I would start to reflect on the story of “Middlemarch”. I would think about Mrs. Casaubon- what a lovely character she is!- and Will Ladislaw and Mr. Lydgate who I was not nearly as fond of in the beginning as I became, through his various trials, later in the book. This approach really had me looking forward to the next installment, rather than feeling exhausted which I think would have been very possible without breaking the novel up. I really re-discovered my love of reading with “Middlemarch” and the other books that I read as well, but there are few books that have transported me the way that “Middlemarch” did and few characters that I’ve cared about as much as I did so many of those that George Eliot penned here. I’m looking forward to reading more of her work (and re-reading “Middlemarch” at some point as well). I found her use of words to be so engaging and her ability to create complex, truly human characters fascinated me. Any suggestions for my next date with George Eliot? I’m so excited to explore her work! And to those considering “Middlemarch”, especially if you are (like me) rediscovering reading, take it slow, break up your reading of the book if that feels right to you, and enjoy it! It’s a fantastic experience!
@tristanandtheclassics6538
8 ай бұрын
I agree with you and am delighted that Eliot has reignited you love of reading. As for your next date with Eliot, may I suggest The Mill on the Floss?😀❤️
@ConniesSon30
8 ай бұрын
@@tristanandtheclassics6538 Absolutely! I’ll be ordering it soon. I was hoping that would be the suggestion. I’ve felt drawn to that book in particular. Thank you! 😊
@rebeccavaughn8897
Күн бұрын
Great list! Glad to see Captain Blood finally make it to a list. I’d always recommend Stevenson. Treasure Island, Black Arrow, and Kidnapped are still on my top favorite books 20 + years later.
@dianalong5738
Жыл бұрын
I was simply thrilled when you presented your list of books on this video, The only one I hadn't read yet was A Month in the Country (which I just ordered). I'm looking forward to watching more of your videos and taking notes. I laughed when you mentioned Three Men in a Boat. When the author mentioned that bit about the china being put on display and considered antiques, I had only to look at my Flow Blue pieces on display sitting atop my buffet and chuckle. Woodhouse got me with his characters conversing straight out of the 1920's. I've read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories even all of Agatha Christies. Persuasion is my favorite Austen novel (I think it's the letter that does it). I started the New Year off with my favorite book of all time Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham ( which I hadn't read but once about 50 years ago) and it is still my very favorite book. My second read this year was Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M Forster, now I'm working my way through Paradise Lost by Milton. Happy Reading and looking forward to watching more of your videos.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this amazing comment, Diana. What a gorgeous list of works. I hope to read more Maugham this year. I love Forsters style. PG Wodehouse is maybe the greatest penman ever.
@donproctor2639
6 ай бұрын
❤ @@tristanandtheclassics6538
@mrykzgrl1
Жыл бұрын
Great books! There are a few I have not heard of and I like hearing about ones outside of the standards. I am a long time reader. I hope I don't get trashed in the comments but I do wish you would shed some light on why Austen is so beloved. I try but it merely seems like girls with boy problems. I am sure I am missing something.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
This comment made my day, Lollie. Its a funny thing how Austen can come across like you describe, and I understand why you say it. I do intend to do some sacrifice videos on Austen in the near future.
@Tuntee
9 ай бұрын
so happy I stumbled across your video! I am working on my 2024 reading plan right now and will definitely add three men in a boat and quite a few of the rest of this list to my plans! SUBSCRIBED! I' read the Count of Monte Cristo this year - Awesome, rip snorting page turner , totally agree with your recommendation. I just read Tale of Two Cities and Christmas Carol , loved, so I'll add Great expectations to my 2024 list, I've read a BUNCH of woodhouse but not in a while and also Jane Austen. Great list!! I Adored Middlemarch so I'll add Solas Marner for this coming year.
@veronicanicholls7132
Жыл бұрын
Hi Tristan, I loved your video! I am going to read SILAS MARNER and a GREAT EXPECTATIONS. I will comment on soon❤❤❤
@wburris2007
Жыл бұрын
The Count of Monte Cristo was so good that I read it in a month. Brave New World was a boring book.
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
This would make a great Goodreads review😂 I love it when someone holds such a definite opinions.
@24sherbear
Жыл бұрын
Very much enjoyed this video. I have read several of the books and will add the others to my list. I just read The Count of Monte Cristo this past Spring. I was wondering if you had read The Black Count by Tom Reiss. It won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 2013. I thought it was a brilliant account of Alexandre Dumas’ father. He was actually the source of many of the escapades that Dumas writes about. I read it when it came out and still it took me a while to get around to the novel. But, I was glad to have the background info when I did. I highly recommend it!
@tristanandtheclassics6538
Жыл бұрын
That's amazing, Sherrie. I haven't heard of that book at all. I'm going to look it up. Thank you.
@gracecrawford2971
4 ай бұрын
New to the channel. Love it!
@simo6010
6 ай бұрын
You’re a master story teller! I added so many books to my audible wish list!
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