purplelily Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 What books or stories would you recommend to read for British Literature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Laura Corin Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 There are some decent short lists on this page. I'd add in some poetry though: maybe a selection. And Dickens. http://www.huffenglish.com/british-literature/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 When we talk about literature, it is easy to think that means only novels. I would encourage you to also look for plays, short stories, poetry, essays and speeches. Unfortunately for you, the British have given us rather a lot them worth reading. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Do you have a particular time period in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I'm working on this for next year, also. So far I have: Tale of Two Cities Christmas Carol Silas Marner Canterbury Tales (selections) choice of Shakespeare Harry Potter Jane Eyre Screwtape Letters (audiodrama by Focus on the Family) starring Andy Serkis (aka Gollum) He has already read lots of Tolkien, or I would have added that, too. Oh, and Murder on the Orient Express. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I forgot poetry: http://www.amazon.com/Early-British-Poetry-Words-Rocks/dp/0766032760/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1430432422&sr=8-3&keywords=poetry+rocks+british and http://www.amazon.com/Modern-British-Poetry-World-Never/dp/1598453815/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430432374&sr=8-1&keywords=poetry+rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 We took BL titles from SWB's Well Trained Mind reading list which has novels, poetry, and plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjbucks1 Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 I would consider: Piers Plowman (allegorical narrative poem) Dream of the Rood Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Beowulf Faerie Queen (incomplete English epic poem. Only one "book" would be necessary. I think we read the first one) Docotor Faustus Shakespeare The Rape of the Lock (narrative poem) The Pilgrim's Progress Paradise Lost Gulliver's Travels Dickens (A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, etc) Jane Eyre Jane Austen (Sense and Sensibility or Pride and Prejudice) This is what I could come up with quickly. I know there is more poetry that I omitted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Where is Dorothy Sayers!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Where is Dorothy Sayers!? Ah. Not in the canon. 'Genre' fiction. Although a text to Calvin last week, 'I do not envy the heart of youth, but only it's head and stomach,' was horribly apposite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Ah. Not in the canon. 'Genre' fiction. Although a text to Calvin last week, 'I do not envy the heart of youth, but only it's head and stomach,' was horribly apposite. But it's horribly sad to miss her. I think she should be read anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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