NOW LIVE

Where to Start with Classics | Book Recommendations

Share it with your friends Like

Thanks! Share it with your friends!

Close

These are my recommendations on where to start with the English speaking world’s classic literary canon. In this video, I’m roughly calling classics books that were published pre-World War I, with a few exceptions like Agatha Christie

If you’re looking for Penguin Clothbound Classics, here’s my affiliated Penguin Clothbound Classics shop: https://bookshop.org/lists/penguin-clothbound-classics-7ecf8706-5180-477b-9005-660667869a8e

Or if you want to go through Amazon, my affiliated link is here: https://amzn.to/32hC969

 Lipstick: “Wonderland” by Urban Decay
*~*~*~*
Books Mentioned (all links are affiliated) :

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141040349
(Collected Jane Austen collection in this edition – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141395203)
JANE EYRE by Charlotte Bronte – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141040387
WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Bronte – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141040356
ROMEO AND JULIET by William Shakespeare – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780743477116
GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Charles Dickens – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141040363
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780241347782
THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD by Agatha Christie – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780062986139
FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141393391
DRACULA by Bram Stoker – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141196886
THE LORD OF THE RINGS by JRR Tolkein – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780618640157
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141442464
THE WOMAN IN WHITE by Wilkie Collins – https://amzn.to/3bWoeGc
TIS PITY SHE’S A WHORE by John Ford – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780719043598
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE by William Shakespeare – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780743477567
EMMA by Jane Austen – https://amzn.to/3hs8FHh
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS by Jonathan Swift – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141196640
CRANFORD by Elizabeth Gaskell – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141442549
HOWARDS END by EM Forester – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141182131
MIDDLEMARCH by George Eliot – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141196893
WAR AND PEACE by Leo Tolstoy – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780241265543
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO by Alexandre Dumas – https://bookshop.org/a/8761/9780141392462

*~*~*~*
REGISTER TO VOTE! https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote
& make a plan to vote in this fall’s elections– I’m early voting in person! 🙂

This is a great guide for how to best vote in each US state: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/2020-voting-guide.html

Goodreads: goodreads.com/bookslikewhoa
Instagram: https://instagram.com/bookslikewhoa
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bookslikewhoa
Discord: https://discord.gg/FwdTKTV

**Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/bookslikewhoa (Note: This is an affiliate program & I receive a small commission for every book sold)
**Amazon shop with Penguin Clothbound Classics: https://amzn.to/32hC969

I also review on Read Bliss: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPafRl7a6jog8w78YjeBgCg

Equipment I use:
**Sony RX100 VII – https://amzn.to/2Ztrsfk
**128GB SD Card – https://amzn.to/2FlMSUv
**Anker Card Reader – https://amzn.to/3mgW11A
**Tripod – https://amzn.to/32iFKkG
**Light boxes – https://amzn.to/2ZvSUch
**Microphone – https://amzn.to/3ipCQA7

*~*~*~*
Disclaimers: Unless specifically noted by me in this video, title, or description, this video is not sponsored and I have not been compensated for its creation or publication. If I receive any form of compensation, or if I am provided with any books or goods discussed in this video for promotional consideration, I will disclose that in the video or description. All links with a “**” in front of them are affiliate links, and I will receive compensation for using any of those links or codes.

Any video on my channel is reflective solely of my opinion and is for entertainment purposes only. Any copyrighted materials or excerpts are for “fair use” for such purposes as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. (Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976)