Page 2: Karen Swallow Prior on the Classics
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[easyazon-link asin=”1619492733″ locale=”us”]Jude the Obscure[/easyazon-link]
by Thomas Hardy
[easyazon-link asin=”B004UJDJC8″ locale=”us”]FREE Kindle ebook[/easyazon-link] The most pessimistic novel by a pessimistic writer Jude the Obscure—the last novel Hardy ever wrote after he was widely criticized on account of the book’s bleak treatment of marriage, children, and the church—is not for the faint of heart. But you will be profoundly moved. |
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[easyazon-link asin=”1936594668″ locale=”us”]The Death of Ivan Ilyich[/easyazon-link]
by Leo Tolstoy
Don’t let the short length of this novella fool you: it covers a lot of thematic and literary territory. It’s a great introduction to classic Russian literature, accessible but rich. |
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[easyazon-link asin=”1420930508″ locale=”us”]The Tenant of Wildfell Hall[/easyazon-link]
by Anne Bronte
[easyazon-link asin=”B004UK2FCC” locale=”us”]FREE Kindle ebook[/easyazon-link] This is my second-favorite Bronte novel. (The first is Jane Eyre: see Booked.) It has all the requisite elements of a riveting story, but also is a literary pioneer in its sustained, novelistic treatment of feminist, domestic, and modern social themes. |
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[easyazon-link asin=”1478135913″ locale=”us”]Mansfield Park[/easyazon-link]
by Jane Austen
Considered Austen’s most “evangelical” novel, Janeites tend to either like this one best or least among her works. Either way, it shouldn’t be missed. |
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