Host: Sarah Reads Too Much
Name: Back to Classics 2013
Dates: Jan - Dec
# Books: 6+
What I read:
1. A Classic Adventure: Treasure Island. Robert Louis Stevenson.
2. A 20th Century Classic: The Little Prince. Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
3. Classic Short Stories: The Man With Two Left Feet. P.G. Wodehouse.
4. A Classic Non-fiction: In The Steps of St. Paul. H.V. Morton.
5. A 19th Century Classic: Les Miserables. Victor Hugo. Translated and Introduced by Norman Denny. 1862/1976
6. A Classic Children's/ Young Adult: Pollyanna. Eleanor H. Porter.
7. Re-read a Classic: Cranford. Elizabeth Gaskell.
8. A Pre-18th or 18th Century Classic: Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
9. Classic About the African-American Experience: Iola Leroy by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
10. Animal Classic: Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
The Required Categories:
A 19th Century Classic A 20th Century Classic A Pre-18th or 18th Century Classic A Classic that relates to the African-American Experience - This can be an African-American author, or a book relating to slavery, civil rights, or African-American culture. A Classic Adventure A Classic that prominently features an Animal - This can feature animal characters or animals in the title (real or imagined)
Re-read a Classic
B. A Russian Classic
A Classic Non-Fiction title
A Classic Children's/Young Adult title
Classic Short Stories - collection must include at least 3 short stories by the same author, or at
least 3 stories collected together by genre, time period, etc.
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