Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Orlando by Virginia Woolf Women in Love by DH Lawrence The Changeling Sea by Patricia McKillip Tea with a Black Dragon by RA MacAvoy (in fact, any book by her is worth reading, she writes amazing fantasy novels!) The Curse of Chalion series by Lois McMaster Bujold The Well at World's End by William Morris The Lyonesse trilogy by Jack Vance The Julian Kestrel novels by Kate Ross (there's only four of them, because the author died young, but they're all wonderful Regency mysteries, beautifully authentic to the period) Wise Children by Angela Carter Possession by A.S. Byatt (don't see the movie, btw, it is nowhere near as good as the original novel!)
Any book of essays by the book critic Michael Dirda, his infectious enthusiasm for the books that he loves will help you find new authors and books you might never hear of otherwise! A couple of titles of his books are Bound to Please and Readings.
The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton (again, actually any of his books are good. Very insightful and beautifully written non-fiction)
The Melendy series of books by Elizabeth Enright: The Saturdays, The Four-Story Mistake, Then There Were Five, and Spiderwebs for Two. (wonderful books about a rather unconventional family who lives in upstate New York in the 1930's and 40's.)
Anyway, I could go on, but probably shouldn't! Enjoy!
Oh Jane Eyre is actually one of my favourite books! :D I think that's the only book I know out of all the others though, hehe...I'll have to check it out! :D The Kate Ross novels sound really interesting :). Oooooooh The Art of Travel. I like the sound of that!teehee. Thanks for the recommendations! :D
Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Women in Love by DH Lawrence
The Changeling Sea by Patricia McKillip
Tea with a Black Dragon by RA MacAvoy (in fact, any book by her is worth reading, she writes amazing fantasy novels!)
The Curse of Chalion series by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Well at World's End by William Morris
The Lyonesse trilogy by Jack Vance
The Julian Kestrel novels by Kate Ross (there's only four of them, because the author died young, but they're all wonderful Regency mysteries, beautifully authentic to the period)
Wise Children by Angela Carter
Possession by A.S. Byatt (don't see the movie, btw, it is nowhere near as good as the original novel!)
Any book of essays by the book critic Michael Dirda, his infectious enthusiasm for the books that he loves will help you find new authors and books you might never hear of otherwise! A couple of titles of his books are Bound to Please and Readings.
The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton (again, actually any of his books are good. Very insightful and beautifully written non-fiction)
The Melendy series of books by Elizabeth Enright: The Saturdays, The Four-Story Mistake, Then There Were Five, and Spiderwebs for Two. (wonderful books about a rather unconventional family who lives in upstate New York in the 1930's and 40's.)
Anyway, I could go on, but probably shouldn't! Enjoy!
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I think that's the only book I know out of all the others though, hehe...I'll have to check it out! :D The Kate Ross novels sound really interesting :).
Oooooooh The Art of Travel. I like the sound of that!teehee.
Thanks for the recommendations! :D
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