Comments on Best British and Irish Literature - page 2

This is really more a site to discuss books, than to buy or download them, though.

To buy or download books is a discussion about books.

Well, you won't find downloads in Listopia, if that's what you're looking for.

I'm personally not looking to download, but it might be useful to know for Oji. I rather prefer reading books the usual way.

that's why I'm asking how to download the book..?
I'll print it out.

I don't believe there is a method to download on goodreads. I think you can download some free books from Amazon.

There are plenty of free books at

http://www.gutenberg.org/
http://www.feedbooks.com/
http://www.baen.com/library/

as well as at Amazon.

ETA: Not sure what you mean by "printing it out." These are for ereaders.

Susanna wrote: "Then don't vote for him.

At any rate, Mr. Wilde lived and died a subject of Queen Victoria."
That doesn't mean he was British.

Susanna wrote: "The "British Isles" are an inclusive term for the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, etc. For the entire archipelago. There are currently two nations splitting control of these i..."
This is the problem for Irish people, whom you are seriously offending, Susanna. Most Irish people don't use the term "British Isles", because Irish people aren't British. The term "British" denotes a nationality and a culture to which the Irish are not a part, whether they were once conquered by these people or not. This is not to say that there aren't very close ties between the two countries, but the "British" culture and the Irish culture are distinct, and lumping the Irish in with the British belittles the fact that the Irish fought for centuries to keep their identity and culture alive and displays a lack of education about history, politics, culture and literature.

Abi wrote: "Neither Shakespeare nor Chaucer was British. Britain was founded in 1707 with the union between Scotland and England."

Shakespeare - English - England and Scotland - British
I think he qualifies.

killthepopular: You certainly have mastered getting under my skin. Let's not turn this into Youtube, please. I speak only for myself, but I (somehow) believed this site would be a little more mature. We understand that you want us to see that you're intelligent, but pointing out others' mistakes or misunderstandings just shows that you lack the wisdom to go along with it, which is part of what we love about great authors. Please try to learn from their example. Thank you.

Killthepopular wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I notice that this list doesn't include any 'British' writers writing about the Indian subcontinent or the Caribbean even though some of them have lived in Britain for a very long time..."

There is an option to add authors, just add them.

The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk is nonfiction. The Moon's a Balloon by David Niven is a memoir.

Abi wrote: "Neither Shakespeare nor Chaucer was British. Britain was founded in 1707 with the union between Scotland and England."

While the Kingdom of Great Britain was established by the Acts of Union in 1707, "Britain" has been used as a place name since the fourth century BCE. The word "British" derives from the Latin "Britto" and the Old English "Brittisc," meaning "of or related to the natives of Britain." So yeah, Shakespeare and Chaucer were both British.

Why is number 9 the Chronicles of Narnia 1-7 included if number 133 is the first book in the series (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) by itself. Isn't that a repeat? Since number 133 is in number 9

Hayes wrote: "whatsa matter with it? too horizontal? (authors grouped in single time period), too many dead white authors? what are you driving at?

I can't figure out how to add books to the list... it looks li..."

John wrote: "We can't have the complete novels of Jane Austen AND pride and prejudice. I'll remove the complete novels.

God, this list is awful."

I've never got the problem with people being both "dead" and "white". Everyone dies and I've never been one to judge literary merit on the basis of race. Maybe it's just me.