BACK TO THE CLASSICS Duration: April 1st- June 30th 2018
Here's how it works:
You have the choice to read up to 12 classic books, but with slightly different categories, but if you would like to read more, go right ahead. You also do not have to read all 12 books to participate in this challenge! You can go at your own pace and set your own goal.
And here are the categories for the 2018 Back to the Classics Challenge:
1. A 19th century classic - any book published between 1800 and 1899. Some books are, Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, Little Women, etc.
2. A 20th century classic - any book published between 1900 and 1967. All books MUST have been published at least 50 years ago to qualify. Some 20th century classics are The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, and The Grapes of Wrath.
3. A classic by a woman author. Some female authors are Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, and Emily Dickinson.
4. A classic in translation. Any book originally written published in a language other than your native language. Feel free to read the book in your language or the original language. (You can also read books in translation for any of the other categories).
5. A classic originally published before 1800. Plays, such as Romeo and Juliet or A Midsummer Night's Dream and epic poems, including The Odyssey or The Iliad are acceptable in this category. Translations can be modern in this category.
6. A romance classic. It's pretty flexible here about the definition of romance. It can have a happy ending or a sad ending, as long as there is a strong romantic element to the plot. Books include Gone with the Wind, Jane Eyre, or A Tale of Two Cities.
7. A Gothic or horror classic. Some of these are Dracula, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, andThe Phantom of the Opera.
8. A classic with a number in the title. Examples include A Tale of Two Cities, Three Men in a Boat, The Nine Tailors, Henry V, Fahrenheit 451, etc. An actual number is required -- for example, Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None would not qualify, but The Seven Dials Mystery would.
9. A classic about an animal or which includes the name of an animal in the title. It can be an actual animal or a metaphor, or just the name in the title. Some examples are, To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, The Metamorphosis, White Fang, etc. If the animal is not obvious, please clarify it in your post.
10. A classic set in a place you'd like to visit. It can be real or imaginary: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Down and Out in Paris and London, Death on the Nile, etc.
11. An award-winning classic. It could be the Newbery award, the Prix Goncourt, the Pulitzer Prize, the James Tait Award, etc. Any award, just mention in your post what award your choice received. It must be an actual award-winner; runners-up and nominees do not count.
12. A Russian classic. Read a classic by any Russian author. One famous Russian classic is War and Peace, but there are many more.
Duration: April 1st- June 30th 2018
Here's how it works:
You have the choice to read up to 12 classic books, but with slightly different categories, but if you would like to read more, go right ahead. You also do not have to read all 12 books to participate in this challenge! You can go at your own pace and set your own goal.
And here are the categories for the 2018 Back to the Classics Challenge:
1. A 19th century classic - any book published between 1800 and 1899. Some books are, Pride and Prejudice, Great Expectations, Little Women, etc.
2. A 20th century classic - any book published between 1900 and 1967. All books MUST have been published at least 50 years ago to qualify. Some 20th century classics are The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, and The Grapes of Wrath.
3. A classic by a woman author. Some female authors are Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, and Emily Dickinson.
4. A classic in translation. Any book originally written published in a language other than your native language. Feel free to read the book in your language or the original language. (You can also read books in translation for any of the other categories).
5. A classic originally published before 1800. Plays, such as Romeo and Juliet or A Midsummer Night's Dream and epic poems, including The Odyssey or The Iliad are acceptable in this category. Translations can be modern in this category.
6. A romance classic. It's pretty flexible here about the definition of romance. It can have a happy ending or a sad ending, as long as there is a strong romantic element to the plot. Books include Gone with the Wind, Jane Eyre, or A Tale of Two Cities.
7. A Gothic or horror classic. Some of these are Dracula, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, andThe Phantom of the Opera.
8. A classic with a number in the title. Examples include A Tale of Two Cities, Three Men in a Boat, The Nine Tailors, Henry V, Fahrenheit 451, etc. An actual number is required -- for example, Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None would not qualify, but The Seven Dials Mystery would.
9. A classic about an animal or which includes the name of an animal in the title. It can be an actual animal or a metaphor, or just the name in the title. Some examples are, To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, The Metamorphosis, White Fang, etc. If the animal is not obvious, please clarify it in your post.
10. A classic set in a place you'd like to visit. It can be real or imaginary: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Down and Out in Paris and London, Death on the Nile, etc.
11. An award-winning classic. It could be the Newbery award, the Prix Goncourt, the Pulitzer Prize, the James Tait Award, etc. Any award, just mention in your post what award your choice received. It must be an actual award-winner; runners-up and nominees do not count.
12. A Russian classic. Read a classic by any Russian author. One famous Russian classic is War and Peace, but there are many more.
Happy Reading!!