Showing posts with label casual classics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label casual classics. Show all posts

Monday, June 22, 2009

Anne of Avonlea

Ah, what can I say about the lovely Anne with an 'e'? I loved the Anne books when I was a child and am re-reading the whole series now - it's still just as good!

In the second book, Anne of Avonlea, we get more of life in Green Gables and its surroundings, this time with the addition of Davy and Dora, twins who are now under Marilla and Anne's care. Anne has started teaching and is trying out her methods, with mixed success. By the end of the book she's quite the young woman and off to college - can't wait to start the next one now.

I love Anne. There is no limit to how many times I can say that on this blog. She's a beautiful character and the books are simply magical. Oh and the films made by Canadian tv are amazing too. If you still haven't discovered this series, it's time! :-)

Challenges: 999 Challenge, Centuries Challenge, Childhood Favorites

Friday, December 26, 2008

Casual Classics

MizB is hosting the 2009 Casual Classics Challenge. Simply read 4 classics over the course of the year. I feel that I don't read enough classics and will try to work on this.

Some possibilities are listed below.

Completed: ALL 4/4 as of 26 February 2009 (view my wrap-up post here)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Emma by Jane Austen
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Aesop's Fables by Aesop