Classics – Page 20 – PiyangieJay

November 17, 2021

The Body in the Library (Miss Marple #3) – Agatha Christie

When I read the first book of the Marple series, two years ago, I wasn’t much impressed. It was, of course, entertaining, as any…

November 17, 2021

The Hound of the Baskerville – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

I first read The Hound of the Baskervilles when I was about ten years old. It was both a fascinating and scary read for…

November 16, 2021

Complete Sonnets – William Shakespeare

Shakespeare is universally acclaimed for his plays. His use of satire, wit, clever plots, and darker and tragic elements have attracted the readers. And…

November 16, 2021

The Complete Poems of John Keats

I came across John Keats for the very first time in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own. In the book Virginia talks of…

November 15, 2021

The Longest Journey – E.M. Forster

The Longest Journey is, surprisingly, an unusual novel written by E.M. Forster. It is neither plot-driven, since the story is a product of some…

November 7, 2021

A Russian Journal – John Steinbeck

“We found as we expected that Russian people are people. And as with other people, they are very nice. The ones we met had…

November 5, 2021

White Nights – Fyodor Dostoevsky

White Nights is an emotional story narrated by an unknown narrator, who is the protagonist. He tells his story of loneliness and unrequited love….

November 5, 2021

Little Women – Louisa May Alcott

Little Women is the story of March girls – Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy and spans from their teens to adulthood, matrimony, and motherhood….

November 5, 2021

A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”. The opening line says all that is needed to be said about…

November 5, 2021

Tenant of the Wildfell Hall – Anne Bronte

The Tenant of the Wildfell Hall is the second novel and my first reading of Anne Bronte. The first thought that came to mind…