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You've got a good list here, though I haven't read much of it yet.The Black Tulip sounds really interesting though.
I've read Brideshead Revisited, Jamaica Inn and Persuasion, all great books! Good luck with your list :)
Oops... ha, I read Captain Blood in December after posting my list. This was originally # 5 under my New School section (published 1922).Replacing on 12/18/16 with The Dick: A Novel by Bruce Jay Friedman - Published 1970
Awesome list! I'm still avoiding du Maurier ..... I don't know if I'll ever read her again, but I'm looking forward to your thoughts. All the best for this challenge!
Cleo wrote: "Awesome list! I'm still avoiding du Maurier ..... I don't know if I'll ever read her again, but I'm looking forward to your thoughts. All the best for this challenge!"If I may ask, why are you avoiding her? Do you not like her writing?
What a great list! You have some great books on there, many that I haven't read yet, but are on my TBR list. I have Persuasion, Jamaica Inn, and The Phantom of the Opera on my list for next year too. I hope you enjoy reading them all, and good luck with the challenge :)
I wanted to read The Black Tulip this year.but could not.Maybe next year.
Of your list I have only read Persuasion.one of my favs from her.
Hope you have a wonderful reading year!
Completed Wild Card # 7The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
Read: 01/04/2017
Rating: 4 due to rounding, more of a 3.5
Still a little lost by some of the events, it was certainly a ride through the weird. I saw the play like 20 years ago and didn't remember enough to even start to try and relate it to the book. Christine and Raoul are a bit too whiny and immature and can grate on your nerves.
Completed New School #4The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker
Read 01/19/17
Rating: 4
This is my first Bram Stoker so I can't compare it to Dracula, but I enjoyed this. It reminded me of The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins in ways. I didn't know prior to reading this that Bram was very interested in Egyptian mythology. At times I did find myself skimming over some slow spots that didn't seem to be pertinent to me, hopefully they weren't. ;)
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1. The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens - published 1840
2. The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas - published 1850
3. The Semi-Attached Couple by Emily Eden - published 1860
New School (1900-1999):
✅ 4. The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker - published 1903 Read
5. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh - published 1945
6. The Dick: A Novel by Bruce Jay Friedman - published 1970
Wild Cards:
✅ 7. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux Read
8. Selected Short Stories by Rabindranath Tagore
9. Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
10. Armadale by Wilkie Collins
11. Hide and Seek: The Story of a Wartime Agent by Xan Fielding
12. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Alternates
1. Persuasion by Jane Austen
2. The Mabinogion (Everyman's Library by Gwyn Jones