"Words and Peace" is a blog I've been following for a couple of years and I have always found some interesting new (or old) books there, especially French ones.
On her page, I found the posts by The Classics Club asking us to create a post, this time before next Sunday 16th August 2026, and list our choice of any twenty books that remain "to be read" on our Classics Club list. They'll then post a number from 1 through 20 and we have time until Sunday 4th October 2026 to read it.
This time, I only read the one book from my old list (Classics Spin #44) (The Hive). I do want to concentrate on a couple of books in the near future, so I have listed only ten books and repeated them. The books are all in chronological order.
- Dumas, Alexandre fils "Camille: The Lady of the Camellias" (La Dame aux Camélias) - 1848
- Conrad, Joseph "Victory: An Island Tale" - 1915
- Hamilton, Cicely "William - an Englishman" - 1920
- Hesse, Hermann "Wir nehmen die Welt nur zu ernst" [We just take the world too seriously] - 1928
- Hemingway, Ernest "A Farewell to Arms" - 1929
- Meigs, Cornelia "Invincible Louisa" - 1933
- Krleža, Miroslav "On the Edge of Reason" (Na rubu pameti) - 1938
- Némirovsky, Irène "All Our Wordly Goods" (Les biens de ce monde) - 1941
- Zweig, Stefan "The Royal Game/Chess" (Schachnovelle) - 1942
- Plaidy, Jean "The Sixth Wife: The Story of Katharine Parr" - 1953
- Dumas, Alexandre fils "Camille: The Lady of the Camellias" (La Dame aux Camélias) - 1848
- Conrad, Joseph "Victory: An Island Tale" - 1915
- Hamilton, Cicely "William - an Englishman" - 1920
- Hesse, Hermann "Wir nehmen die Welt nur zu ernst" [We just take the world too seriously] - 1928
- Hemingway, Ernest "A Farewell to Arms" - 1929
- Meigs, Cornelia "Invincible Louisa" - 1933
- Krleža, Miroslav "On the Edge of Reason" (Na rubu pameti) - 1938
- Némirovsky, Irène "All Our Wordly Goods" (Les biens de ce monde) - 1941
- Zweig, Stefan "The Royal Game/Chess" (Schachnovelle) - 1942
- Plaidy, Jean "The Sixth Wife: The Story of Katharine Parr" - 1953
This is a great idea for all of us who want to read more classics. Go ahead, get your own list. I can't wait to see what I get to read this time.
This time, we received #18:
Némirovsky, Irène "All Our Wordly Goods" (Les biens de ce monde) - 1941
Here are all the books on my original Classics Club list.
And here is a list of all the books I read with the Classics Spin.
Fabulous list! I have only read 1 and 5, and really want to read 9!
ReplyDeleteHere is my list: https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/08/12/the-classics-club-the-classics-spin-45/
Well, Emma, I want to read all of them. ;)
DeleteAnyway, thanks for your link, looking forward to your list.
I haven't read ANY of those! The only one I'm familiar with is 'A Farewell to Arms'.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine, Kitten. I have read so many classics, that I am probably done with most of the well-known ones. Thanks for your visit.
DeleteChess by Zweig is my favorite of his works I’ve read so far. Very good! Good luck with the spin! 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karen. Now I'm looking forward to the book even more. Not this time but I might get to it anyway.
DeleteHope you spin a good one! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lark. I've got Irène Némirovsky "All Our Wordly Goods" (Les biens de ce monde). I've read books by her before and really like her.
DeleteI think Irène Némirovsky is a brilliant author. I hope that you get to read her book.
ReplyDeleteCan you predict the future, Deb? I did get her and already started. Sounds quite as good as her other books.
DeleteI haven't done a spin since I finished my list a few years ago. My classics reading as fallen off lately, so maybe I should create a new list. I agree--this is a great way to remember to read the classics!
ReplyDeleteSame here, Jane. I have finished my first list and now started a new one but just do ten to twenty on it at the time. I add new books once I bought some. Do I make sense, sorry. My first list was fifty books that I wanted to finish, now I don't have fifty books on my list but will carry on adding to it until I read fifty. After that, I'll start a third list.
DeleteI read a lot of Jean Plaidy/Victoria Holt in my teenage years but am not sure if I read that one. However, Katherine Parr is the most educated (and possibly most interesting?) of Henry's wives, so I am sure you would enjoy it. I suppose I have read Invincible Louisa after reading all the Alcott I could find. If you ever come to Boston, I will take you to Louisa's home in Concord, MA!
ReplyDeleteYou are right about Katherine Parr, Constance. I have read other books about her and am looking forward to this one.
DeleteAnd I would love to visit Louisa's home though I doubt I will ever make it to Boston. Would be nice, though. Thanks.
And you let me know when you come to Europe, maybe we can arrange a meeting.