About Gogol: I'd recommend starting with his short stories that are a part of his "The tales of Petersburg" collection ("The overcoat", "The nose", "The portrait (has some similarities with "The picture of Dorian Gray"), "Nevsky prospect".) Those mainly take place in Petersburg and it's really interesting to see how Gogol's portrayal of that city contrasts with the others. His another collection is called "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka". It consists of two parts and has eight short stories ("The Fair at Sorochintsï", "St John's Eve", "The night before Christmas", "May night, or the drowned maiden", "The lost letter", "A terrible vengaence" (my personal favorite), "A bewitched place" and "Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and his aunt"). Those are really great, however I found them a bit challenging to read, since Gogol liked to mix in some Ukrainian words, plus Russian isn't my first language. They all are mystery, I'd say Edgar Allan Poe type of stories mixed with Ukrainian folklore. Another story that is really similar to those in "The evenings at farm near Dikanka" is "Viy". It's about how a guy tried to perform exorcism (spoiler alert: unsuccessfully). "Viy" is a part of his another collection: "Mirgorod". It has 4 short stories, one of them being "Viy" and the others "Taras Bulba" (a historical novel, probably my least favorite work of Gogol), "The old world landowners" (a really sad story about an old couple) and "The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich", which I don't remember much of. His most famous work is "Dead souls", which is a poem in prose and is the first part of a trilogy/duology, I'm not sure. The thing is that Gogol most likely burnt the second part. However some chapters still survived and can be found in some editions of the poem. The poem itself is basically about illegal business in 19th century Russia. He also was an amazing playwright. "The government inspector" (the idea to write that play was Alexander Pushkin's, whom Gogol highly admired) and "The Marriage" are his most famous plays. He has some other ones, but they're quite short and I don't remember what happens in them since I read them quite a while ago. He also has some essays and two poems that he published under a different name and which were highly cryticised, so Gogol bought all the copies from the stores and burnt them (man had a weird thing with burning his own works. I also have no idea how he managed to buy all the copies, since he was quite poor.) Some fun facts from Gogol's biography: Pushkin once gifted him a dog, but it died because Gogol forgot to feed it because of his depression. Gogol was really into crocheting and making dresses. He used to make dresses and send them to Ukraine to his sisters. He also was really good at cooking, which probably explains why the descriptions of food in his works are done so well. He never got married, because he got rejected when he proposed for the first time. That sort of traumatised him. Anyway, I hope this wasn't too long and was helpful:)
Ooh thank you for this, that’s a lot of information! I have recently started on a “read all the Russian authors” quest, and hadn’t really encountered Gogol before, so this will help me decide where to start, I think. Thank you!
its been years since i last picked up a book. upon watching your videos, not only did i start reading again, but i now have a deeper appreciation for literature. you opened my eyes on how powerful and absolutely gorgeous words can be. (+ my taste in books got a lot more ~sophisticated~) ilysm emma! love from philippines
11pm on a Sunday night here. Wish it was a little earlier and I could watch with my 5 year old daughter. Emma has really sparked her interest in reading.
“Hedda Gabler” is so good. I was a theatre major in college and studied Ibsen extensively. He is the father of realism and therefore the father or modern theatre. He is also such a feminist and anarchist, and he is wonderful. His whole point was to challenge society’s views on how they behaved, governed and lived. It is certainly worth the read. Hedda is a tricky character, lots of people hate her, but when you think about how she’s a woman who wants autonomy both with her life and her body, it changes how you view her.
There are a total of 8 Anne of Green Gables novels; the last two are about her children and their friends more than they are about her, but don’t let that deter you - the last one, Rilla of Ingleside, is probably my favourite in the series! Two of the books are ”pot-boilers” written in the 1930s (Anne of Windy Poplars and Anne of Ingleside) and they’re definitely the weakest links.
I'm currently reading Anne of Avonlea (#2 in series) and bored out of my mind 😫 I loved the first one but if this isn't the "weakest one" then I think it's possibly unwise for me to continue with the series?
@@wandering0wonderland maybe you could skip ahead to the later books, or read a different series by her? The Emily of New Moon Trilogy or the Pat of Silver Bush duo are really good places to start. In some ways I like them even better than Anne
I’d love to see a whole video on leaves of grass!! Walt Whitman is one of my favourite poets, his poems feel like I’m talking to an old family member and they’re telling me stories of their life, it’s so comforting💚
If you continue along with the "Anne" books, make sure you include "Rilla of Ingleside", the last of the series, which follows Anne's grown daughter, Rilla. Historically it's a *very* important book, as it stands as the only contemporary WW1 novel told from a woman's perspective.
My dad and I will be doing a buddy read of Return of the Native this winter. I'm so excited for it - Hardy is his favourite author, so to share this is really special.
The Picture of Dorian Gray is my favorite book and I had no idea there was an uncensored version, so thank you so so much🥰 I am going to buy it right now
Same! I actually stumbled across this exact edition while doing research for a paper on it a few years ago, and it's definitely worth checking out the uncut version!
I need to stop watching these videos, my to read list just gets longer and longer every time! (Please don't ever stop making them, though, they're so calming and interesting!!) You always make classics seem so fun and accessible and I just want to pick all of them up at once. I feel you on the suden urge to read humongous volumes during a stressful semester - cue me side-eyeing Dickens and Tolstoy while weeks behind on my uni reading...
Ooh interesting I always felt the best time to read Anne of Green Gables was autumn, especially October (for obvious reasons 😂) but I’ll definitely read it in spring to feel that vibe. Also the Count of Monte Cristo is my all time favourite book honestly it’s so fast-paced that you don’t feel it’s length!
Highly recommend the count of Monte Cristo!! I read it when I was in high school and I've been wanting to re-read it recently, I remember absolutely loving it!
I agree that Anne of Green Gables is a springtime or summer read, but the rest of the books feel more autumn to me. Maybe it's because I read them over the course of an October/November in childhood, or maybe it's because they are books that delight in changes. As Anne grows she becomes the teacher/librarian friend I really wanted to have as a child. So she is associated with the best parts of my education, when I got to experience new things and learned how to read and how to write.
Currently reading Mariana by Monica Dickens (Charles' great-granddaughter) - I randomly found this beautiful copy in a charity shop and it is absolutely worth the chance! Such a wholesome 1930s British tale, same vibes as boarding school fiction :))
Ugh Jude the Obscure is just so good - I also read it for uni, for an animals and animality class, but it such a heart wrenching, tragic story. It definitely comes with my vote, but it is much sadder and more tragic than Far from the Madding Crowd
@@MartinDSmith its my last one! My goal this year was to read them all because I'd only ever read Pride and Prejudice before! What are the others you read?
OMG Gogol is a favorite, so irreverent. The Nose is wonderful. In a comparative lit class professor asked what was the difference between Gogol and Kafka-someone replied Gogol would have been great fun at a party and Kafka would not [check out Kafka’s life story].
Hi Emma! I'm actually reading Anne of Avonlea right now and it is so wonderful. It has really big autumn vibes as well. The Anne of Green Gables books are actually 8! I'm excited to read all of them!
You r a piece of heaven on earth Emma literally the way u describe your love for the books and literature it can inspire anyone to read and fall in love with books . You r my fav. Booktuber and whenever I watch your videos it gives me so much positive vibes. Sending love from india 🇮🇳
You always get me excited about every book you share! I don’t know if you need any encouragement, but I would love to watch a whole video from you on The Wizard of Oz from a concussion/post-concussion angle. That sounds hugely interesting.
In the Wizard of Oz we find that most of our limitations are imposed by others, then internalized. We could all see la vie en vert, just by changing our glasses, and we are what we accomplish. Wonderful.
lol i also had the "watch monte cristo in french class to wanting to read the book" pipeline. i know there are a lot of versions but we watched the one with gerard depardieu and it was SO good!!! have been meaning to read it ever since
I have that exact copy. Gogol is wonderful! All the stories are excellent. My favorites include The Nose, The Overcoat, The Diary of a Madman... I hope you enjoy them! After you read Gogol's Diary of a Madman, I highly recommend to also read the short story A Madman's Diary by the Chinese writer Lu Xun. Lu Xun was inspired by Gogol's story to write his in 1918. It is a satire against the traditions of Chinese culture. If you can get your hands in the collection of Lu Xun's short stories, you might enjoy the other stories too. In a poetry course I was in, someone had described Walt Whitman as a "Human Camera." I don't know if there is a better way to describe him. Once you read Leaves of Grass, think of how his descriptions read like snapshots of life. His writing is incredible. Whitman was influenced by Emerson's speech The American Scholar to write Leaves of Grass. I think it is valuable to read the American Scholar before you read Whitman or just afterwards. The connection between the two is crystal clear. Whitman had sent Leaves of Grass to Emerson who read it and predicted its success.
I would love a video comparing the uncensored version of Dorian Gray to the version most people are familiar with! I hope your concussion recovery is swift!
“They came to Baghdad” is an adventure novel rather than a detective one. Though unconvincing, action packed with lots of excitement. You won’t be bored with it, at least I was not.
There’s 8 books in the Anne of green gables series ;) so you have more to enjoy! Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne’s House of Dreams, Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley, and Rilla of Ingleside.
Love every single one of your videos and hoping for a tour of your place because just the background of this video makes me wanna curl up in there an read and look at all the things!!!!
with Gogol I deffinately reccomend reading the Petersburg Tales - "Nevsky Prospekt", "The nose", "The Portrait", "The overcoat" (which you've already read but it's still really cool in the context of the collection), "The Carriage" and "Diary of a Madman". His novel (which he describes as an epic poem) "Dead souls" is also a must read if you end up enjoying his stuff, even though I found it a bit tough to read haha
So, there’s a free audible full-cast performance of Ibsen’s plays of which Hedda Garbler is one. It also includes A Doll’s House and Enemy of the People. I thoroughly enjoyed all three which may simply be because I wasn’t reading them. Plays and poetry I find are far more enjoyable upon listening rather than on a page. So I would recommend just adding this collection to your audible library (if you’re a member). Also, i just bought a book called A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders which is a book about writing, life, and the love of reading told specifically through Russian voices (including Tolstoy and Gogol). It comes highly recommended and I’m very excited to read it soon (and hope you do too!). AND, I finished reading Norma Jean Baker of Troy by Anne Carson yesterday and I quite enjoyed it. I have to say though that, for me, Autobiography of Red towers over her other works (that I’ve read so far).
@11:53 there are a total of 6 novels in the Anne of Green Gables chronology 😉 as well as another 2 which follow on and continue the story of Anne’s family. I hope you get to enjoy the pleasure of reading all 8 😊
Great video as always Emma, I adore you whole aesthetic and your taste in classics is wonderful. I wasn't even aware Gogol wrote short stories. That's been added to my list for sure.
They came to Baghdad is a stand alone and I love it so much- it’s such an interesting book! The Anne of green gables actually has 8 books in the series-ending with Rilla of Ingleside. It’s such a great series! Hope you enjoy all of them! And I just finished Count of Monte Cristo and it’s fantastic!! Highly recommend, it really does read rather quick even though it’s so big!
Hedda Gabbler is basically considered the female Hamlet, one of the most prestigious roles women can play in classical theatre. I saw it at the National Theatre and it was fantastic, so I'm sure you'll love it! :)
The Conte of Monte Cristo!! I am currently 300 pages in and I am so invested to read more.. already sold by this book. You'll probably enjoy this one as much as I do 😄
i studied some of gogol's work in high school and the one's you listed are among his best! i loved the nose, the overcoat, diary of a madman and ivan fyodorovich shponka and his aunt (which is the one i chose to focus on for my paper)!!!! diary of a madman was the first one i read and i loved it!!! i hope you enjoy the rest of his works when you get around to it 🖤
I don't know if you know but there are actually eight Anne books! The first three and the last one are my personal favorite but all of them are good and I encourage you to read them!
Hi Emmie! I absolutely love Gogol. The Ukrainian tales/Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka are personally my favorite. Maybe I’m just biased. I do think this would be an amazing start. Some of my favorite stories are The Night Before Christmas, Viy, and Terrible Vengeance. Every year I read The Night Before Christmas on the 6th of January, or watch the Soviet remake of the story, leading up to Christmas-which we celebrate on the 7th. I think this would be a perfect story to bundle up with any time of the colder months leading up to the holidays. If you would like to explore more of Gogol’s work Dead Souls and Revizor/The General Inspector are hilarious and beautifully written.
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Good early morning to you, here’s a book suggestion that I think every single person should read: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. I mean, isn’t that title just so mystically pleasurable and sorrowful?
for thomas hardy, I'd suggest to start with either the return of the native or re-read far from the madding crowd. jude the obscure has a lot of triggers that I wish someone would've told me about before I read it. and kim minji is an amazing illustrator. her illustrated version of the little prince is my favourite of all times.
YES, spring or summer for Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island. Anne of Windy Poplars, not a fave, but BE SURE to read Anne's House of Dreams. Such delightful characters! Also Blue Castle is almost MORE charming than Anne of Green Gables. Almost.
I just finished reading Lolita and actually really enjoyed it!! I’ve been trying to get more into classics and that happened to be the one I started with. I thought it was extremely well done and was absolutely a cautionary tale. I’m excited to read more classic literature now 🤍
you would love Emily of New Moon! also by L.M Montgomery 🔮 she actually said that she related more to Emily as it reminded her of herself. it’s writing is just insanely beautiful 💘
I'm a huge fan of your work, I, also, am classically lit. I've been telling the teens to check your channel out if they want to be stronger readers but want something a little more involved than what our public curriculum currently offers as education here in Ontario.
Hedda Gabler is amazing, you should definitely read it soon!!!! it has literally the best plot twist ever in the last few pages and Hedda is just such a cool independent women
I'm currently half way through re-reading "Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens. I'm loving it but dismayed to think that I may have several years to wait until Emma and Carolyn discuss it for the Dickens v Tolstoy debate! Hopefully my 2 favourite Booktubers will bend the rules a little and give us their thoughts on "A Christmas Carol" some time around the festive season.
Wait does that mean you haven't read And Then There Were None? I just read that one recently, it was my first Agatha Christie. I'm looking forward to getting into the Hercule Poirot novels
The Horla by Guy de Maupassant and the Picture of Dorian Gray I'm thrilled to read the uncensored version and read again the Horla ! I'm reading Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant
I finished The Count of Monte Cristo (all 1243 pages of the Penguin black spine edition) in September. This version (translated by Robin Buss) was simply spectacular. I loved it. The ending was not exactly what I anticipated but it was right. I highly recommend. Currently reading Lady Audley’s Secret (a holdover from Victober that I’m still getting through.) Thanks for the classics haul! The new version of Dorian is intriguing- I’ve never read it at all so maybe I should do a side by side read through sometime soon!
About Ibsen and Hedda Gabler: I'm Norwegian, so of course we have to read some Ibsen in school, but I also just love Ibsens writing personally. Hedda Gabler is one of my favourites by him. Hedda is such a complex and intricate figure, one of the female literary-characters I've felt resembeled me the most. Really REALLY reccomend :D
I read Far From the Madding Crowd this year and really liked it. I haven't read any other Hardy novels. I hear Madding is the 'lightest' of his novels and the others like Jude the Obscure and Tess of the d'Urbervilles involve a lot more tragedy and darkness. The Return of the Native sounds interesting and I've just put it on my TBR.
About Hardy: I started reading him last year, began with Far from the Madding Crowd and also read Jude the Obscure (loved both of them). I think they provide a nice overview over his work, since Madding Crowd is one of his earlier novels and Jude his last one. They especially give you a feeling for how Hardy developed in terms of writing tragedy - while Madding Crowd has tragic elements but a hopeful ending, Jude the Obscure is a complete tragedy. So if you want to know how far he'll go in his stories, Jude might be a good pick (I haven't read Return of the Native yet, so I don't know about that one). However, it somewhat differs from other Hardy novels because quite a lot of it is actually set in town, so I guess it's not quite a typical one? One thing I find fascinating about his work so far is how different my reactions are to those tragic elements in his different books. Far from the Madding Crowd made me sad at times, Jude the Obscure... left me feeling numb, The Woodlanders really frustrated me at some points and now that I'm reading Tess of the D'Urbervilles I am SO ANGRY a lot of the time.
@@kyestrella If you want advice on where to start, lucythereader did a whole video on the subject. Personally, I think it was a good decision to start with Far from the Madding Crowd. Glad if I could help, I hope you end up enjoying his books!
Currently reading great expectations. I got interested in classics after watching you for a year now and I'm curious if I love to read them as much as I like to wacht you talking about them.
Thank you so much for showing the uncensored version of Dorian Gray, I have no idea it exists. Also, the count of Monte Cristo was my favorite story when I was in elementary school, and my parents thought I was an evil kid.😂
I just picked up the Count of Monte Cristo for the month of November and I just wanted to know what you would think of it. I highly suggest reading it soon! I'll definitely be tuning in once you start 😉
So many great books there! I love that edition of The Count of Monte Christo. Those first three Annes are the best imo. I controversially hate Anne’s House of Dreams, but it picks up again with Rilla :)
Classic literature hauls are always the best! I'd love to see videos about all of them, Emma, especializou uncensored Dorian Gray & The Count of Monte Cristo.
a note on They Came to Baghdad: aahhhh (happy screaming!) - I'm so glad you picked up this one! They Came to Baghdad is my comfort book and the reason I fell in love with Agatha Christie. It's a standalone adventure novel and Victoria, unlike most of Agatha Christie's heroines, is very young! (also naive but brave and likeable). I remember reading somewhere (possibly in an introduction but also possibly online) that this book was the most reflective of Agatha Christie's own personal life - she also wrote a standalone adventure novel starring a young heroine called The Man in the Brown Suit far earlier in her career, but the stories veer in very different directions that reflect her life experience at the time. if you ever want to talk discuss this book please do hit me up!
I’m currently reading my first classic ever, the picture of dorian gray. I’m loving the writing style, but am struggeling to get trough it. It seems so daunting and it reads very slow. 😅 You inspire me to just pick up the book and read!
You should look into reading Elizabeth Gaskell. She is often linked with Dickens and George Eliot and I’ve not seen any of her books on your shelves. Mary Barton, North and South, and Ruth are all incredible Victorian works. You may also enjoy Cranford but it wasn’t a personal favourite of mine.
Your The Count of Monte Christo copy is so beautiful!❤️ I've read it when I was in 8th grade. It was one of the first classics I've thoroughly enjoyed. And there was a part that even made me cry. I can't wait to hear your reading experience! Right now I'm reading Childhood, Boyhood, Youth. I'm a little behind on D. vs. T. 😂
Feels good to be early for once in a while!♥︎ edit: I'm in the middle of two classics! Which is One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Prophet, which I very much enjoy the two!!
The Overcoat is soooo funny 😄 looking forward to hear what you Think of his other stories 😊. Just finished The Magic Toystore over here on my side of the Atlantic. No words Can describe her perfect words!
Just about to go to sleep at 2.22 am here in Australia on Monday morning and I saw your video was up so I decided to watch it before i sleep please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 love your amazing channel love your number one Australia fan John
Hedda Gabler is my all time favourite play(: It is often hailed as a feminist play, and it is, but it also is a psychological analysis of human nature. At its core it explores the capacity of humans to destroy themselves and each other. Hedda is a f a n t a s t i c character. Very mecurial. Unlikable almost, dangerous and frightening (which also for in the time frame in which it was written must have been quite shocking). Then the other characters in the play to me kind of function to show us the different sides of Hedda. National Theatre Live has a very good production of the play btw!(with ruth wilson as hedda). (Also, I didn't really like a doll's house) They came to baghdad was the first agatha christie I read. Very fun. It's one the more spy like books she wrote.
I'm reading Rebellion in the Backlands by Euclides da Cunha. It's a Brazilian classic that mixes academic writing with literature and poetry. I'm loving it but it's very very hard to read. You cannot go wrong with Walt Whitman! I feel like everything he writes is meant to be read by everyone yet it still feels so personal
I really applaud you for being cool about your mom leaving your book out and ruining it. I would have flipped if someone did that to my book. But I also understand how some like how it adds character.
About Gogol: I'd recommend starting with his short stories that are a part of his "The tales of Petersburg" collection ("The overcoat", "The nose", "The portrait (has some similarities with "The picture of Dorian Gray"), "Nevsky prospect".) Those mainly take place in Petersburg and it's really interesting to see how Gogol's portrayal of that city contrasts with the others. His another collection is called "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka". It consists of two parts and has eight short stories ("The Fair at Sorochintsï", "St John's Eve", "The night before Christmas", "May night, or the drowned maiden", "The lost letter", "A terrible vengaence" (my personal favorite), "A bewitched place" and "Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and his aunt"). Those are really great, however I found them a bit challenging to read, since Gogol liked to mix in some Ukrainian words, plus Russian isn't my first language. They all are mystery, I'd say Edgar Allan Poe type of stories mixed with Ukrainian folklore. Another story that is really similar to those in "The evenings at farm near Dikanka" is "Viy". It's about how a guy tried to perform exorcism (spoiler alert: unsuccessfully). "Viy" is a part of his another collection: "Mirgorod". It has 4 short stories, one of them being "Viy" and the others "Taras Bulba" (a historical novel, probably my least favorite work of Gogol), "The old world landowners" (a really sad story about an old couple) and "The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich", which I don't remember much of.
His most famous work is "Dead souls", which is a poem in prose and is the first part of a trilogy/duology, I'm not sure. The thing is that Gogol most likely burnt the second part. However some chapters still survived and can be found in some editions of the poem. The poem itself is basically about illegal business in 19th century Russia.
He also was an amazing playwright. "The government inspector" (the idea to write that play was Alexander Pushkin's, whom Gogol highly admired) and "The Marriage" are his most famous plays. He has some other ones, but they're quite short and I don't remember what happens in them since I read them quite a while ago. He also has some essays and two poems that he published under a different name and which were highly cryticised, so Gogol bought all the copies from the stores and burnt them (man had a weird thing with burning his own works. I also have no idea how he managed to buy all the copies, since he was quite poor.)
Some fun facts from Gogol's biography: Pushkin once gifted him a dog, but it died because Gogol forgot to feed it because of his depression. Gogol was really into crocheting and making dresses. He used to make dresses and send them to Ukraine to his sisters. He also was really good at cooking, which probably explains why the descriptions of food in his works are done so well. He never got married, because he got rejected when he proposed for the first time. That sort of traumatised him.
Anyway, I hope this wasn't too long and was helpful:)
Ooh thank you for this, that’s a lot of information! I have recently started on a “read all the Russian authors” quest, and hadn’t really encountered Gogol before, so this will help me decide where to start, I think. Thank you!
goooood! we are having a real fan here! thanks:)
Thank you! Started reading Gogol recently and this is very helpful.
its been years since i last picked up a book. upon watching your videos, not only did i start reading again, but i now have a deeper appreciation for literature. you opened my eyes on how powerful and absolutely gorgeous words can be. (+ my taste in books got a lot more ~sophisticated~) ilysm emma! love from philippines
11pm on a Sunday night here. Wish it was a little earlier and I could watch with my 5 year old daughter. Emma has really sparked her interest in reading.
Awwwww that's so cuteee😍😍😍😍😍😍
“Hedda Gabler” is so good. I was a theatre major in college and studied Ibsen extensively. He is the father of realism and therefore the father or modern theatre. He is also such a feminist and anarchist, and he is wonderful. His whole point was to challenge society’s views on how they behaved, governed and lived. It is certainly worth the read. Hedda is a tricky character, lots of people hate her, but when you think about how she’s a woman who wants autonomy both with her life and her body, it changes how you view her.
There are a total of 8 Anne of Green Gables novels; the last two are about her children and their friends more than they are about her, but don’t let that deter you - the last one, Rilla of Ingleside, is probably my favourite in the series! Two of the books are ”pot-boilers” written in the 1930s (Anne of Windy Poplars and Anne of Ingleside) and they’re definitely the weakest links.
Yes I'm the same! Rilla is my favourite too :)
Would you suggest that i buy the whole series lol. Im currently reading anne of avonlea and Im really loving it.
@@navarroandrea8484 yes absolutely! I find they build on each other, and the whole story is just gorgeous
I'm currently reading Anne of Avonlea (#2 in series) and bored out of my mind 😫 I loved the first one but if this isn't the "weakest one" then I think it's possibly unwise for me to continue with the series?
@@wandering0wonderland maybe you could skip ahead to the later books, or read a different series by her? The Emily of New Moon Trilogy or the Pat of Silver Bush duo are really good places to start. In some ways I like them even better than Anne
To be honest, you are the reason why I read classic books and fall in love with them
I’d love to see a whole video on leaves of grass!!
Walt Whitman is one of my favourite poets, his poems feel like I’m talking to an old family member and they’re telling me stories of their life, it’s so comforting💚
If you continue along with the "Anne" books, make sure you include "Rilla of Ingleside", the last of the series, which follows Anne's grown daughter, Rilla. Historically it's a *very* important book, as it stands as the only contemporary WW1 novel told from a woman's perspective.
It's an excellent novel. My favorite of the Anne series!
@@CourtneyReads same! I adore that book!
My dad and I will be doing a buddy read of Return of the Native this winter. I'm so excited for it - Hardy is his favourite author, so to share this is really special.
The Picture of Dorian Gray is my favorite book and I had no idea there was an uncensored version, so thank you so so much🥰 I am going to buy it right now
Same! I actually stumbled across this exact edition while doing research for a paper on it a few years ago, and it's definitely worth checking out the uncut version!
same, just bought it 😄
I need to stop watching these videos, my to read list just gets longer and longer every time! (Please don't ever stop making them, though, they're so calming and interesting!!) You always make classics seem so fun and accessible and I just want to pick all of them up at once. I feel you on the suden urge to read humongous volumes during a stressful semester - cue me side-eyeing Dickens and Tolstoy while weeks behind on my uni reading...
Ooh interesting I always felt the best time to read Anne of Green Gables was autumn, especially October (for obvious reasons 😂) but I’ll definitely read it in spring to feel that vibe. Also the Count of Monte Cristo is my all time favourite book honestly it’s so fast-paced that you don’t feel it’s length!
Highly recommend the count of Monte Cristo!! I read it when I was in high school and I've been wanting to re-read it recently, I remember absolutely loving it!
Same! I loved it as a teenager, I'm sure I would love it even more now.
Ahh, Hedda Gabler. I played Ejlert Lovborg in a production of it back in Richmond, London, back in 2009 :) Good times.
I agree that Anne of Green Gables is a springtime or summer read, but the rest of the books feel more autumn to me. Maybe it's because I read them over the course of an October/November in childhood, or maybe it's because they are books that delight in changes. As Anne grows she becomes the teacher/librarian friend I really wanted to have as a child. So she is associated with the best parts of my education, when I got to experience new things and learned how to read and how to write.
Currently reading Mariana by Monica Dickens (Charles' great-granddaughter) - I randomly found this beautiful copy in a charity shop and it is absolutely worth the chance! Such a wholesome 1930s British tale, same vibes as boarding school fiction :))
I also recently discovered that the uncensored version of Dorian Gray was a thing. Super excited to watch your video on that (if you do it)!
I love the Picture of Dorian Gray too ahhhhhh that would be so cool to see a comparison side by side!!! ❤
The count of Monte cristo is amazing. It’s one of my favorite classics.
You're the person that got me hooked on Rilke and I'm so thankful for that!!
I can’t tell you how much I LOVE classic lit. Emmie, you get me 🤧
Ugh Jude the Obscure is just so good - I also read it for uni, for an animals and animality class, but it such a heart wrenching, tragic story. It definitely comes with my vote, but it is much sadder and more tragic than Far from the Madding Crowd
I've finished Thus Were Their Faces and I'm enjoying Mansfield Park,while I've also begun Phantom Of The Opera.😃
Emmie should adopt you🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@evaggeliatseliou9329 Spiritually she has😃
I'm reading Mansfield Park at the moment too, just over halfway and really enjoying it!
@@Chelseabea It's my third Jane Austen and favourite so far😃
@@MartinDSmith its my last one! My goal this year was to read them all because I'd only ever read Pride and Prejudice before! What are the others you read?
OMG Gogol is a favorite, so irreverent. The Nose is wonderful. In a comparative lit class professor asked what was the difference between Gogol and Kafka-someone replied Gogol would have been great fun at a party and Kafka would not [check out Kafka’s life story].
Haha I relate to Kafka a lot and I agree. I'm not fun at parties :')
Haha
Gogol is very interesting character especially his later fall into madness/illness. So much wasted potential, and we hardly….
the problem with Kafka is sometimes he anticipates reality a little too closely for comfort
@@jamesduggan7200 Gogol is great fun, Kafka doesn't have any appeal. And you are correct-not far from Kafka to the Gulag Archipelago.
Hi Emma! I'm actually reading Anne of Avonlea right now and it is so wonderful. It has really big autumn vibes as well. The Anne of Green Gables books are actually 8! I'm excited to read all of them!
"It is so so big" but it is so so worth it! You make me want to re-read it. One of my all time favorites! I'm reading Little Women right now.
You r a piece of heaven on earth Emma literally the way u describe your love for the books and literature it can inspire anyone to read and fall in love with books .
You r my fav. Booktuber and whenever I watch your videos it gives me so much positive vibes.
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You always get me excited about every book you share! I don’t know if you need any encouragement, but I would love to watch a whole video from you on The Wizard of Oz from a concussion/post-concussion angle. That sounds hugely interesting.
In the Wizard of Oz we find that most of our limitations are imposed by others, then internalized. We could all see la vie en vert, just by changing our glasses, and we are what we accomplish. Wonderful.
lol i also had the "watch monte cristo in french class to wanting to read the book" pipeline. i know there are a lot of versions but we watched the one with gerard depardieu and it was SO good!!! have been meaning to read it ever since
I have that exact copy. Gogol is wonderful! All the stories are excellent. My favorites include The Nose, The Overcoat, The Diary of a Madman... I hope you enjoy them! After you read Gogol's Diary of a Madman, I highly recommend to also read the short story A Madman's Diary by the Chinese writer Lu Xun. Lu Xun was inspired by Gogol's story to write his in 1918. It is a satire against the traditions of Chinese culture. If you can get your hands in the collection of Lu Xun's short stories, you might enjoy the other stories too.
In a poetry course I was in, someone had described Walt Whitman as a "Human Camera." I don't know if there is a better way to describe him. Once you read Leaves of Grass, think of how his descriptions read like snapshots of life. His writing is incredible. Whitman was influenced by Emerson's speech The American Scholar to write Leaves of Grass. I think it is valuable to read the American Scholar before you read Whitman or just afterwards. The connection between the two is crystal clear. Whitman had sent Leaves of Grass to Emerson who read it and predicted its success.
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO IS THE BEST CLASSIC, HANDS DOWN!!! IM SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU READ IT!!!!!
I would love a video comparing the uncensored version of Dorian Gray to the version most people are familiar with!
I hope your concussion recovery is swift!
With Gogol, I've started with his short stories. "The Nose" and "How the Two Ivans Quarrelled" are two of my favorite stories.
the anne of green gables books look so cute! im currently reading little women x
“They came to Baghdad” is an adventure novel rather than a detective one. Though unconvincing, action packed with lots of excitement. You won’t be bored with it, at least I was not.
There’s 8 books in the Anne of green gables series ;) so you have more to enjoy! Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne’s House of Dreams, Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley, and Rilla of Ingleside.
Love every single one of your videos and hoping for a tour of your place because just the background of this video makes me wanna curl up in there an read and look at all the things!!!!
with Gogol I deffinately reccomend reading the Petersburg Tales - "Nevsky Prospekt", "The nose", "The Portrait", "The overcoat" (which you've already read but it's still really cool in the context of the collection), "The Carriage" and "Diary of a Madman".
His novel (which he describes as an epic poem) "Dead souls" is also a must read if you end up enjoying his stuff, even though I found it a bit tough to read haha
So, there’s a free audible full-cast performance of Ibsen’s plays of which Hedda Garbler is one. It also includes A Doll’s House and Enemy of the People. I thoroughly enjoyed all three which may simply be because I wasn’t reading them. Plays and poetry I find are far more enjoyable upon listening rather than on a page. So I would recommend just adding this collection to your audible library (if you’re a member).
Also, i just bought a book called A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders which is a book about writing, life, and the love of reading told specifically through Russian voices (including Tolstoy and Gogol). It comes highly recommended and I’m very excited to read it soon (and hope you do too!).
AND, I finished reading Norma Jean Baker of Troy by Anne Carson yesterday and I quite enjoyed it. I have to say though that, for me, Autobiography of Red towers over her other works (that I’ve read so far).
@11:53 there are a total of 6 novels in the Anne of Green Gables chronology 😉 as well as another 2 which follow on and continue the story of Anne’s family. I hope you get to enjoy the pleasure of reading all 8 😊
Great video as always Emma, I adore you whole aesthetic and your taste in classics is wonderful. I wasn't even aware Gogol wrote short stories. That's been added to my list for sure.
They came to Baghdad is a stand alone and I love it so much- it’s such an interesting book! The Anne of green gables actually has 8 books in the series-ending with Rilla of Ingleside. It’s such a great series! Hope you enjoy all of them!
And I just finished Count of Monte Cristo and it’s fantastic!! Highly recommend, it really does read rather quick even though it’s so big!
Saw this post after watching the All too well short film and listening to the extended version... My day is made💕
Hedda Gabbler is basically considered the female Hamlet, one of the most prestigious roles women can play in classical theatre. I saw it at the National Theatre and it was fantastic, so I'm sure you'll love it! :)
Love Gogol's The Nose... Awe Anne of Green Gables!!!! My all time fave! That edition of the Wizard of Oz is so incredible. What a great list. 💙😊
The Conte of Monte Cristo!! I am currently 300 pages in and I am so invested to read more.. already sold by this book. You'll probably enjoy this one as much as I do 😄
i studied some of gogol's work in high school and the one's you listed are among his best! i loved the nose, the overcoat, diary of a madman and ivan fyodorovich shponka and his aunt (which is the one i chose to focus on for my paper)!!!! diary of a madman was the first one i read and i loved it!!! i hope you enjoy the rest of his works when you get around to it 🖤
I don't know if you know but there are actually eight Anne books! The first three and the last one are my personal favorite but all of them are good and I encourage you to read them!
Hi Emmie!
I absolutely love Gogol. The Ukrainian tales/Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka are personally my favorite. Maybe I’m just biased. I do think this would be an amazing start. Some of my favorite stories are The Night Before Christmas, Viy, and Terrible Vengeance. Every year I read The Night Before Christmas on the 6th of January, or watch the Soviet remake of the story, leading up to Christmas-which we celebrate on the 7th. I think this would be a perfect story to bundle up with any time of the colder months leading up to the holidays. If you would like to explore more of Gogol’s work Dead Souls and Revizor/The General Inspector are hilarious and beautifully written.
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The Count of Monte Cristo might be my favourite book I read this year. It's long but it's fast-paced and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
have you read flowers for Algernon? its a sci-fi classic by Daniel Keyes the pulling of heart strings is remorseless
Good early morning to you, here’s a book suggestion that I think every single person should read: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. I mean, isn’t that title just so mystically pleasurable and sorrowful?
im currently reading my antonia and im so in love it's the prettiest thing I've ever seen in a book and a great first classic
for thomas hardy, I'd suggest to start with either the return of the native or re-read far from the madding crowd. jude the obscure has a lot of triggers that I wish someone would've told me about before I read it.
and kim minji is an amazing illustrator. her illustrated version of the little prince is my favourite of all times.
and YESSS for the side-by-side picture of dorian gray reading!
YES, spring or summer for Anne of Avonlea and Anne of the Island. Anne of Windy Poplars, not a fave, but BE SURE to read Anne's House of Dreams. Such delightful characters! Also Blue Castle is almost MORE charming than Anne of Green Gables. Almost.
I just finished reading Lolita and actually really enjoyed it!! I’ve been trying to get more into classics and that happened to be the one I started with. I thought it was extremely well done and was absolutely a cautionary tale. I’m excited to read more classic literature now 🤍
The Count of Monte Cristo is probably my all time favorite book, it’s amazing. You will love it.
you would love Emily of New Moon! also by L.M Montgomery 🔮 she actually said that she related more to Emily as it reminded her of herself. it’s writing is just insanely beautiful 💘
Emma, would be VERY interested in a comparative video of uncensored vs censored version of The picture of Dorian Gray :)
I felt the same way when I first read Anne of Green Gables! I never wanted it to end. And yesss, it's such a summer book. ✨
I have to get my hands on that uncensored dorian gray!! Sounds soo good!
I'm a huge fan of your work, I, also, am classically lit. I've been telling the teens to check your channel out if they want to be stronger readers but want something a little more involved than what our public curriculum currently offers as education here in Ontario.
Four Emmie videos in one week? Yes please
Hedda Gabler is amazing, you should definitely read it soon!!!! it has literally the best plot twist ever in the last few pages and Hedda is just such a cool independent women
I loved The Overcoat!! Read it earlier this year and I definitely want to read more Gogol and Russian literature in general ❤️.
I'm currently half way through re-reading "Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens. I'm loving it but dismayed to think that I may have several years to wait until Emma and Carolyn discuss it for the Dickens v Tolstoy debate! Hopefully my 2 favourite Booktubers will bend the rules a little and give us their thoughts on "A Christmas Carol" some time around the festive season.
The count of Monte Cristo is my fave book of all time, highly recommend, don't be afraid of how long it is, it's such an easy read
Ahh, my man Ibsen
Wait does that mean you haven't read And Then There Were None?
I just read that one recently, it was my first Agatha Christie. I'm looking forward to getting into the Hercule Poirot novels
I read it when it was called "Ten little N**gers" which then got changed to "Ten Little In*ians" before we ended up with "And then there were none"
@@ba-gg6jo wow... so you're very old
The Horla by Guy de Maupassant and the Picture of Dorian Gray
I'm thrilled to read the uncensored version and read again the Horla !
I'm reading Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant
I finished The Count of Monte Cristo (all 1243 pages of the Penguin black spine edition) in September. This version (translated by Robin Buss) was simply spectacular. I loved it. The ending was not exactly what I anticipated but it was right. I highly recommend. Currently reading Lady Audley’s Secret (a holdover from Victober that I’m still getting through.) Thanks for the classics haul! The new version of Dorian is intriguing- I’ve never read it at all so maybe I should do a side by side read through sometime soon!
Uploaded on a Sunday morning right in the middle of my reading break
poured my self another cup of coffee can't wait let's goooo
much love!!!!
About Ibsen and Hedda Gabler: I'm Norwegian, so of course we have to read some Ibsen in school, but I also just love Ibsens writing personally. Hedda Gabler is one of my favourites by him. Hedda is such a complex and intricate figure, one of the female literary-characters I've felt resembeled me the most. Really REALLY reccomend :D
I read Far From the Madding Crowd this year and really liked it. I haven't read any other Hardy novels. I hear Madding is the 'lightest' of his novels and the others like Jude the Obscure and Tess of the d'Urbervilles involve a lot more tragedy and darkness. The Return of the Native sounds interesting and I've just put it on my TBR.
I've been really enjoying the great cases of Sherlock Holmes
About Hardy: I started reading him last year, began with Far from the Madding Crowd and also read Jude the Obscure (loved both of them).
I think they provide a nice overview over his work, since Madding Crowd is one of his earlier novels and Jude his last one. They especially give you a feeling for how Hardy developed in terms of writing tragedy - while Madding Crowd has tragic elements but a hopeful ending, Jude the Obscure is a complete tragedy. So if you want to know how far he'll go in his stories, Jude might be a good pick (I haven't read Return of the Native yet, so I don't know about that one).
However, it somewhat differs from other Hardy novels because quite a lot of it is actually set in town, so I guess it's not quite a typical one?
One thing I find fascinating about his work so far is how different my reactions are to those tragic elements in his different books. Far from the Madding Crowd made me sad at times, Jude the Obscure... left me feeling numb, The Woodlanders really frustrated me at some points and now that I'm reading Tess of the D'Urbervilles I am SO ANGRY a lot of the time.
as someone looking to get into Hardy, this is much appreciated! thank you!!
@@kyestrella If you want advice on where to start, lucythereader did a whole video on the subject. Personally, I think it was a good decision to start with Far from the Madding Crowd. Glad if I could help, I hope you end up enjoying his books!
Currently reading great expectations. I got interested in classics after watching you for a year now and I'm curious if I love to read them as much as I like to wacht you talking about them.
Thank you so much for showing the uncensored version of Dorian Gray, I have no idea it exists.
Also, the count of Monte Cristo was my favorite story when I was in elementary school, and my parents thought I was an evil kid.😂
I just picked up the Count of Monte Cristo for the month of November and I just wanted to know what you would think of it. I highly suggest reading it soon! I'll definitely be tuning in once you start 😉
So many great books there! I love that edition of The Count of Monte Christo. Those first three Annes are the best imo. I controversially hate Anne’s House of Dreams, but it picks up again with Rilla :)
Classic literature hauls are always the best! I'd love to see videos about all of them, Emma, especializou uncensored Dorian Gray & The Count of Monte Cristo.
If you really like Henrik Ibsen I recommend his play Ghosts. It's one of my favorites
your vids are so calming and relaxing, thank you so much!
a note on They Came to Baghdad: aahhhh (happy screaming!) - I'm so glad you picked up this one! They Came to Baghdad is my comfort book and the reason I fell in love with Agatha Christie. It's a standalone adventure novel and Victoria, unlike most of Agatha Christie's heroines, is very young! (also naive but brave and likeable). I remember reading somewhere (possibly in an introduction but also possibly online) that this book was the most reflective of Agatha Christie's own personal life - she also wrote a standalone adventure novel starring a young heroine called The Man in the Brown Suit far earlier in her career, but the stories veer in very different directions that reflect her life experience at the time. if you ever want to talk discuss this book please do hit me up!
I’m currently reading my first classic ever, the picture of dorian gray. I’m loving the writing style, but am struggeling to get trough it. It seems so daunting and it reads very slow. 😅 You inspire me to just pick up the book and read!
Emma, your each and every video is cozy. And your voice is just amazing. So soothing😌
I do love to watch your videos!❣️
Lmao Emma i actually laughed out loud at your play on words with “classically lit” 😂😂😂
Omg please do the Dorian grey video idea! I have also read the classic version and would love to see the differences.
You should look into reading Elizabeth Gaskell. She is often linked with Dickens and George Eliot and I’ve not seen any of her books on your shelves. Mary Barton, North and South, and Ruth are all incredible Victorian works. You may also enjoy Cranford but it wasn’t a personal favourite of mine.
Your The Count of Monte Christo copy is so beautiful!❤️ I've read it when I was in 8th grade. It was one of the first classics I've thoroughly enjoyed. And there was a part that even made me cry. I can't wait to hear your reading experience! Right now I'm reading Childhood, Boyhood, Youth. I'm a little behind on D. vs. T. 😂
Feels good to be early for once in a while!♥︎
edit: I'm in the middle of two classics! Which is One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Prophet, which I very much enjoy the two!!
The Overcoat is soooo funny 😄 looking forward to hear what you Think of his other stories 😊. Just finished The Magic Toystore over here on my side of the Atlantic. No words Can describe her perfect words!
Just about to go to sleep at 2.22 am here in Australia on Monday morning and I saw your video was up so I decided to watch it before i sleep please stay safe and enjoy your reading 📖 love your amazing channel love your number one Australia fan John
Hedda Gabler is my all time favourite play(: It is often hailed as a feminist play, and it is, but it also is a psychological analysis of human nature. At its core it explores the capacity of humans to destroy themselves and each other. Hedda is a f a n t a s t i c character. Very mecurial. Unlikable almost, dangerous and frightening (which also for in the time frame in which it was written must have been quite shocking). Then the other characters in the play to me kind of function to show us the different sides of Hedda.
National Theatre Live has a very good production of the play btw!(with ruth wilson as hedda).
(Also, I didn't really like a doll's house)
They came to baghdad was the first agatha christie I read. Very fun. It's one the more spy like books she wrote.
There is a movie of _Hedda Gabler_ with Diana Rigg as Hedda. I haven't seen it, but I assume it is good, as everything with Diana Rigg is good.
I loved reading the play but didn't like the NT production. :/
Omg that wallpaper on the computers is really good!
I just read some books you recommended on your channel from your cozy winter reads and now I am listening to the Death of Roger Akroyd.
I'm reading Rebellion in the Backlands by Euclides da Cunha. It's a Brazilian classic that mixes academic writing with literature and poetry. I'm loving it but it's very very hard to read. You cannot go wrong with Walt Whitman! I feel like everything he writes is meant to be read by everyone yet it still feels so personal
just finished an assignment and as a little prize I'm going to sit down and chill with the new emmie's video :)
I really applaud you for being cool about your mom leaving your book out and ruining it. I would have flipped if someone did that to my book. But I also understand how some like how it adds character.
You have to pick up Hedda gabler!! I read it back in high school and I still think about it!