Good selection! Whenever someone asks me to make a desert island list like that I always include a dictionary so that when I’ve read and re read the other books I start writing my own.
Excellent... I'm reading "The Lord of the Rings" right now, bought "King Lear" and Shakespeare's "Hamlet" planned next, "Merchant of Venice" - already read. I would supplement your list with books by Romain Gary, for example, "Air Serpents" and some other historical books. Thanks for the interesting video and greetings from Ukraine!
You didn't introduce yourself at the start! Thought I suppose if you're alone on a deserted island it doesn't matter 😁In the lead up revealing Orlando I thought you were going to say Proust! One of my picks would be Swann's Way since I want to read it but haven't yet.
Frodo, Sam and Tree Beard for all I know could be whispering in your ears to persuade you to bask in The Shire, with is rolling hills, green fields and little rivers
I'm currently re-reading Emma in preparation for next year's 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth and once again I've been delighted with the likes of the endlessly verbose Miss Bates and the hypochondriac Mr. Woodhouse ("sitting outside is always a mistake"...!) Perhaps a trifle premature but an entire vlog devoted to her novels would certainly be of interest.
I've been considering rereading Emma this week, so I'm thrilled to hear you're enjoying yours! Did you see the recent-ish movie adaptation? Bill Nighy is a brilliant Mr Woodhouse. I'm glad they included the hypochondria in his characterisation
Splendid top 10 (we'll forgive the minor cheating in choosing the entire works of Shakespeare AND the whole of Oscar Wilde, so long as you read The Tempest first on your desert island!)
I have those same editions of The Lord of the Rings and Shakespeare and I'd definitely take them with me as well. Robinson Crusoe - great thinking! I liked it when I first read it as a kid, but I realised later it was an abridged version. When I read the complete book, I didn't like it at all. I also didn't enjoy Moll Flanders by Defoe, which makes me wonder if he's just not the author for me and whether I should try A Journal of the Plague Year.
I struggled through half of Moll Flanders as well before I DNF'd it, so maybe you would like Journal! Although I know a lot of people found that it hit a little too close to home considering 2020
@@TheEclecticLibraryIt's good to know that you also struggled with Moll and didn't like Robinson, but liked A Journal. I've been interested in it for quite some time, but I was apprehensive about trying it. I might pick it up next year. Thanks! 🙂
A top 10 spooky/creepy/scary books to celebrate Halloween perhaps?
Good selection! Whenever someone asks me to make a desert island list like that I always include a dictionary so that when I’ve read and re read the other books I start writing my own.
That's such a good answer! Being on an island would be the perfect distraction-free time to write
Excellent... I'm reading "The Lord of the Rings" right now, bought "King Lear" and Shakespeare's "Hamlet" planned next, "Merchant of Venice" - already read.
I would supplement your list with books by Romain Gary, for example, "Air Serpents" and some other historical books.
Thanks for the interesting video and greetings from Ukraine!
Those are excellent reads! I'm reading/listening to Othello at the moment.
Thank you for watching, hope you're doing well!
Great list; for me surely there's Shakespeare and the Bible but after that who can guess?
You didn't introduce yourself at the start! Thought I suppose if you're alone on a deserted island it doesn't matter 😁In the lead up revealing Orlando I thought you were going to say Proust! One of my picks would be Swann's Way since I want to read it but haven't yet.
Oh no! I guess we'll keep my identity a mystery 😂
Proust would be an excellent choice to be fair! If I can bring more I'd totally add him
what a nice list! totally agree with it 🤩
Thank you Martha!
I now need to read Orlando!!
It's so weird but so good!!
Frodo, Sam and Tree Beard for all I know could be whispering in your ears to persuade you to bask in The Shire, with is rolling hills, green fields and little rivers
I am a huge proponent of second breakfast, admittedly
@@TheEclecticLibrary Bring out the ales!
I'm currently re-reading Emma in preparation for next year's 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth and once again I've been delighted with the likes of the endlessly verbose Miss Bates and the hypochondriac Mr. Woodhouse ("sitting outside is always a mistake"...!) Perhaps a trifle premature but an entire vlog devoted to her novels would certainly be of interest.
I've been considering rereading Emma this week, so I'm thrilled to hear you're enjoying yours! Did you see the recent-ish movie adaptation? Bill Nighy is a brilliant Mr Woodhouse. I'm glad they included the hypochondria in his characterisation
Mr Woodhouse is described as a valetudinarian, which was a new one on me! Apparently it's an archaic word for hypochondriac!@TheEclecticLibrary
Splendid top 10 (we'll forgive the minor cheating in choosing the entire works of Shakespeare AND the whole of Oscar Wilde, so long as you read The Tempest first on your desert island!)
Ha, of course! No other Shakespeare would suffice in that situation
I have those same editions of The Lord of the Rings and Shakespeare and I'd definitely take them with me as well.
Robinson Crusoe - great thinking! I liked it when I first read it as a kid, but I realised later it was an abridged version. When I read the complete book, I didn't like it at all. I also didn't enjoy Moll Flanders by Defoe, which makes me wonder if he's just not the author for me and whether I should try A Journal of the Plague Year.
I struggled through half of Moll Flanders as well before I DNF'd it, so maybe you would like Journal! Although I know a lot of people found that it hit a little too close to home considering 2020
@@TheEclecticLibraryIt's good to know that you also struggled with Moll and didn't like Robinson, but liked A Journal. I've been interested in it for quite some time, but I was apprehensive about trying it. I might pick it up next year. Thanks! 🙂
Don't forget your sun block!
Good point, I definitely need it!