Classic Reads

Does anyone read the classics any more?

You know, the books that have stood the test of time. Written by the "greats" like Austen...Dickens...Fitzgerald...Hemingway...Twain.

Books such as Pride & Prejudice, The Grapes of Wrath,

The Great Gatsby, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,

and my personal favorite, To Kill A Mockingbird. 

In my day, most of these books were required reading in schools.

  Not so anymore, I'm afraid. And it's a shame, really. To see the classics forgotten & neglected.  Today's students are missing out on some great literature.

 

This summer, I'm going to add a few classics to my reading list.

I think I'll try to persuade encourage my daughters to do the same.

Perhaps Little Women & Of Mice and Men for the girls; Anna Karenina and

For Whom The Bell Tolls for me.

And, of course, To Kill a Mockingbird...again.

 

What about you?

What classic book would you choose to read {or re-read}??