I'm a sucker for the classics...some of the greatest books ever written...
Here's a few of my favorite classics:
1. 
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
In my opinion, this is the mother of all the classics...a must read. I've read it over and over, I even enjoy the film adaptation. What can I say? I'm a sucker for a good love story.
'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife'.
The strong and prejudiced Ms. Elizabeth Bennet meets the proud and rich Mr. Darcy.
These two get into arguements, all polite ones of course, and Lizzie swears she hates Mr. Darcy for being so stuck up.
She is also under some misconceptions about him, this further makes her prejudiced against him.
' . . . I could easily forgive HIS pride, if he had not mortified MINE.'
Little does she know, Mr. Darcy is falling in love with her and eventually proposes to her.
She turns him down and tells him what she really thinks of him. He then writes her a letter explaining how she is under the wrong impression of him. Then of course, Lizzie realizes she too loves Mr. Darcy....just read it, you'll love it too.
2. 
Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
What's better than a good love story? A good love story with backstabbing, war and all kinds of other drama. Scarlett O'Hara is the heroine we love to hate.
She is spoiled, stubborn and smarter than pretty much everyone else around her. The woman steals her sisters beau, runs her own business and will do anything and everything to make sure she'll 'never go hungry again' for heaven's sake!
Her downfall is that she doesn't see the love she has right in front of her....Rhett Butler. And Rhett is handsome, rich, smooth and has his eye on Scarlett from the moment he sees her. 'Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn'.
3. 
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Twenty-eight year-old Edna Pontellier, the main character lives in New Orleans and is married with two children. However, she is not happy or fulfilled as she sees the other married women are. During one summer, she has an affair with a younger man, leaves her husband and children and moves into her own house. Scandalous!
'The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.'
And if I may quote amazon.com:
'The Awakening begins at a crisis point in twenty-eight year-old Edna Pontellier's life. Edna is a passionate and artistic woman who finds few acceptable outlets for her desires in her role as wife and mother of two sons living in conventional Creole society. Unlike the married women around her, whose sensuality seems to flow naturally into maternity, Edna finds herself wanting her own emotional and sexual identity.'
4. 
Emma by Jane Austen
Yes, another Jane Austen novel...I'm a big fan of hers. Her stories are just so pretty and dainty. And in this one, Emma Woodhouse, decides to play matchmaker to her best friend Harriet. Needless to say, a big mess follows, love triangles, love letters, gossip....there's funny moments as well.
And it does have a happy ending and Mr. Knightly...*whew*
'Indeed, I am very sorry to be right in this instance. I would much rather have been merry than wise.'
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