Back to the Classics 2021

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1. A 19th century classic. A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens (1843)
2. A 20th century classic. – The Sundial – Shirley Jackson (US, 1958)
3. A classic by a woman author. – Agnes Grey – Anne Brontë (England, 1847)
4. A classic in translation. – Epic of Gilgamesh – Anonymous (Akkadian, c 1300-1000 BCE)
5. A classic by BIPOC author; that is, a non-white author. Passing – Nella Larson (1929)
6. A classic by a new-to-you author, i.e., an author whose work you have never read. The Old Wives Tale – Arnold Bennett (England, 1908)
7. New-to-you classic by a favorite author — a new book by an author whose works you have already read. The Big Four – Agatha Christie (England, 1927)
8. A classic about an animal, or with an animal in the title. – The Leopard -Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (Italy, 1958)
9. A children’s classic. – The Trumpet of the Swan – E.B. White (US, 1970)
10. A humorous or satirical classic. Evelina – Frances Burney (England, 1778)
11. A travel or adventure classic (fiction or non-fiction).
12. A classic play. A Midsummer Night’s Dreams – Williams Shakespeare (England, 1595)