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Welcome to this month's Classic of the Month! Today, we're looking at an absolute classic of the Christmas season. The story in this book has been told and retold, again…
Welcome to another Classic of the Month! This month, we're looking at a classic that many have heard of, but few have read (much less finished). And today, I'm going…
This month's classic recommendation is going to be a little short. You see, the classic I'm recommending is also a little short, and I don't want to give too much…
One of my favorite parts of the Classic of the Month series is finding classics that are perhaps a little less well-known, but still really good. That's why today we're…
Welcome back to The Classic of the Month! Today, we're looking at a classic of the mystery genre, a title famous for introducing the world to the greatest detective of…
It was one of my favorite books as a child and its still one of my favorite nostalgia reads now. This month's classic is a heartwarming tale of a young…
Sometimes, the classics start at a leisurely pace, describing a beautiful piece of landscape--a farm perhaps--or the current lazy daydreams of a young protagonist. Other times, the classics start off…
This month's classic is a little different from most of the titles I've selected. Namely, it's a work on nonfiction, based on a real, journalistic account of a young woman's…
Ever since I was in high school, the Bertie and Jeeves adventures were some of my all-time favorites. I devoured as much P.G. Wodehouse as I could get my hands…
In this installment of The Classic of the Month, we'll be looking at a military mystery of sorts. This book starts off with a bang, as we hear a story…
I still remember the first time I read Of Mice and Men. I was in high school and had picked up a copy at random because it looked so small…
The past few installments of The Classic of the Month have all been speculative fiction. And today, we're continuing that theme with one more... Frankenstein. This terrifying tale is a…
Welcome to our latest installment of The Classic of the Month! Today, we're going to look at one of the earliest examples of a science fiction novel, The Time Machine…
Welcome to the newest installment of The Classic of the Month! This month, we're going to be looking at one of my all-time favorite short stories, a tale of a…
This month, we're going to look at a scary short story, instead of a full-length novel. This chilling little tale will not be a very long read (or listen, if…
Welcome to the Classic of the Month-- an ongoing series dedicated to putting the right classic into the hands of the right reader! This month, we're looking at a really…
Not all ghost are found in horror stories. And sometimes, that horror runs so deep that it's not even scary anymore...just a sickening numbness that leaves you unable to cry.…
Welcome to our latest installment of The Classic of the Month. This month, we're looking at one of my all-time favorite tales of swashbuckling adventure, romance, and revenge. This book…
Welcome to our second installment of The Classic of the Month! Last month, we looked at the perennially popular Pride and Prejudice. This month, we'll be exploring a slightly less…
Welcome to our new series: The Classic of the Month! I love reading the classics! These are a diverse collection of books written by a wide array of authors, but…