All of the Classics I Still Need to Read!

[@eileen2295]

I’m dying over how beautiful all these copies are!!

[@JessBookgirlTV]

Eileen, join the club LOL. Me too!

[@simply_angeliqueACNH]

Many of them are the "Barnes and Noble Collectible Editions" 💕 Sadly I live in Germany - so there`s no Barnes and Noble for me 😥

[@lauraxyz1240]

Angelique Geht mir genau so 😭

[@jolienvandamme2909]

Angelique sometimes you can find them on amazon I think.

[@simply_angeliqueACNH]

@@jolienvandamme2909 thanks😊 nice to know. Now all I need is money😅💰

[@daniela-ml7bn]

I was just staring at that llama the whole time 🦙

[@alexa_angel]

Me too

[@paperbackpuns3704]

Also dorian grey is such an accessible easy classic to start with!!

[@Stella-mo8qm]

Its writing style is soo extra but in a way that works very well and that amuses the reader. Afterall Oscar Wilde himself was extra!

[@v5d9k1]

@@Stella-mo8qm Haha he invented extra 🤣

[@jennerlee4547]

The audiobook for the Emily Wilson version is also wonderful!

[@paperbackpuns3704]

@@Stella-mo8qm So true, he be Oscar Wildin'

[@7eleven0fficial]

Hailey: * talking about books * The spider on the ceiling: 🕷hm. interesting

[@HaileyinBookland]

😂😂😂 this made me laugh way harder than it should have

[@elenisinou3215]

YOU NEED TO READ THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY ASAP!!!! One of my all-time favourite books and super easy to read

[@Jada777_]

This is how many people love Hailey ⬇️

[@masteroogway8916]

This video reminded me I checked out every Jane Austen book from the library and now I need to read them before I have to return them in a week... Wish me luck

[@Natalia_013]

Oh god.. did u do it?XD

[@alexiscardenas9147]

PLEASE DO A AUSTEN AND BRONTE WEEK!

[@dompishere3014]

In your defense about Pinocchio, Walt Disney did “german-ize” his look. I took an Italian literature class in college and my professor was a HUGE fan of Pinocchio and is SO SALTY about Disney’s adaptation 😂 but can confirm the there are soooo many differences between the book and movie (for one, Pinocchio is so sweet in the movie lol).

[@allymcclain7326]

Emma is one of my favorite Jane Austen books! It seems so real to me compared to the others; I don’t know why lol. The BBC miniseries is also the best TV adaptation!!

[@lyannastarkweather]

I feel like The Odyssey all depends on the translator. I read the Robert Fitzgerald translation in 10th grade and was bored to tears. But I recently picked up the Emily Wilson version and genuinely enjoyed it. I haven’t finished it yet because it is quite dense, but the different style has made such a difference in my enjoyment.

[@hamandeggs23]

That's real. The divine comedy can be hard to read if you don't get the translation, so I imagine the odyssey would be the same

[@iisazelx9340]

I was just going to comment this! I ADORED the Emily Wilson translation! Also, it’s a gorgeous edition.

[@ava_lavender]

Fagel's and Wilson's translations are both really beautiful for different reasons. Fagel's translation emphasizes the beautiful prose and provides some useful historical context, while Wilson's translation highlights the overall arc of the story by using a concise line by line translation with iambic pentameter.

[@VictoriaHatzson]

I am Greek and we read the Odyssey, Iliad and Antigone at school with both the ancient Greek and contemporary Greek translation and these stories are very hard to read. They are hard in any language and I can't imagine how different it must be to read the translation, greek is a very hard language to get right and accurate in translation and I actually want to read an English translation to see how similar it is to the contemporary greek one! (the ancient one is just a nightmare to read and understand and there's so much analysis that goes behind it).

[@ava_lavender]

@leicanoct But different books can be translated with various different degrees of success, depending on the content and the languages. For example, the Qu'ran is no longer in its "true" form once translated, as translated works are merely interpretations. And while the story and characters of a text may be preserved through translations, you will undoubtedly lose some of the original text's verbal beauty. (This isn't an argument against the point you made, just an extension).

[@goodstrongwords]

I separate my classics as well so I totally get what you’re saying 😂. Also, there’s actually a Readathon called Jane Austen July that’s hosted by Katie from her channel booksandthings if you’re interested. I’m participating for the first time this year and I’m pretty excited.

[@launchedathousand]

I'm participating as well! I'm not sure if the prompts are changing this year but there was 1 to read a reimagining/modern book of Jane Austen as well as her novels and lesser known fiction :)

[@Maria-xn8hw]

Oh cool! I didn't know that 😊

[@evespaeth]

I had to read The Scarlet Letter in high school and it’s still one of my favorite books. The symbolism in that book is insanely beautiful and I absolutely love it.

[@Sophia-th2jp]

The lifetime reading list that includes classics is me! I do the exact same thing lol. I would definitely watch a "classics" readathon! Hope you stay safe!

[@meljstephan]

Dracula is my favorite book and The Odyssey is a pretty good time. I love the Count of Monte Cristo as well and lots of Edgar Allen Poe.

[@paperbackpuns3704]

I love reading classics a little more slowly to digest them better! Aha I've heard basically nothing about f scott Fitzgerald outside of Gatsby, hope you find some great stories!! I love how beautiful the covers are for these classics too!

[@riazsoomro]

Love the shelf !

[@brittanysturges77]

Yes! So rare to see booktubers dedicate a video to classics which is one of my favorite genres. You have a bunch of my favorites on there!

[@abbyiseson4531]

The Picture of Dorian Gray is fantastic! And those editions are all gorgeous!!

[@joshhart2205]

I love Sherlock Holmes! I have not read all of them I've just read Hound of the Baskervilles and many of the short stories. I just love the gothic, 19th century London vibes. The Speckled Band is my favorite so far.

[@benparrish6157]

That copy of War and Peace scares me because the font is microscopic

[@laurenab]

I love Sherlock Holmes stories, they are definitely something you can read a casebook or novella at a time and take your time with. Dorian Gray is great as well, very short and easy to read.

[@ohsoabby4689]

AHH oscar wilde is one of my all time fav authors! cannot recommend the picture of dorian gray and lady windermere’s fan enough🥰 great vid

[@micamontee95]

I'm currently reading Anna Karenina Loving it so far!

[@YasmeenKhan]

Chawton village is not far from where some family live, so I've been there a few times, they have a little museum at Jane Austen's House and a library of early women's writing at Chawton House (the 'great house' that she mentions in some letters) a nice day trip :)

[@natchick630]

Ella Enchanted is one of my favorite children's books! And I love the movie!

[@ashleyc5768]

Beautiful collection of classics! If you are looking to add you could get some Elizabeth Gaskell- North and South is really good. She was friends with and wrote a biography of Charlotte Bronte.

Sherlock Holmes is among my favorite classics! I've also been wanting to read all of Jane Austen's work and I love the idea of a readathon!

[@katiethorn4016]

Rebecca is literally my favourite book of all time. I can't even explain how incredible of a writer Daphne De Maurier is

[@kazzified29]

‘Rebecca’ is amazing. I read it back in March. It isn’t a ghost story. When I got two-thirds of the way through, the story really took off and I was hooked. Now I look back at the beginning of it with so much understanding and that makes me love it all the more.

[@TelisaChapman]

oh my gosh the covers and spines of all these classics are gorgeous! 😍 Could you please do a full classics bookshelf tour? 😍😍

[@mybookstash]

I just love your classic edition collection 😍

[@maudhaugland5822]

Sherlock Holmes is so much fun! And Rebecca is my favorite classic along with Pride and Prejudice! A couple of the classics on my TBR are the Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, Dracula by Bram Stoker, Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert and The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. (sorry if I misspelled some of the names btw)

[@SharonVictoria90]

I read Dorian Gray last week or so, really recently anyway, and it was great! Also immediately watched the adaptation with Ben barnes. Also loved that!

[@leisamorton8997]

2:26 totally makes sense! I’m the same. Classics are on a lifetime TBR for me too. I feel like I have to discover them at the right time 💛

[@theteachingromance]

I would so participate in that Jane Austen Readathon week. Persuation is my favorite next to Pride & Prejudice.

[@MayMayW17]

Ella Enchanted!!!! My most favorite childhood book!!! It is so wonderful! And you’re right. It’s nothing like the movie. As a kid, I was so excited for the movie. Saw it was so disappointed with how different it was. I hope you enjoy the book as much as the movie!!

[@Rawan_unfiltered]

All these book covers are so pretty😍

[@franzenjonas]

You should read Anna Karenina asap, I read for college and it became on my favourite books of all time!!

[@joyface]

You mentioned my two absolute favorite books - Ella Enchanted and Rebecca! Happy reading!

[@serinmarypr7198]

My favorite Sherlock Holme's would be ' A study in Scarlet' its sooo good.

[@samankhalid8590]

I get a warm and fuzzy feeling whenever someone mentions Anne of green gables😍😍😍

[@everyonelovesdee]

Tip for Wuthering Heights... search a family tree first. First time I read it, I got completely lost as to who was who and who was related to who. Second time I read it, was for college and my tutor gave us a family tree and it just made so much more sense. For Dicken's, treat episodically as they were written, and Great Expectations isn't actually as daunting as it looks. And best of luck with Conrad and Joyce. Read them for college, if I ever wanted to have the dullest walk around Dublin city, I'd just walk around the city, but that's just me.

[@natashamarie2952]

I’ve been catching up on videos in my subscription box I just watched your May TBR right before this. You mentioned that you love second chance romance stories so let me just say that Jane Austen’s Persuasion is a second chance romance, and it is also my favorite of her novels, of the four that I’ve read!

[@ReadingMissFroggy]

I love reading classics so much, I too have a never ending list to fill my life with them LOL. But my next one is going to be Twelfth Night/What You Will as I have to read that one for my English literature class in June :)

[@viviankalogirou6145]

I don't have an English translation of the Odessy to recommend. But what I would recommend is taking your time with it

[@blehblehblehdracula]

The odyssey is straight forward and you’ll breeze through it. Dracula is my favorite thing in the world. I read originally in 8th grade, reread in college for class... I have a copy with notes galore. I highly recommend reading it before Halloween. It’s set prior and the atmosphere outside of the “spooky season” makes it hit just... differently. I recommend acquiring Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Dorian Gray. Ugh so much. Do it. I love it. My undergrad thesis was on YA Neo-Victorian and adaptation of the Literary Gothic canon into the secondary classroom. So I completely geek over Shelley, Stoker, Bronte, and Stevenson. Funnily enough, there are a number of Shakespearean references in Literary Gothic (who knew... she said... dripping with sarcasm). So many awesome. So happy. Yes.

[@julias5735]

girl the handmaids tale is one of the best books I have ever read, and the testaments too... absolutely incredible !!!

[@rebeccaferding3406]

If you love Anne of Green Gables, I think you might enjoy the Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren more than Pippi Longstocking. Don't get me wrong, I love Pippi and she is an iconic Swedish character, but so are the Noisy Village books and they're more of the "domestic drama"-typ that Anne and Little Women are. They reminded me of each other and summer and childhood when I read them. :)

[@valsbookvoyages3344]

Virginia Woolf's books aren't mysteries

[@kritichetri1938]

Yes, they aren't

[@Raindrop2424]

Was searching for that comment.

[@zephyr2266]

But it is a mystery how anyone can write in such a beautiful poetic style.

[@thesonorista7853]

Mrs. Dalloway: a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway as she hunts down the murderer of Septimus Warren Smith.

[@carolinesch.]

I can't with the Last unicorn.... I still Always cry

[@merle-k]

I want to read all 6 Jane Austen books this year! I read Northanger Abbey and am currently reading Emma. I have to say I love them, but English isn't my native language, so I struggle a bit with that... I also want to read books from the Bronte sisters.

[@pagesandscreens4321]

I am so insanely jealous by your classics shelf! I cannot wait to have a bookshelf solely dedicated to pretty classics one day !

[@graceelizabeth1299]

Your classic shelf is beautiful

[@laurenmiller149]

If you do end up reading Anna Karenina, you NEED to get the translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. It has an extensive appendix, corresponding to each chapter's footnotes, that breaks down all of the cultural intricacies of the time period (i.e. insight into the orthodox church, how Russian high society functioned, etc.). This way, you don't lose out on the impact of many events in the story!

[@thefandomtheory]

I'm finally reading classics as well. At the moment I am reading Dorian Grey and it is wonderful so far! I plan to read Jane Eyre and Jane Austen's novels next.

[@jordyn8272]

TheOtakuTheory same, I started Dorian Grey but put it down to read Jane Eyre. I finished it but it wasn’t my thing and now I’m reading Pride and Prejudice.

[@antoniawoodard4115]

I loved Pippi Longstocking and I was not a fan of Ella Enchanted though however I read it about 6 years ago! Hope your staying safe and enjoy!!

[@janina1347]

You should add more Astrid Lindgren books to your tbr! My personal favorites are her more fantasy inspired books, especially The brothers Lionheart, Mio my son and Most beloved sister

[@kahvikamu]

lifetime TBR makes total sense!! i have a Immediate TBR (YA I own and other recent-ish books) and a Bucket List TBR (classics and other ~massive and intimidating~ books) that makes the most sense in my brain 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@samcox4442]

i read Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey for school this year. she does an amazing job staying true to the original and it was very easy to read.

[@BarbieandKensWorld]

I am a die hard Jane Austen fan and I can’t wait to read The Jane Austen Society. My favorite books are mystery thrillers. Northanger Abbey is my favorite book by Jane Austen. I love Charlotte’s Web I have read the book and watched the movie a dozen times. I need to watch Marry Poppins, I don’t remember ever seeing it before even as a kid. Love your classics that you have❤️

[@riaaskainen3627]

I would really recommend other Astrid Lingrends books too if you end up liking Pippi Longstocking. Children of the Noisy Village and Ronja robbers daughter were one of the first “long” books i ever read (like at age 6 or smt) and they still to this day have a special place in my heart. Also I read the finnish translation so i’m not sure how good the english translations are.

[@marieladealvarado9191]

Persuasion is my favorite Austen novel ! The most romantic one.

[@livi6041]

Dracula and Wuthering Heights are my favorite classics 🖤

[@martynabrzostek9300]

I would love to watch your Jane Austen redathon! At the top of my classic TBR are definietly "1984". "Anna Karenina" and "The Tale of Two Cities".

[@laras.7670]

Wuthering Heights is so good! You definitely have to read it! And also The Picture of Dorian Gray is my favourite book so I'd love to hear your opinions on it!

[@mollyec3495]

Much Ado About Nothing is my favorite Shakespeare! Twelfth Night is up there too, but if you want romance, Much Ado is superior.

[@drusillagrande5838]

The Odyssey is my favourite book along with Alice in Wonderland and Pride and Prejudice 💗 I think you’d love it!! Don’t be intimidated by the language, the edition that you own is a translation by Samuel Butler which is super accessible ☺️

[@mabfab]

I’m not a huge classics girl but I love Edith Wharton. Age of Innocence? Yes! House of Mirth? Yes! Ethan Frome? Yes!

[@amiraebrahim1008]

That bookshelf is divine

[@laurenmohieel-deen3593]

Those are such beautiful editions 😍 And since you liked Anne of Green Gables, I'm reading another of LM Montgomery's series, Emily of New Moon, and it's really good too.

[@deborah_douez]

I have the Beauty & the Beast one and we read it every night with my daughter! I love it so much but it’s hard to stay with it for longer than a couple stories. I love how these are the B&N Exclusive Additions!

[@ronnie5489]

I have so many classics on my tbr! This video makes me want to read them now!

[@user-js6zj4dd6w]

This video is perfect timing because I just got some classics myself! Also your hair is looking SO BEAUTIFUL! I’d absolutely love to see a hair care routine one day if you’re down!

[@paperbacksanna4770]

I love the scarlet letter its also a very easy quick read

[@hannahallsdottir9546]

Hailey: uplaoding a video two minutes ago Me: clicking on it whit no regrets

[@sunidhiagarwal5762]

If you like Shakespeare comedy, you have to read Comedy of Errors!!

[@amandasalmi6616]

I love The Picture of Dorian Grey! It’s one of those books that I know where I was when I was reading it and it’s etched into my memory. It’s one of the easiest classics to get into.

[@Luna-po5ui]

That llama is a STAR. Llama in Bookland is my new favorite booktuber 🦙 (also fyi Virginia Woolf isn't a mystery writer)

[@HaileyinBookland]

I get her mixed up with Agatha Christie all the time I could not tell you why 🤦‍♀️

[@MynameisLiv8]

Really love the bookshelf 😍and same here I have read some classics but not all of them. I feel like they take more time to read because most of them have a message behind it 😭. Thanks for the video hailey!

[@abigailhortencia5901]

Very special bookshelf and bookish thing love it great for the classics💞

[@angelicalopez3762]

I'm actually doing a Jane Austen week LOL and I'm currently reading Emma, and I'm loving it. I already watch the new adaptation and I recommend it a lot, had a great time watching it.

[@andreeag3024]

YES YES YES please do a Jane Austen reading week!

[@timelord1040]

The rest of Jane Austen’s book. I’ve only read Pride and Prejudice, and I love it. I’m on my fourth reread of it.

[@TheSoundOfGeorgia]

I really need to read Mansfield Park and Emma too. Rebecca is awesome - it's my favourite classic. Black Beauty could fall into the 'animals getting hurt' category that I know you don't like, depending on how you take it. I read it last year, and there were some very tough moments. (Just thought you should know)

[@kategriffiths9777]

I highly recommend Great Expectations. I read it in my first year at University and loved it. 💓

[@jessabelle990]

Have you read the Iliad? If not, I do recommend reading it before the Odyssey as it's kind of a sequel and some things will make more sense. Also, try finding Robert Fagles' translation of the Iliad and Odyssey, the language will be easier to read. :)

[@liahartmann1605]

When you read heart of darkness please make a video of your opinions on its controversies! I love hearing what people have to say about it.

[@taanireads5685]

Black Beauty is such an emotional book. My first book that I read in school.💜💜💜💜 Rebbeca is also on my TBR because of Hannah ...

[@erinmilham76]

I really recommend when you read The Odyssey that you listen to the audiobook it's so much easier than to try and read the physical copy

[@sarahgregory2587]

I absolutely ADORE your videos. Lately I’ve wanted to create a booktube/blog to discuss books that I have read or plan to read, but I’m so nervous to actually do it. Any tips?😅

[@laurakindle5356]

Your copy of the Odyssey is pretty, but make sure to read a copy that is translated in prose. It's much, much easier to read that way. Also it's an epic poem so that's closer to the way it was preformed. The Stanley Lombardo translations are the ones that my college professor preferred.

[@Maria-xn8hw]

Ohh A Jane Austen read-along sounds fun! I've only read Emma and Sense & Sensibility, but I think I've seen every Pride & Prejudice adaptation there is so I feel like I've read that too 😅

[@kendralynn7778]

I'm currently reading Black Beauty now. (Rereading) it is sad but she is good at writing the sad parts but there is a good ending. Totally worth reading in learning how people see horses.

[@lendralit1174]

I'm currently reading Pride and Prejudice right now. I tried to read it years ago, and stopped, but I'm determined now. And I am enjoying it! I pre-ordered The Jane Austin Society last night. I'm really hoping the hardcover also has that beeyootiful pink foil for the title!!

[@pamelasakutukwa]

yes yes yes to the week long Jane Austen readathon!!!

[@achristianandhercamera]

OMG I took both our Shakespeare Tragedies/Histories & Romances/Comedies, and while I didn’t enjoy every single one 1000%, I LOVED studying the context behind and between all of them! Much Ado About Nothing is GREAT ❤️

[@suzannemoore404]

Have honestly read almost all those classics and you have some incredible reading ahead of you! I would not recommend starting with A Tale of Two Cities- it is my least favorite Dickens. Try David Copperfield, Great Expectations, or The Pickwick Papers instead! I think Daphne can be a bit more of an accessible classic for modern readers. Also, Austen is always great.❤

[@LanaFeyah]

Those editions of Arabian Nights - oh, my!!! I love those tales so much as well!

[@sydneyparker7150]

This Side of Paradise is more focused on college life in the 1910s. It's a little tedious. It's Fitzgerald's debut novel and is semi-autobiographical. I would say it's worth reading if you're interested in the time period or if you find the main character relatable, but a lot of people I know have DNFed it.