my Classic Literature Collection💐

[@jack_edwards]

this is my comfort video

[@mahzabinnn]

you get it.

[@nataliaroman4295]

Me too! I watch this video at least once a week 🤍

[@jacquelineliu5345]

Yep I’m back again

[@amybond819]

Same🌿🌿🌿

[@pastelarvocado2475]

omg hers and yours are my 2 top channels to go to!!!

[@arnavkhushi857]

1. The Annals of Imperial Rome by Tacitus. 2. Metamorphosis by Ovid. 3. Lysistrata, The Acharnians, The Clouds by Aristophanes. 4. Prometheus Bound, The Suppliants, Seven Against Thebes and The Persians by Aeschylus. 5. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. 6. The Quest of the Holy Grail by Anonymous. 7. Candide by Voltaire. 8. Collected Poems by Arthur Rimbaud. 9. The Three Theban Plays: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone by Sophocles. 10. Fall of the Roman Republic by Plutarch. 11. The Bacchae and other Plays by Euripides. 12. The Voyage of Argo by Apollonius of Rhodes. 13. Beowulf by Michael Alexander . 14. The Egyptian book of the dead. 15. The Symposium by Plato. 16. Catiline's War, The Jugurthine War, Histories by Sallust. 17. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. 18. The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 19. The Fairy Queen by Edmund Spenser. 20. The Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft. 21. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. 22. The Lady with the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas fils. 23. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. 24. The Iliad by Homer. 25. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. 26. The Professor by Charlotte Bronte. 27. The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli. 28. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. 29. De Profundis by Oscar Wilde. 30. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. 31. Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche. 32. The LoveCraft Compendium by H. P. LoveCraft. 33. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. 34. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. 35. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and other strange tales by Robert Louis Stevenson. 36. The Great Gatsby by F. Scoot Fitzgerald. 37. Short stories by H. P. LoveCraft. 38. The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. 39. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. 40. Dracula by Bram Stoker. 41. A Room with a View by E. M. Forster. 42. Wuthering heights by Emily Bronte. 43. A Tale of two Cities by Charles Dickens. 44. The Oresteia Trilogy by Aeschylus. 45. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells. 46. Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde. 47. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. 48. The collected Poems of Emily Dickinson. 49. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. 50. Paradise Lost by John Milton. 51. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. 52. The Italian by Ann Radcliffe. 53. The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe. 54. The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire. 55. Four Comedies of Plautus. 56. Lives of the Caesars by Suetonius. 57. The Monk by Matthew Lewis. 58. Medea and other Plays by Euripides. 59. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. 60. The Rise of Rome (books 1 to 5) by Livy. 61. Six Tragedies by Seneca. 62. The Republic and the Laws by Cicero. 63. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 64. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. 65. The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. 66. Great Dialogues of Plato. 67. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. 68. Macbeth by William Shakespeare. 69. Aeneid by Virgil (translated by Robert Fitzgerald) 70. Far from the Maddening Crowd by Thomas Hardy. 71. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. 72. Pincher Martin by William Golding. 73. The Cocktail Part by T.S. Eliot. 74. The Collected Poems by T.S. Eliot. 75. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. 76. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. 77. Emma by Jane Austen. 78. The works of John Keats. 79. In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway. 80. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. 81. Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald. 82. King Lear by William Shakespeare. 83. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass. 84. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs. 85. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. 86. The Odyssey of Homer (Translated by Richmond Lattimore) 87. The Histories by Polybius. 88. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides. 89. If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho (translated by Anne Carson) 90. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. 91. Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata. 92. Early Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay. 93. The Crucible by Arthur Miller. 94. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence. 95. On the Road by Jack Kerouac. 96. Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux. 97. The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. 98. Metamorphosis by Ovid (translated by Rolf Humphries) 99. The Iliad of Homer (translated by Richmond Lattimore) 100. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. 101. Le Petit Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. 102. The Road not Taken by Robert Frosts. 103. Selected poems of Ezra Pound. 104. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf. 105. Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse. 106. Selected Poems by W. B. Yeats. 107. Endgame and Act Without Words by Samuel Beckett. 108. Miscellany Two: A Visit to Grandpa's and other stories and poems by Dylan Thomas. 109. Diaries 1910-1913 by Frank Kafka. 110. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. 111. Selected letters of Oscar Wilde. 112. Moby Dick by Herman Melville. 113. The Inferno of Dante translated by Robert Pinsky. 114. The Complete Poems by Emily Brontë. 115. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. 116. The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole. 117. Shelley poetry. 118. Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley. 119. Histories by Herodotus.

[@wittyusernamesareacryforva4748]

Thank you so much for taking the time to write these down

[@jojoismydog462]

underated comment🥺💓

[@Cristina-my3cu]

Just thanks

[@anjalikharchariya5465]

Thanks buddy

[@sagarbhattacharya5269]

It would have taken me years to write this down. Thanks mate.

[@bookwizard23]

No one else gives their opinion on smells and fonts. This is why we're here

[@princesskittyXx]

If your pages aren't yellow and written in times new Roman size 9 it's not old enough yet

[@alexjohnson9798]

Its only smells

[@BaileeWalsh]

I like that you mention the text of the books! Text font or size, or spacing of the lines and margins can really impact the reading experience.

[@tommasozerbo2637]

me: getting ready to study for school emmie: posts a video about classics me: studying can wait i guess

[@AFrolicThroughFiction]

“What part of the cover do you want to be green?” “Yes” 😂😂 honestly me though

[@sappho1939]

emma: *talking about her classics* me: *staring at her copy of A Court of Mist and Fury*

[@accidentalfrenchfries]

We stan a queen with range 🤌🏼

[@maile-buschmann]

sameeee

[@heberribeiro2910]

"If I don't like a font that a book is written with ..." Same here. Absolutely. Will I read it nonetheless? Sure. Grudgingly? To be sure.

[@nikwolf7722]

At 27:59 it's so adorable how you say "because" in a French accent after reading Saint-Exupéry's name

[@PumpkinMozie]

"Monica, if you're out there..." hahaha I loled

[@TheJane1775]

Voltaire by Candide? 😂😂

[@emmiereads]

baha my brain was really struggling 😅

[@TheJane1775]

@@emmiereads That was sweet :D

[@beetroot6591]

I love watching people's classics collections!!!!!b

Your sense of smell goes hand in hand with Patrick Süskind's The Perfume 😄

[@ToastNox]

😂

[@marthabookdragon8857]

This was such a fully sensory, soothing experience. I've never seen anyone give such excellent reviews for us book sniffers out there. You are wonderful.

[@chelseyummali]

Its so nice to see a KZbinr that thrifts books. I love the used book store and honestly I cant afford to always buy new although who doesnt love a new book!? I love and hate that my books are all a mishmash of new, used, different editions etc. I always love when I find old penguins, those are just as treasured to me. I will say I do hate the tiny writing though.

[@totshie8757]

When I read Emma by Jane Austen, this is how I imagined her to look like

[@mariebasa1937]

I get so excited whenever I see that you've uploaded. School has really been kicking me in the butt and your videos are like a breath of fresh air. I truly cherish every single second of your videos, I literally never want them to end. Thank you for this!!!

[@kimvG666]

I love the explanations of the smell hahah The old grandma smell of books is the best thing in the world ❤ it's like freshly mowed grass. It's a smell you always recognize and love

[@audiofandoms]

5:08 lol your disapproval of monica stings because that’s how i’ve asked out three different people. normally i put my number in the middle of the book because if they’re going to commit to me, they’re going to have to commit to reading the books i recommend them

[@thefrenchcafe2656]

J'adore le petit prince, je le lis tous le temps haha. J'aimerais vraiment lire Emma de Jane Austen avant de regarder la version cinématographique

[@vedashreepitre7588]

Est-ce que vous êtes française madame?

[@Lionheart5375]

Snap - we have the same edition of Emma! I love getting second hand books, to me, there just feels something so special about them! I have a couple of very old editions of books from the 1910's and I wonder how many book shelves they've been on before they got to me! Also... Book smell - there is something so unique about it and the way you described it - man! Perfect! Put it into a candle please! 👌😂

[@BernadethBagalso]

emma: inhales book deeply emma: 😦

[@tommyboy1090]

“Oaky afterbirth” 😂 The Office is life

[@aditighosh619]

You inspired me to start reading again! 💞

[@tanyaroberts919]

I've recently decided to do my university degree in English literature. Your channel makes me want to overindulge in classics ☕📚 I like your French, I'm from Montréal.

[@danielsweeney932]

That The Master and Margarita edition behind you has my favourite cover of all time!

[@salmagh5718]

of topic, but i can't seem to take my eyes out of your hair it's literally perfect!

[@soniabraham227]

Yeah especially the bangs

[@NeilBruder]

I'm really curious to see what the font/spacing situation is on those editions! Show us!! :)

[@jamesduggan7200]

For Shakespeare I prefer the Arden editions. They're pretty expensive to own but the university library may have some of them.

[@michaelsommers2356]

They are more expensive than mass-marked editions, but they are well made, and the critical apparatus is top notch.

[@livy5986]

Thoroughly enjoyed the smell descriptions. 10/10

[@natasham4184]

I LOVE a satisfying thrifty bookshelf tour! You've gained a new subscriber 💖

[@tonibonibomboni]

this. this is the dream. so so wish to have a collection like that one day 💓

[@protonmarine3047]

Hi from Greece...thanks alot for your good comments on books dear Emma...You have chosen good field...wish you all the best dear...

[@Jazgodel]

5 minutes in and already subscribed hahah love many of the books, and love your approach towards them! You’re so eloquent and charismatic!

[@Books_Anime_92]

Thanks for making me a fan of vintage Penguin Classics. Everytime I go to a Half Price Books, I hunt for them and I always buy them since they are usually the cheapest priced books in the whole store.

[@alexiatondello]

you inspired me to start reading classics!!! i´ve read 4 this month. thank u

[@emmiereads]

aaah amazing which ones???

[@alexiatondello]

* e m m i e * the picture of Dorian grey, the phantom of the opera, the woodlanders and currently reading Jane eyre 🥰🥰

[@roch6940]

your copy of the wind in the willows is to die for! so cute

[@PolishCentral]

*”It’s a sweet, oaky afterbirth”* Me: .. what. 😂

[@iiFlowerss]

it's a joke from The Office hahahahaha

[@nityarao672]

Thankyou for commenting that so I don't have to 😂😂😂

[@nayabzafar8299]

i love how consistent you are :) I was literally sitting here an hour ago thinking 'when's emmie going to post a new video'.

[@christianeelizabeth5602]

Emmie, can you do a video on learning languages? I’m very interested in beginning French or Italian (eventually Greek and Latin as well) and have no idea where to start!

[@chillbaby5000]

phone number in books is from an old John Kusak and Kate Backinsale movie called Serendipity where 2 strangers leave it up to fate to bring them back together. You should give it a watch. :)

[@machomatilda6375]

This is a looovely collection, and I adore this video. You seem so kind and smart.❤️

[@chibiloki]

This is so satisfying. I love thrifted books as well.

[@Wolfhailstorm]

Some very stunning covers! Also some classics for me to look out for... I really need to challenge myself and read more classics! I've just received that newer penguin English library edition of Dracula as a birthday gift :)

[@SophiaAlexisBooks]

I adore the Arcturus editions!! They are my favorite classics to collect 😊

[@daesusasa]

You have great books all around! Some comments for the sake of conversation: Candide - I love it! It's funny and if you have read Leibniz before, it is even better. The Matter of Britain (King Arthur) - What can I say? A lot of fun. My favorite is Chrétien de Troyes. The Lady of the Camellias - I read it in highschool and it is one of my favorites. The prose is beautiful. The Prince - The beginning of what we consider Political Theory. The writing is far from engaging but it is a necessary addition to the speculum principium genre. Not many people on Booktube seem to love Dr. Moreau, but you do and I appreciate that! So many more things to say, but I will finish with this: I recommend to you two Hawthorne's books: A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys and its sequel, which are two retellings of Greek myths (I know you like those) and they are very entertaining. Thanks for the video!

[@bellamckinnon8655]

Oh my god your points on the fonts, spacing and font size - same. Honestly same. I cannot stand tiny writing and close spacing; certain fonts just do not do it for me. I am so so glad to see someone else think similarly because honestly I just thought I was being too picky. But gosh darn, you should be able to be picky about these things! Thanks haha. Loved the video. New sub.

[@Maugrimm]

I totally feel you with the font problem. I have a copy of "The Alienist" with a serif font that is not very reader friendly to look and the font can really be impactful for the enjoyment of a book.

[@bridgetlynn3190]

I just read the Bacchae for one of my classes and absolutely loved it!

[@kendallconstable7861]

Have you ever made a video on how you annotate?? Or would you possibly in the future :) i need to start doing more than just circling things haha

[@recklessrecluse324]

Is it just me or we really set high standards after being enlighted by classics.

[@annieaesthechic]

Trust me, we really did.

[@sweetestaphrodite]

It’s hard to find contemporary books that I don’t get bored of quickly by it’s language/way of writing. Perhaps I’m not looking hard enough but it’s not wrong to say that the older way of writing is very different to now and much more lovelier.

[@ianfarrugia4495]

Hi Emma! I'm an art student debating whether I should shift to studying literature. But in the meantime I've began to build my collection further by thrifting! Which I've been able to do after moving to Wales for a bit. Thanks for inspiring me to do so! I've found a good few books from my tbr at second hand shops now. Sadly many are closed due to covid.

[@celina6259]

Talking about Fonds and space between the lines : „we’re getting really specific here.“ this is why I’m here. I’m all for the detailed thoughts 🥰

[@lonezahid03]

You live in a beautiful, beautiful place. You are lucky. You make me fall in love with classics. Thank you❤

[@keirahemingway3498]

I have The Three Theban plays because I had to read it for drama and I have been so tempted to read the other two. This video kinda makes me wanna do it lol

[@katesansom3841]

I absolutely love visiting thrift stores/used bookstores and rescuing/ adopting books. This video makes me what to go out and do that asap. ❤

[@DanielaGarcia-xb4el]

Would you ever consider doing a video about where to start with he Greeks and classics and all of that stuff? I'd love to learn about that but people only recommend the illiad and the oddisey :/

[@borbalaschneller70]

My favorite are the Arcturus ones. They are just sooo beautiful.

[@arijitgayen4674]

A beautifully crafted work indeed!

[@uptown3636]

I have spent more time wandering up and down the aisles of Barnes & Noble--while sipping tea, of course--than I care to admit, and I strongly agree with your assessment of their book designs. So much so that I often choose to leave B&N and drive straight to another bookshop to buy any classic I wish to read.

[@TheMasqerade]

Such an amazing video! Thank you for such entertaining content! Would love to see mini-reviews of classic works or analyses on certain authors. Keep up the good work, much love.

[@MilenaReads]

I love that you also comment of the font and how comfortable an edition is to read. That’s always so hard to get right when you’re buying online!

[@tomasfish4422]

Font and spacing are important! I can totally be put off a book if I'm not in the mood to make my eyes work hard to decipher a weird font.

[@gavmonn5901]

oh my god i love watching your videos. it doesnt matter i watched all of your bookshelf tours, let me watch basically the same thing. (probably i watched this one before too)

[@aseaoftomes]

You have so many great books in your classics collection! I love it! And those collector's editions are gorgeous!

[@flyhunterz]

Voltaire by Candide, wait what? Much love from France, almost spilled my coffee with that one

[@c.s.hayden3022]

Nice to spot Borges’ complete fictions in the background; he certainly appreciated literary culture. I own most of those with more of an emphasis on poets. That’s a great foundation.

[@lace685]

The Arcturus editions are also in the US. I buy them from the half priced book store for three dollars each if I can’t find a cheaper, better edition. They’re pretty but I also dislike the inside ngl

[@KatieManring]

Yes! Faerie Queen! I took an English college course on this and still have it! I loved what I read.

[@ninac.5921]

Tbh I didn't think I was gonna watch until the end bc my attention span is very bad but you are so funny and entertaining!

[@ileanaaaaa]

Your collection is so cozy! Makes me want to browse through your library 🖤

[@kristinamitrova5210]

I’m not sure how I got into this nook of the internet but all I can say is...somehow this video is so satisfying. Books and unintentional ASMR? What more can one ask for😂

[@arayasunshinec]

Monica’s out here taking risks😎 Such a calming video, I really appreciate your variety of editions because of thrifting books, mine is a totally mishmash for that same reason!

[@arayasunshinec]

Also I really really would like to thank you for telling us so specifically how the books smell

[@amymartinez2019]

i love your voice so much, its nice and soothing

[@jadepark333]

I adore your collection. Thank you for sharing.

[@christopherthompson651]

Jorge Luis Borges ! Reading that right now !

[@jojodogface6557]

Oaky afterbirth, nice Office reference-- loved it

[@alessandrocampos6083]

I see BORGES IN THE MIDDLE OF HER BOOKS! :D iknow cause is the classic BORGES's pose!

[@yahyaoa8694]

Such a phenomenal collection. My mouth is watering now ahaha, I'm going straight to the bookstore now.

[@nedmerrill5705]

Good stuff! Suggestions: Realistic Drama - Ibsen. _A Doll's House,_ or _Hedda Gabler._ Anton Chekov: _The Cherry Orchard._ Thackeray: _Vanity Fair,_ _The Luck of Barry Lyndon._ How modern do your interests lie? Is Thomas Pynchon considered classical?

[@bubu10435]

I like your bookshelf especially the poetry editions. And I can see that you have Marge Piercy in your bookshelves. Especially 'He, she, it' is one of my favorite novels by her.

[@gennaroth]

i am completely enamoured with your videos!! i only discovered you a couple of weeks ago, but I love putting your videos on in the background as i clean and do schoolwork- your whole aura is just so soothing

[@patriciadeane7250]

I also love the Modern Library Editions!

[@mrsvorhees]

i know exactly what you mean when you called the paper soft lol. one of my favourite things

[@uselessstrawberry737]

I watch this whenever I feel sad, thanks for making me feel good

[@maile-buschmann]

this is insane! i love seeing how passionate you are about these books and literature :))

[@eire02]

On Amazon UK the “Wordsworth classics” are almost always £2.25-£3. I got myself a copy of Mrs Dalloway today for £2.25 instead of the £6.49 for the penguin classic! I really want to collect the clothbound classics because they’re gorgeous! I wish I had decent second hand stores near me - can’t wait to have a look during uni times in London!

[@frogsandfiction7466]

AH This video is so soothing :) I also love the little descriptors you give for each book, v entertaining.

[@iamrishavk]

I Being A Calcuttan Boy Has A British Influence And I Love The Vibe You Bring Emma❤️ It Feels Like You're The Girl Whom I See Every Night In My Dreams. In my dreams, she wasn't doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together and I visualise her in you❤️. Stay Happy Emma❤️ With Much Love, Rishav❤️

[@highschool6836]

I discovered your channel a few days ago, and now everyday before my reading session I watch a video of yours it somehow motivates me so much to read, haha! Love you, stay safe!

[@felixfelix7447]

Omg you're in my head...what a fantastic collection....😗😊

[@beccaoquendo1795]

Hi! I'm new to your channel so maybe I've already missed it, but I was wondering if you could do fall classics recommendations? We all know Dracula and Frankenstein, but what are your other favorite classics to read during fall? Anyways your videos are always so cozy and sweet and I've loved watching them

[@mpiraalfa]

Greetings from Greece! What a nice book collection you own!

[@robinbailey-leonard3016]

just a thought! depending on the year (i'm assuming monica's copy was from the 70s), maybe they left their phone numbers in books in case they were lost, and someone could contact them? i loved the way you commented on the smells of the books :D AND I just recieved Frankenstein and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in the mail this week! I'm so stoked to read them!

[@lilydelacour]

How about calling Monica to have a chat about the book? 🤔😅

[@emmiereads]

i sense a whole video series coming up

[@gru8205]

maybe that's why she left it! to make a new friend over a loved book

[@EmmaRiddle543]

I know I’m late but I would recommend “Much Ado about nothing”by William Shakespeare.

[@aggelikh543]

I'm Greek and I live for the moment English people are pronouncing out Greek names😂 I love your videos❤

[@mariavalongo3796]

baaabe, your videos are now my comfort space. soo happy i found your channel, you just exhale good vibes ✨✨

[@arnavkhushi857]

Thank you for making my day Emma ♥️ Love to watch all your videos. If you don’t mind can you make a video about how to Learn French, what books to read, Pronunciation and where to begin the whole learning process from so that it sticks. Thank you :)

[@eleftheriak.8889]

I love small print, makes me feel like there's a lot to the story. But I totally get the annoyance