Underrated classics you should read

[@32a34a]

The Sorrows of Young Werther is a great book and led a lot of authors to imitate it. One of my favorite under rated books is by Virginia Woolf called The Waves. Its a book about 6 people trying to come to grips over a friends death. Virginia writes this book from the inside of the characters instead of outward emotions of grief. A very good book about how we as humans come to grips with death but also talking about how we are all really connected. As many people have said a book very ahead of its time.

[@supporting.character6727]

One of my favourites is also The Waves. It’s amazing!

[@denisefreitas6727]

Fantastic choices, Emmelie! I absolutely love Werther, Villette and the short stories of Guy de Maupassant! 💖

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

I enjoyed all of those so much! :D

[@AlbertAlbertB.]

Oh, I love The Sorrows of Young Werther, what an heart-wrenching little book. Poor guy.

[@luciabeernink5322]

I'm so glad to have found your channel! I find you very original and inspiring, you have a new friend!

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

That's so kind of you! I'm glad you're here 😍

[@cafeaulivre]

Excellent selection, and to my own surprise, I actually read most of them (many as required reading in school). If I was to add one more, I'd go with the very quick read: Letters to A Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke. And it is just that: a selection of letters between Rilke and a younger poet, about life, love, trying to find your own path, ... and it is thought-provoking, surprisingly modern and even somewhat emotional.

[@gidgetgrlreading9603]

Great picks and have added a few to my tbr that I haven't read yet. I really enjoyed Oscar Wildes fairy tales as well as his other works. I feel like he is kinda an underated author people know his one book but he did so much more!

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

Yes! I loved everything except Salomé ☺️ Glad you could add some new books to your list.

[@JonathElemRechokim]

Thank You! ❤

[@katem.8154]

Hello, I loved your video. I read Lady Windermere's Fan (because of the movie) and I love Maupassant's short stories lol. I'm from Hungary.

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

Oh, there's a movie?! That's interesting. Oh yes, Maupassant was great at writing short stories.

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

Just finishing my fourth Turgenev. I have some Gogol on the shelves that I will get around to at some point. The ever growing tbr. Best wishes!

[@JaneandEmma]

I am so glad this popped up for me today! Some I’ve read, some I will be reading. Thank you for this list.😊

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

Thanks for watching! 🥰

[@TheWeepingBookworm]

Thérèse Raquin is a knockout of a novel! I am glad to virtually meet someone else who thinks so. Great video!

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

Yesss I'm glad you liked it, too!

[@JamesAdams-ev6fc]

This is an interesting list that adds to the gigantic stack of unread books all around our house. I shall try to tackle The Black Tulip soon--I am fascinated by Alexandre Dumas, his work ethic and his steady rise to fame. Also, I think that your channel is very useful. Nice going.🙂

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

Thank you so much! Have fun discovering more of Dumas 🥰

[@MysteriousBibliophile]

Your description of The Black Tulip has me intrigued... haha, I could see the running theme of dark obsession themes before you mentioned it 😂I don't like reading those sorts of narratives, but you had other recommendations that have piqued my interest. Thank you for sharing!

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

@@MysteriousBibliophile Haha yes, dark obsession - better stay away from those recommendations! 🤣 Glad you found some others to add to the list!

[@binglamb2176]

I read Candide back in school and I quite liked it. Leonard Bernstein turned it into an opera which is a fun one. It's interesting that another two of the books you featured also were made into spectacular operas, Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades and Massenet's Werther. Also, thanks to you, I am just leaving for the library to get a copy of The Black Count for a little Dumas background!

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

You're right! 🤭 Oh, I hope you will enjoy it. I've learned so much. It's lovely that you can find it in the library 🥰

[@bugsby4663]

Therese Raquin is my favourite book. I had the audiobook read by Kate Winslet and and now trying to read it (very slowly) in French.

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

It's such a good read. Good luck with the French!

[@mannbhatnagar565]

Very different recommendations, love it ❤ They're now in my TBR, looking forward to reading them. Thanks for such articulate & wonderful recommendations 😊❤

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

I'm glad you liked them! Thank you 🥰

[@BookZealots]

First, I LOVE your gallery wall! So pretty. I've had my eye on The Black Tulip for a couple of years now, but I need to buy an edition. The MacMillan blue/gold editions are so pretty. I finally got my hands on two. They're hard to find/buy in the U.S. I think I read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall in high school, but I have a copy so I can re-read it and see if I did and if I like it. I like Anne's writing. I haven't read Villette though, by Charlotte. Your edition is very pretty. I'm guilty of cover buying. I like pretty books. I was telling my son about your video today. The Count of Monte Cristo is his favorite book.

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

I can see why Monte Cristo is his favourite. It's one of mine, too. 🥹

[@ColonelPanic007]

Very nice selection!

[@verschaffeltii]

The tenant of wildfell hall is my faveeee!!🩶🩶 added the other books to my reading listttt hehe

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

It's so good! 😍

[@davidmccalip5759]

Hello Emmelie! I hope all is well with you. Great video! I just wanted to enforce what you said about two books. First: Emile Zola and Therese Raquin. That was a really good book. As you know I finished it early this month and thoroughly enjoyed it so yes, people should read it. Second: Dumas - The Lion of French Literature. Nothing else needs to be said. 😀 The Black Tulip was fantastic and if a person loved The Count, they will love The Black Tulip. It should be read by everyone, but so should all his books in my opinion. 😉 Excellent video and I look forward to the next one. Have a great day!

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

I'm happy you enjoyed Raquin so much. ☺️ I knew you would appreciate me mentioning The Black Tulip! It's a great novel.

[@juliarabbitts1595]

Yes to Tenant of Wildfell Hall, certainly as good as Jane Eyre; I loved Agnes Grey too.

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

I should really get to reading Agnes Grey!

[@GladysHunnam]

I recently bought an used copy with all of Wilde's plays. Can't wait for the summer to read some of them (too busy now with uni). I've added two books that you mentioned here that I never heard of (of course I heard about their authours). I read The black tulip a few years ago and it was OK for me, I prefer TCOM. Edit: also read Werther, couldn't stand the lad, so obnoxious 🤣

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

@@GladysHunnam Oooh you got Wilde's plays! Enjoy! 😍 I also prefer Monte Cristo - how could I not? It's a masterpiece 🥹 Haha yes, Werther is a horrible man indeed.

[@readbypaula]

I read Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë (another underrated classic in my opinion) just a few weeks ago and loved it so much! so I definitely had The Tenant of Wildfell Hall on my list, but I'll be sure to add Dead Souls and The Black Tulip, they sound so good! 🤍🤍

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

@@readbypaula Agnes Grey is on my list! I'm so excited to read it 🤭

[@thJune-ze7dn]

Yessssss Candide is sooo good. And aren't those Chiltern Classics the most beautiful things you've ever seen?

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

@@thJune-ze7dn Stunning!

[@isirlasplace91]

I read the short stories of Guy the Maupassant but in French and loved it!!

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

They're so good!

[@MariaVivian-z5n]

Thank you for this Emmelie! I have read The Sorrows of Young Werther and thought it was a really good book. Also I have read The Picture of Dorian Gray but have not got around to Wilde's plays. Shame on me! May I suggest an under read classic for you? It is by Mikhail Lermontov and is called A Hero of Our Time. The title is meant to be ironic. It is a novel set in the Caucasus region in the early 19th Century. It is certainly worth checking out as it is a powerful work. I think you would love it. Anyway, happy reading!🙂

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

No shame! There are so many books out there; we can never read them all. Of course, you can always recommend me books. I will add it to my list. Thank you so much for your comment (again) ;)

[@MaleniaArtHoarder]

Hi Emmelie! This was a really intriguing video. Thanks for recommending Villette by Charlotte Bronte! I will add it to my wish list and will definitely get it if Jane Eyre is a book I end up appreciating in the future. Take care and see you soon!

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

That's great! 😍

[@sherinmariamjohn3956]

Loved the recommendation.. i would recommend one more russian author anton chekhov.. his plays he has written are really good

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

Yessss he's on my list! :D

[@anyab812]

I would like to make a suggestion. Could you please mention what edition you have when you recommend a book? You have such beautiful books. I’m sure many people who watch you are interested in this. Also I looove your suggestions. Thank you ❤

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

@@anyab812 Of course! And you can always ask me. Is there an edition you're interested in? I'll give you the name or ISBN 🤎

[@anyab812]

@@ProseAndPetticoatsthank you so much, that’s so sweet. I really love Guy de Maupassant’s green book, I assume it’s Bel Ami but I’m not sure what the edition you have is.

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

@@anyab812 Guild Publishing. You can find them second hand for very decent prices! You're welcome 🥰

[@marie-josegauthier5257]

Great list, I like your video .

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

Thank you so much!

[@sandradacherry1992]

Thank you for this video ❤️😽

[@ArthurKain]

The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen seems to have pushed The Picure of Dorian Grey to the fore of popular literature, even still. I just showed my age but I myself didn't know about Oscar Wilde or Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson until I saw that movie.

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

Is there a particular adaptation that you would recommend? :)

[@ArthurKain]

@@ProseAndPetticoats It's a movie that consists of characters from books of all those authors, including H.G. Wells the Invisible Man and Bram Stoker's Dracula. They all become a sort of Anti-hero group to stop the next stage of the Third Reich.

[@DominikBialy_]

I read Werter in school here in Poland. It was quite a memorable book back then, as he was so hopelessly romantic that we cannot resist making fun of him. Planning to return to it with fresh eyes some day :). Of the books that are very close to my heart, yet they aren't overwhelmingly popular I'd definitely choose Stoner (MAYBE my favorite book), Of Mice and Man and Old Man and the Sea.

[@GladysHunnam]

Of mice and men it's also one of my favs ever! 💙

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

I have never heard of Stoner, but I have read Steinbeck and Hemingway. They both do not click with me (it's their writing style), but I am willing to give them another try and read something else one day. You're from Poland! Lovely.

[@DominikBialy_]

@@ProseAndPetticoats I can't recommend Stoner enough. It seeks beauty and virtue in the ordinary actions of ordinary life and it does so amazingly.

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

I love Pushkin....or the one I've read so far (The Blizzard❤❤❤)

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

So good!

[@MrRosebeing]

"I am back, I have my stack". You certainly don't lack poetic potential. I do, sadly.

[@AlbertAlbertB.]

Have you read Also Sprach Zarathustra? If you haven't or were going to read it in English: please read it, in German or Dutch. Its far more readable and retains the unique and potent rhythm and wordplay of the text.

[@ProseAndPetticoats]

I have never heard of this author! I will check if there are any Dutch translations available - I do not speak nor understand German 🤭

[@AlbertAlbertB.]

@@ProseAndPetticoats The author is, to avoid any confusion, Nietzsche, not Zoroaster, the persian philosopher whom Nietzsche made his protagonist :)