As September winds down, so too does our shared journey with Northanger Abbey. Reading this novel together has reminded me why I find Austen endlessly revisitable. She writes with a sly wink and a sharp pen, but always with a sense of humanity that allows her characters, even in their absurdities, to remain recognizable. One … Continue reading Northanger Abbey – Wrap-up post| The Classics Club
Jules Verne Jules Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright who is mostly known for his adventure stories. Although he is known to English-speaking peoples as mostly a writer of children…| The Classics Club
2 posts published by The Classics Club during September 2025| The Classics Club
Often Inattentive and Occasionally Stupid A Mid-Read Check-In: Volume 1 of Northanger Abbey We’re halfway through Northanger Abbey, and I have to admit, I’m having more fun than I expected. Catheri…| The Classics Club
“If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.” I am so pleased to be back here at The Classics Club to invite you all to step into the witty world of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, a novel that encourages us not just to read, but to … Continue reading Reading Austen 2025 – Northanger Abbey with Guest Host, Adam B.| The Classics Club
Today’s the Day! On the 15th June we announced the latest Classic Club Spin, challenging you to read book 11 on your CC Spin #41 list by 24th August. Did you read your book? Did you write about it, or not? What’s Next? As always, the prize is the reading experience. We hope you enjoyed it. … Continue reading Did You Finish Your Spin?| The Classics Club
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Here is an interesting insight into how search tools can set you wrong. When I look for writers to add to my list of possibles for profiles, I do it by country, because I’…| The Classics Club
4 posts published by The Classics Club and whatmeread during May 2025| The Classics Club
Ever since 2012 when The Classics Club was conceived, we have accumulated a HUGE data base of reviews from our members. To honour all your hard work, reading and reviewing throughout this time, we will celebrate with In Review – an occasional look back on what you’ve read and what you thought about it. It will … Continue reading In Review…Northanger Abbey| The Classics Club
Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken. As July slips away, we come to the end …| The Classics Club
Nella Larsen Nella Larsen was an American novelist. Although her output was scant, two novels and some short stories, she is now recognized as one of the premier writers of the Harlem Renaissance a…| The Classics Club
Hello, Clubbers! It’s time for another Classics Club Spin!What is the spin? It’s easy. At your blog, before next Sunday 19th March, 2023, create a post that lists twenty books of your c…| The Classics Club
In conjunction with Brona @This Reading Life and her yearlong #ReadingAusten25 project, The Classics Club is hosting a Sync Read (or readalong) of all six of Jane Austen’s novels, in chronological …| The Classics Club
Hello, Clubbers! It’s time for another Classics Club Spin! Photo Source: Roman Kraft on Unsplash What is the spin? It’s easy. At your blog, before next Sunday 15th June, …| The Classics Club
I hope everyone has enjoyed Mansfield Park! As I said in my starting post, Mansfield Park can be viewed as a novel about the qualities required to maintain one’s own identity and integrit…| The Classics Club
L. M. Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet best known for novels for girls, particularly about Anne Shirley, the protagonist of Anne of Gr…| The Classics Club
I hope everyone has settled in nicely with their reading (or re-reading) of Jane Austen’s novel Mansfield Park. The first chapter gives you lots of background information so you know exactly …| The Classics Club
Mansfield Park, Jane Austen’s third published novel, came out in May 1814 in three volumes. Her name did not appear on the title page which read “By the author of ‘Sense & Sensibility,’ and ‘Pr…| The Classics Club
Today’s the Day! On the 10th February we announced the latest Classic Club Spin, challenging you to read book 4 on your CC Spin #40 list by 11th April. Did you read your book? Did you wr…| The Classics Club
Ahhh. Upon closing the cover of this oft admired book, one can sigh with the relief that it is a sweet story well told. My High School teachers of literature told us that a novel has a beginning, a…| The Classics Club
Ambrose Bierce Whatever happened to Ambrose Bierce? is one of the questions of his life. On the literary side, he is best known for his short stories and as a pioneer in realist fiction. But he was…| The Classics Club
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen’s novels have happy endings – the girl gets her guy and they live happily ever after. Or do they? This is the post where we discu…| The Classics Club
Hello, Clubbers! It’s time for another Classics Club Spin! What is the spin? It’s easy. At your blog, before next Sunday 21st July, 2024 create a post that lists twenty books of your ch…| The Classics Club
If you’re just joining us: The Classics Club is a club created to inspire people to read and blog about classic books. There’s no time limit to join and you’re most welcome, as long as you’re willi…| The Classics Club
