Great Britain has some wonderful things to offer: its quaint
towns and rolling hills, its overabundance of tea-drinking, its delectable
chocolates, jams, and clotted creams… but most importantly, its authors. Ah, British authors! How I love
them.
The British landscape is chalk-full of these wonders.
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As part of my time here in England, I have to actually do
school (sometimes I forget). Between exploring
libraries, making friends, and drinking lots and lots of tea, I must somehow
also find time to read. And when I say read, I mean reeead. Fortunately, I will
be reading some truly amazing things. Often I think about my reading list with much
excitement and a moderate amount of fear. If you are interested to see what I’m
talking about, check out the list below:
Grace Abounding to the
Chief of Sinners – John Bunyan
Surprised by Joy –
C.S. Lewis
The Book of Margery
Kempe – Margery Kempe
The Journal of George
Fox – George Fox
The Witch of Edmonton –
Thomas Dekker, John Ford, and William Rowley
Macbeth – William Shakespeare
The Witch – Thomas
Middleton
Phantastes – George MacDonald
Lilith – George
MacDonald
“On Faerie Stories” – essay by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Chronicles of
Narnia (all seven) – C.S. Lewis
“On Three Ways of Writing for Children” – an essay by C.S.
Lewis
“Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What’s To Be Said” –
an essay by C.S. Lewis
Out of the Silent
Planet – C.S. Lewis
Perelandra – C.S.
Lewis
That Hideous Strength
– C.S. Lewis
A Wrinkle in Time
– Madeleine L’Engle
Till We Have Faces
– C.S. Lewis
The Four Loves –
C.S. Lewis
“Cupid and Psyche” – Apuleius
Ode to Psyche –
John Keats
Evelina – Frances
Burney
Sense and Sensibility
– Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
– Jane Austen
Emma – Jane Austen
The Mysteries of
Udolpho – Ann Radcliffe
Northanger Abbey –
Jane Austen
Mansfield Park –
Jane Austen
Persuasion – Jane Austen
So far, I have finished 3.
So you may be extremely jealous or simply relieved that you
are NOT me. Even I have mixed feelings about it, so don’t worry, it’s normal.
But I am excited for what’s ahead…and also not just a little
bit nervous.
In fact, I just submitted my very first Oxford essay to be
graded. Oh dear, it is so nerve-wracking! Prayers are appreciated.
Your list intimidates me, Felicia! :) Some of these I recognize from a British Lit class I took, and I do not envy you! Others I think, yay, how fun! But I am curious if all of these are for school and some your personal choice!? Blessings and love for your time in England. I love seeing all your pics and posts! I feel like I'm experience a little piece of your journey! Love you friend!
ReplyDeleteThey are all for my classes here! So I actually have to read them...well, hopefully :P But, some of them are exciting because I wanted to read them anyway! I love you too, Jacqui! Hope you're doing well!
DeleteSometimes I wish somebody would make me a reading list. I always just read the next book that comes to my hand, (currently The Years of Rice and Salt). But I see a few of my favorites in your list there, and a few that I despised. Let me know what you think of Keats, and MacDonald.
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