#classiclit — Public Fediverse posts

Sometimes we all need to be reminded of obvious shit.

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Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner ★★★★☆
Two timelines, one quietly devastating story. Stegner tested my patience across 500 pages, then rewarded it with a spectacular ending. This Pulitzer winner might just be his most enduring.

#Books #BookReview #LiteraryFiction #AmericanLiterature #ClassicLit

https://books.robertbreen.com/2025/11/03/angle-of-repose-by-wallace-stegner/

Ah, Ralph Waldo Emerson — what a treasure. His wisdom is simple to understand, yet difficult to practice. Trust your own thoughts. Be yourself. Be present. 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑓-𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑡h𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑦𝑠 ★★★★★

https://books.robertbreen.com/2025/10/22/self-reliance-and-other-essays-by-ralph-waldo-emerson/

#Books #BookReview #Essays #Emerson #ClassicLit

In case you’re looking for something wonderful and hilarious to watch today: National Theatre has made The Importance of Being Earnest available on Youtube and it’s utterly delightful. Oscar Wilde’s humor still shines so brightly a century later ♥️ #theatre #classiclit

https://youtu.be/obX-HGs-PS8

If It’s Such Great Literature, Why Does It Only Have 3.5 Stars?

"Do “mediocre” Goodreads ratings represent a lukewarm response to some titles, or reflect a readership passionately divided into polarised factions?"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#Literature #ClassicLit #GreatBooks #LiteraryCriticism #GoodReads #Ratings #Books https://grrlscientist.medium.com/about-those-3-star-books-that-are-considered-to-be-great-literature-4a9c1119b563

If It’s Such Great Literature, Why Does It Only Have 3.5 Stars?

"Do “mediocre” Goodreads ratings represent a lukewarm response to some titles, or reflect a readership passionately divided into polarised factions?"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#Literature #ClassicLit #GreatBooks #LiteraryCriticism #GoodReads #Ratings #Books https://grrlscientist.medium.com/about-those-3-star-books-that-are-considered-to-be-great-literature-4a9c1119b563

If It’s Such Great Literature, Why Does It Only Have 3.5 Stars?

"Do “mediocre” Goodreads ratings represent a lukewarm response to some titles, or reflect a readership passionately divided into polarised factions?"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#Literature #ClassicLit #GreatBooks #LiteraryCriticism #GoodReads #Ratings #Books https://grrlscientist.medium.com/about-those-3-star-books-that-are-considered-to-be-great-literature-4a9c1119b563

It's one of the most famous plays in the world. ❤️🗡️ But who is the author?

Put your knowledge to the test! A, B, C, or D? Tell us your answer below! 👇

#LiteratureTrivia #ClassicLit #WhoWroteIt #Shakespeare #QuizTime #Learning #Playwright #5SecondDaily

After about 6 weeks off, @chapterbychapter returns tomorrow with a serialization of Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley.

As I've said before*, she doesn't get enough credit for her impact on science fiction. Odd that a story written by a young woman (published at 20) would be overlooked 🤔

Anyway, follow chapter bot to get a chapter a day, Victorian-Netflix style.

#literature #classiclit #PublicDomain #frankenstein

*said before here, for example: https://infosec.exchange/@Bfordham/115242312083360242

I love historical accuracy in my video games like this 😜

#retrogaming #soulcalibur #literature #joke #classiclit #lit

I just finished N⁰ 73 of Penguin Little Black Classics as my first of the set to read. I love the story of Icarus. Scylla cutting off Nisus' purple tress to give to Minos has a certain fantasticism to it that's not often seen in contemporary lit. This was a breeze of a read at 56 pages and I'd recommend it to anyone facing a reading slump or just wanting a casual introduction to Ovid.

#penguinclassics #ovid #literature #shortreads #classiclit @bookstodon

I just acquired the Penguin Little Black Classics Boxed set. It's truly beautiful. I'm planing to read one or two of these a week and will be making a lot of posts about these in the near future.

#classics #classiclit #penguinclassics #reading @bookstadon

This part really stuck with me while doing an immersive read of Paradise Lost tonight.

@bookstodon @reading #classiclit #ClassicLiterature #fiction #johnmilton #literature

Please help us make the Wizard of Oz fully accessible to all children. I play the Cowardly Lion.
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/richard-rieman/the-accessible-wonderful-wizard-of-oz

#Accessibility #A11Y #Bookstodon #Books #AudioBooks #ClassicLit #Literature #Blind #AudioDescription

Don Quixote on the universal experience of finding yourself facing an unbalanced encounter.

#ttrpg #DnD #ClassicLit #DonQuixote

#JohnSteinbeck Letters, Journals, and #Manuscripts to Be #Auctioned

https://bookriot.com/john-steinbeck-letters-journals-and-manuscripts-to-be-auctioned/
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29062/john-steinbeck-the-mary-steinbeck-dekker-family-collection/
#author #auction #steinbeck #classicLIT

Latest read, Sindbad the Sailor and Sindbad the Porter (the 7 Voyages of Sindbad), translated by NJ Dawood (1954), from Tales from the Thousand and One Nights; shipwrecks, an island-sized whale, the Roc, giants, winged men & more.
Classic, of course.
244 of #400FantasyStories
#Books #Fables #ClassicLit