Please link your reviews for your 19th Century Classic here. This is only for the 19th Century Classic category. All books in this category must have been published from 1800 to 1899. If you do not have a blog, or somewhere public on the internet where you post book reviews, please write your mini-review/thoughts in the comments section. If you like, you can include the name of your blog and/or the title of the book in your link, like this: "Karen K. @ Books and Chocolate (Cranford)."
Hi Karen! Thanks for hosting the challenge; I had a lot of fun reading my 19th century classic (Henry James' The Tragic Muse). I tried posting the link, but I'm not sure I did it right; "just in case" my review is at https://youmightaswellread.com/2019/01/24/the-tragic-muse-and-how-i-came-to-love-henry-james/
ReplyDeleteMy second read was Anthony Trollope's 'The Warden.' This was also the first divergence from my original planned list. It fits into quite a few of the categories but I decided to claim it as the 19th century novel. It was a fairly fast read, but a bit of a disappointment.
ReplyDeleteI read Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte. It was a short and simple read, but quite wholesome and enjoyable. I was very happy about the ending (despite it being predictable).
ReplyDeleteJust finished: Bleak House it was very good, but not quite my favorite Dickens
ReplyDeleteFinished Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson, my first read for the challenge. I'm a bit behind this year. Really enjoyed this one.
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ReplyDeleteHave read and posted my review re Can You Forgive Her? By Anthony Trollope. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
My first completed book for the challenge was Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens. I remember you liked it Karen and I liked it too, though I think I can see why it isn't as famous as his other works!
ReplyDeleteI've read the Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald for the 19th Century Classic Category
ReplyDeleteLinked to my review of Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell (1853)
ReplyDeleteGot another one read! Hooray. :)
ReplyDeleteI've just finished Our Mutual Friend, which is a wonderful read and now my favourite Dickens novel.
ReplyDeleteBarnaby Rudge. Really enjoyed this much mroe than I expected!
ReplyDeleteThe Europeans, by Henry James. Absolutely loved it - James is quickly becoming a favourite author!
ReplyDeleteJust finished Great Expectations, and plan on never reading Dickens again... bleh.
ReplyDeleteMy list this year has had a strongly Australian flavour which led me to this deeply engrossing story which I would probably have never read if I was not trying to find a 19th novel outside my usual authors. This is my twelfth book for the 2019 challenge and the end of another literary magical mystery ride! Thank you Karen.
ReplyDeleteJust finished the Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and have finally completed a reading challenge. I have tried for 2 years prior to 2019, so I'm happy and excited.
ReplyDeleteMary Shelley's Frankenstein: revolutionary yes. Well written? I'm not convinced. (Read it in January; just posting now.
ReplyDeleteI read a collection of nine Christmas short stories by Charles Dickens collected in Dickens at Christmas. They were a great read! (Oh - this is my second submission for this category!)
ReplyDeleteI read "Northanger Abbey", my first Jane Austen novel! https://booktapestry.blogspot.com/2019/12/northanger.html
ReplyDeleteSerendipity here. My first link to Flatland is incorrect. Hopefully the second one (49) works properly.
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