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Nov 2, 2023 · Travelling between snowy Moscow, the blustery Yorkshire Moors, and a remote mountain spring in Japan, add these atmospheric classic winter stories to your reading list for a season of excellent classic literature.
- 18 Books for Winter
Whatever your mood and literary appetite – and including...
- 18 Books for Winter
Dec 2, 2023 · If you're looking for a winter literature classic, your best bet will typically be Russian literature—including the great Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. There are beautiful descriptions of...
Oct 31, 2023 · Whatever your mood and literary appetite – and including cozy reads, books set in winter, and some relaxing non-fiction – here are some of the best winter books to enjoy as the weather turns colder.
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- The Last Banquet by Jonathan Grimwood. Canongate, £14.99. “An orphaned peasant boy thrives when offered a new life by a French nobleman,” says Jonathan. “One for fans of Andrew Miller’s Ingenious Pain,” he adds.
- The Circle by Dave Eggers. Hamish Hamilton, £18.99. “Eggers turns his attention to social-media corporations, and, with a plot worthy of the greatest thriller, imagines a dystopian future where their power runs unchecked,” says Chris.
- A Meal in Winter by Hubert Mingarelli. Portobello, £12.99. “In the bitter cold of a Polish winter, three German soldiers are despatched on a mission to round up Jewish prisoners,” explains Chris.
- The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Little, Brown, £20. Recommended by both Chris and Cathy. “Tartt’s novel is one of towering ambition, which weaves its divergent strands across decades and continents, into a vibrant tapestry, leaving the reader absorbed from start to finish,” says Chris.
- Classic Books to Read in Winter
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
- Murder on The Orient Express by Agatha Christie
- The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Native Son by Richard Wright
- The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
- To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- Paradise Lost by John Milton
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- Dubliners by James Joyce
The books mentioned below deliver immersive narratives, transporting you to different times, places, and experiences: 1. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 2. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 3. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 4. The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 5. Native Son by Richard Wright 6. The Magician’s ...
Pip doesn’t expect much from life. His sister makes it clear that her orphaned little brother is nothing but a burden on her. But suddenly, things begin to change. Pip’s narrow existence is blown apart when he finds an escaped criminal, is summoned to visit a mysterious old woman and meets the icy beauty, Estella. Most astoundingly, an anonymous pe...
Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Without a shred of doubt, one of his fellow passengers is the murderer. Isolated by the storm, detective Hercule Poirot must ...
Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle between the years 1867 and 1927. The legendary Sherlock Holmes employed his mastery of deductive reasoning and expert sleuthing to solve an array of complex and harrowing cases. From his home–221B Baker Street in London–the legendary Sherlock Holmes (accompanied by his loyal companion and chronicler, Dr. Watson) ba...
Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Sontells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright’s powerful nove...
Witness the creation of a magical land in The Magician’s Nephew. The first title in C. S. Lewis’s classic fantasy series has captivated readers for over sixty years. On a daring quest to save a life, two friends are hurled into another world, where an evil sorceress seeks to enslave them. But then the lion Aslan’s song weaves itself into the fabric...
A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice. It views a world of incredible beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father–a crusading local lawyer–risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime. BUY FROM AMAZON OR BOOKS...
In Paradise Lost, Milton produced a poem of epic scale. Conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time, populated by a memorable gallery of grotesques. Written when Milton was in his fifties – blind, bitterly disappointed by the Restoration, and in danger of execution. Paradise Lost’s apparent ambivalence...
Jane Eyre is a timeless and beloved work of English fiction. The story follows the resilient and witty heroine, Jane, as she faces numerous challenges imposed by a harsh guardian, an unforgiving employer, and a rigid social order. When she becomes a governess to Mr. Rochester’s daughter, Jane’s life takes an unexpected turn. Set against the captiva...
The first three stories in “Dubliners” might be incidents from a draft of “Portrait of the Artist,” and many of the characters who figure in “Ulysses” have their first appearance here, but this is not a book of interest only because of its relationship to Joyce’s life and mature work. It is one of the greatest story collections in the English langu...
Dec 9, 2021 · So in winter, we read winter books with colder settings and lots of snow. This winter books list includes various genres from literary fiction to thrillers and science fiction to romances so that you can choose for your every mood.
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Nov 12, 2011 · The 50 Best winter reads. They’re the perfect accompaniment to a comfy chair and a warm fire... Kate Watson-Smyth picks new and classic books for the chilly months
