t, the cultured man, the child, the man and the woman’, so that ‘for a few shillings the reader may have a whole bookshelf of the immortals; for five pounds (which will procure him with a hundred volumes) a man may be intellectually rich for life." I'd like to be "intellectually rich for life" - maybe that's why I first started reading the classics from this particular publisher. This photo is of a few of my EL books. (http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/classics/)
I took a break from the "classics" in recent months, but have been inspired to revisit them through EL. I thought, in the words of my cousin Chad, "If you're gonna be a bear, be a grizzly" and decided to be a grizzly. I ordered The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Wow, this book is big!
I've heard respected Book Snobs mention this classic at various times and have wanted to tackle it. Evidently, it was Dostoyevsky's last work. Some smart people think it's one of the greatest pieces of literature ever written. It's covers many philosophical topics including free will. The story follows a Russian father and his three very different sons. That's about all I know at this point, but I'm looking forward to it.
Maybe I'll be a little snobbier after I read this book. Maybe I'll have to take another break from the classics after it - I'm not sure. Mostly, I'm wondering what snobby classics you've read and if you have any recommendations. Tell me about your favorite Snobby classic!
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.
~Mark Twain
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