| The following are some books the I recommend reading and are my favorites. I've included their movie counterparts and links to buy either book or movie. Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. ~Charles W. Eliot |
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 C.S. Lewis--My favorite Author! |
~The Chronicles of Narnia My Rating: 5 out of 5 -The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe ~Mere Christianity ~The Abolition of Man ~The Great Divorce ~Surprised by Joy My Rating: 4 out of 5 ~A Grief Observed My Rating: 4 out of 5 ~The Four Loves ~The Problem With Pain ~What Christians Believe ~Paved With Good Intentions |
~Made for Heaven ~Virtue And Vice ~The Screwtape Letters ~The Weight of Glory ~The Seeing Eye ~The Grand Miracle ~Reflections on The Psalms ~God on The Dock ~The Pilgrim's Progress ~Till we Have Faces To buy any books written by or about C.S. Lewis, click here. |
 Alfred, Lord Tennyson�My favorite poet. I was first introduced to Tennyson when I read Anne of Green Gables. The following are my favorites by the poet. And I have a huge print of the picture at the bottom of the page. |
~Tears, Idle Tears ~The Lady of Shalott ~The Charge of The Light Brigade ~Idylls of The King |
 The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse |
 Charles Dickens |
~A Christmas Carol movie-I'm partial to the 1999 film version starring Patrick Stewart. Of all the versions I've seen I think this one is the best. ~David Copperfield ~Great Expectations ~Bleak House-I'd had never known that this book even existed until I saw the BBC version on Masterpiece Theatre. ~A Tale of Two Cities To buy books written by Charles Dickens, click here. |
 Gillian Anderson as Lady Honoria Dedlock in Bleak House |
 J.R.R. Tolkien |
~The Hobbit ~The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: *The Fellowship of The Ring My Rating(book): 4 out of 5 My Rating(movie): 4 out of 5 *The Two Towers My Rating(book): 4 out of 5 My Rating(movie): 4 out of 5 *The Return of The King My Rating(book): 4 out of 5 My Rating(movie): 5 out of 5 ~The Silmarillion To buy books written by or about Tolkien, click here. |
 L.M. Montgomery |
~Anne of Green Gables My Rating(book): 4 out of 5 My Rating(movie): 5 out of 5 ~Anne of Avonlea My Rating(book): 3 out of 5 My Rating(movie): 4 out of 5 To buy books written by L.M. Montgomery, click here. |
 Gaston Leroux |
~The Phantom of The Opera My Rating(book): 5 out of 5 My Rating(movie): 4 out of 5 My Rating(play): 4 out of 5 ~The Secret in The Night ~The Mystery of The Yellow Room |
 Emmy Rossum & Gerard Butler star in Andrew Lloyd Webber�s The Phantom of The Opera |
| Addie Garrison Briggs-I actually met the author when she came into where I work. After telling me about her book, I bought a copy from her and she signed it for me. It's based on a true story. She had researched the events after finding that her ancestor had murdered supposedly by her neighbor. The story takes place during the Salem Witchcraft trials. ~ Red is The Color My rating: 4 out of 5 |
Carol Umberger ~The Scottish Crown Series *Circle of Honor My Rating: 4 out of 5 *The Price of Freedom My Rating: 4 out of 5 *The Mark of Salvation *The Promise of Peace To buy any of Carol Umberger�s books, click here. |
 Charlotte Bront� |
~Jane Eyre My Rating (book): 5 out of 5 My Rating (movie): 5 out of 5-this is the rating for the recent BBC version. ~Shirley ~Professor To buy books written by or about Charlotte or her sisters, click here. |
 Ruth Wilson & Toby Stephens star in Jane Eyre |
The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse
Other books worth reading:
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Beowulf~The first epic poem in English. It is the story of a legendary hero and his great battles with supernatural monsters. My rating: 4 out of 5 |
Edmund Spenser ~The Faerie Queene |
Nathaniel Hawthorne ~The Scarlet Letter (1848) ~Twice-Told Tales ~The House of Seven Gables (1851) ~The Blithedale Romance ~The Marble Faun ~A Wonder Book ~Tanglewood Tales ~Young Goodman Brown |
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Edgar Allan Poe ~The Fall of The House of Usher ~The Raven |
Samuel Taylor Coleridge ~The Rime of The Ancient Mariner ~Kubla Khan |
Lord Byron ~Love's Last Adieu ~She Walks in Beauty |
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Percy Bysshe Shelley ~Adonais ~Prometheus Unbound-also the name of an episode of Stargate: SG-1 (one of my favorite shows) |
Mary Shelley ~Frankstein |
Emily Bronte ~Wuthering Heights |
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Jane Austen ~Sense and Sensibility ~Pride and Prejudice-I like the 2005 film adaption starring Keira Knightly. ~Mansfield Park ~Emma ~Northanger Abbey ~Persuasion |
