Recs if you like Lady Susan...

Overlooked, lesser known classics from all over the world and of many genres.

This list also exists as a book club on Fable under the same name.

The Entire Collection of Penguin's Little Black Classics

NOTE: the ones with non matching covers just won't switch to the LBC edition no matter what I do

"a novel written as a series of letters between the fictional characters of a narrative. The term is often extended to cover novels that intersperse other kinds of fictional document with the letters, most commonly diary entries and newspaper clippings, and sometimes considered to include novels composed of documents even if they do not include letters at all. More recently, epistolaries may include electronic documents such as recordings and radio, blog posts, and emails."

All of Jane Austen’s finished works

Epistolary delivery: Books told in the form of letters, journals, diaries, texts, logs, etc...

All the books in the little black classic collection from Penguin.

I had no idea where to start with reading classics, so these are all the books/tips I received from fellow PB members. I hope these can help other as well

1. Some books have podcasts or to go with it, you can listen alongside the book. (Dracula)
2. Read abridged versions of the books (Frankenstein)
3. The Hardcore literature club on yt has some great tips
4. Start with younger classics and work your way backwards.
5. Look at the original genre of the book.
6. For Shakespeare, the website No Fear Shakespeare makes the text a more modernized version
7. Sometimes having background information on the author and the time can help you understand certain parts of the book more

Playing the catch up game!

Last year my slump hit me hard so here’s a collection of quick read to help you catch up or just town over the line in time!

It’s a mix but promise the all pack a punch! All <270 pages 🥳

Planning to read all of Austen works for the month of July (or just this year really).

Every book Maeve mentions or reads in Netflix’s Sex Education

story told through letters, emails, documents, diary entries or blog posts.

They are pretty, they are tiny, they are collectable, but have you read them all?

Light, mood-boosting, delicious

hate is what they thrive upon

Maeve Wiley (Sex Education) + Rory Gilmore (Gilmore girls)

Behold: yet another of my 2 a.m. deep dives - this time into epistolary literature! The list starts with some of the earliest examples of the form and follows it into the present day, from stories told through letters and diaries to those built from emails, texts, transcripts, and other documents. Whether you’re a longtime fan or completely new to this genre, what interests you most about it?

(A quick note: I put this list together using Wikipedia, blog posts, and Reddit threads. I did my best to keep everything in chronological order, but a few mistakes may have slipped through - it was 2 a.m., after all. If you have any suggestions on what else I should add, I’d love to hear it!)

My Jane Austen Reading List