Recs if you like The Betrothed...

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

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.

Penguin asked its readers in 2022 for the must-read classics. This is that list!

a non-exhaustive collection of works

I'm going to read every book every

Books that often get overlooked next to big author names or better known works by those authors.

Classic literature published before World War II, curated for spring reading and themes of renewal, youth, and emotional awakening. These spring classics often feature pastoral settings, coming-of-age narratives, and gentle optimism rooted in early 20th-century literary tradition.

If you love… pastoral settings, early 20th-century classics, quiet coming-of-age stories, and hopeful literary fiction

This is the compendium of books from the 2012 edition.