Recs if you like Far From the Madding Crowd...

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

classic books where the mmc's are YEARNING, just as they should be (i'll be adding more as i read more classics)

All of the (real) books in Emma’s personal library from The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion series — as well as other titles mentioned throughout the series. (Still in progress)

Found this online - a reading list of a first year English course at Oxford University. Wanted to create this for my own enjoyment and figured someone else might like it too! I only added the fiction and poetry books and I also did not add any companions.

The last bit (from bottom up to Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway) are required reading - top half is recommended.

I will update this list frequently! Recommendations welcomed.

Regency, Victorian, Georgian... Not very strict about the historical side of it, but if you're looking for this kind of vibes, this is your list 🥰

Books with strong memorable women doing iconic things. From lizzie Bennet to Bathsheba Everdene ( they would have been friends I know it)

Novels set in the countryside, which are comfy, connected, scenic and feels like home, you wish to live there❤️( I'm trying to collect stories from across the world, let me know your favourites, I'm happy to add as well)

classic novels where the depiction of rural, pastoral England is a notable feature

In April 2003 the BBC's Big Read began the search for the nation's best-loved novel, and we asked you to nominate your favourite books.

books that are like a breath of fresh air or based in nature, or are full of exuberance, sweetness, mischief, long ramblings, and childlike fun

Not always my favourite books by the English Canon writers, but the ones which are a good introduction. You know, to see if you get along.

Classic literature published before World War II, curated for fall reading and psychological depth. These classics emphasize moral complexity, darker themes, and atmospheric storytelling that pairs naturally with autumn.

If you love… psychological classics, morally complex characters, darker themes, and moody fall reads

here we go round the prickly pear

books i've reread over and over, books that feel like a warm hug when i'm sad, books that i never wanted to end, books that made me want to be a writer

Book recs from Ben Barnes, certified book nerd. Article from Penguin Random House UK, 2021.

new beginnings, flowers in bloom, spring’s fresh elixir