25 CLASSICS IN 2025

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[MLLatUtube]

I have read Middlemarch and enjoyed it - I think you will too. That is a great selection for Louisa May Alcott. I love Eight Cousins and Rose in Bloom. Daddy-Long-Legs is fun and I like its sequel, Dear Enemy, even better. The Scarlet Pimpernel is about an Englishman who goes into revolutionary France to rescue people from the guillotine - a great adventure story. The rest of your list is terrific also. Happy reading!

[monet]

Middlemarch is incredible. The study of virtue embodied in the characters along with actions and consequences is remarkable.

[janetsmith]

I have Edith whartons to read too!! Loved House of Mirth and Ethen F is next on my tbr table. Let’s compare notes! And read more of her. She’s a favorite “new to me” author ❤

[estherjane-me]

Oh My! You do have your work cut out for you! Enjoy and hope you get through all of them

[elizabethbrink]

I love Middlemarch, Silas Marner, Daddy Long Legs, The Scarlet Pimpernel, and The Treasure Seekers! Great list! I agree with another commenter that Dear Enemy by Jean Webster is equally delightful. I miss Janelle too!

[BorderCollieInALibrary]

I love your list!
I enjoyed Middlemarch a lot more than I thought I would. I have Daniel Deronda on my list for this year.
Daddy-Long-Legs was so much fun. I read it in one sitting for Epistolary January.

[lkitten]

I just recently picked up Eight Cousins! I hope we both enjoy.

[rs]

I'm so glad I found your channel!

[FortheLoveofStory]

OMG! I had the pleasure of reading "Middlemarch" last year for the first time and I was so surprised by how much I LOVED it. I hope you love it too!

[marciakistner]

Mitzi, what a beautiful collection! You will have such an enjoyable year. Have you read The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery? It's one of my favorites.

[freshparchment]

I'm so excited for you to pick up so many of these! If you want to watch Shakespeare plays after reading them and don't know where to start, I have SO many recommendations (if you'd like them).

[annettep]

Right now, I am re-reading Middlemarch. Read it about 30 years ago. Classics are great fun to Reader! Gratis Plan!! 😊

[SusanReads]

The Scarlet Pimpernel is one of my favorite reads from this month. It did not read like a classic. I loved it!

[ACanuckinAlabama]

I have those same Edith Wharton novels and right now have started Ethan Frome. Engrossed so far 😊
Oh I have to get those No Fear Shakespeare!

[mizsuzee]

I want to read Middlemarch this year as well !!

[Moonflower-vo]

I always enjoy your videos, Mitzi. They're so wide-ranging and interesting (and I love your accent!). I think you're spot on in your liking of the 'No Fear Shakespeare' series. They've been so useful to me, as an ex-English teacher here in the UK, when trying to get my students to understand and engage with whichever play they're studying. Louisa May Alcott was always a favourite for me as a youngster. A favourite aunt of mind bought me a keeper-copy way back in the day, and I can't remember how many times I read it. You mention the Nancy Drew series in another of your videos; another childhood favourite! Go, Nancy! Did you ever read the early books by Katherine Applegate - the 'Making Out' and 'Ocean City' series especially; addictive! George Eliot is a personal favourite of mine, and 'Middlemarch' is so worth the time. Are you buddy-reading that one? Not sure how that would work with me being in England, but maybe ... You've also renewed my curiosity about Edith Wharton. I haven't read anything of hers, and would like to. Where would you recommend I start?

[kathleengagne]

I read Scarlet Pimpernel in high school and remember it was a fantastic period spy tale. Loved it.

[KAZHE]

These look fantastic! I miss Janelle, too! She left such a void for mystery recommendations- I still go back to listen to her videos🥰

[clarepotter]

'Much Ado...' is such a great play, have fun.

[Fernie]

Man Who Was Thursday is so good. I'm loving Chesterton's writing! I have two copies of Solar Marner but haven't read it yet; same for Middlemarch, 2 copies. My TBR for this year is pretty stacked, so I don't know that I will get to them this year.
I read Old Curiosity Shop last year and it's my least favorite Dickens, but that's probably because I wanted to love it so much. We have my husband's grandmother's Old Curiosity Shop dishes set we use all the time and I wanted the connection. I think the other Dickens on your list is also on mine for this year. All your books look wonderful and I can't wait to hear what you think of them.