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Welcome, Olivia. We have a poll open for our February read. You are welcome to vote. We will be discussing A Town Like Alice in January.

Hi everyone! I'm Meghan from the U.S. I started reading more classics about three years ago. I've been lurking around here for a couple months now and am starting to venture into posting. I've ordered A Town Like Alice from the library to take part in your January book read (and am looking forward to it), though I think I'm going to pass on Lorna Doone for now.

Welcome Kaia, Olivia, and Meghan! I hope you enjoy the group :)

Welcome Megan!

Welcome Meghan!

Welcome, all! Hope you have a great 2016!

Hello to All :) My name is Jen I am from Virginia, US and this is the first time for me in a book club of any kind so I am very excited! I love to read and have a deep love and respect for the classics, so this seemed a great place to start. Looking forward to 2016!

Jen wrote: "Hello to All :) My name is Jen I am from Virginia, US and this is the first time for me in a book club of any kind so I am very excited! I love to read and have a deep love and respect for the clas..."

Hi Jen, welcome to the group! We have two reads happening at the moment. We are reading A Town Like Alice (monthly read) through January, and Lorna Doone (tri-monthly longer read) from January to March.

Welcome Jen.

Welcome Jen!!

Welcome to the new members. Happy New Year to all!

Hello! I'm Marjan (pronounced either like Marian (like the one in Robin Hood), or Mar-yan, whichever is easier for you ^^), from Belgium, and I've been a reader since childhood. I think I read pretty much every children's and young adult book that was available at the library at the time. However, school and life happened and I haven't really been "into it" in about 12 years. Time for a change, so here I am :)

Marjan wrote: "Hello! I'm Marjan (pronounced either like Marian (like the one in Robin Hood), or Mar-yan, whichever is easier for you ^^), from Belgium, and I've been a reader since childhood. I think I read pret..."

Welcome Marjan! Great to have you join us. There are two group reads happening at the moment, as well as a nomination thread for the March read.

Welcome, Marjan!

Great to see new readers. Feel free to join the 2016 challenge!

Hello Classic lovers! I just found this group & would love to join & read along with you. I think my favourite author so far in this genre is George Eliot. I have also read Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Edith Wharton & others but it's been a while since I've read these types of things, so I'm really looking forward to getting back into reading more Classic Authors I'm a little late with the read along of Lorna Doone, but it looks so interesting, I might try catch up! This group has already covered some of my "want to read" novels so that's exciting.

We are glad to have you join our group. You can certainly join the discussion on Lorna Doone. It is being read over a three month period, so you can join anytime.

Karen wrote: "Hello Classic lovers! I just found this group & would love to join & read along with you. I think my favourite author so far in this genre is George Eliot. I have also read Charles Dickens, Jane Au..."

Welcome Karen! It would be wonderful to have you join the read for Lorna Doone .

Welcome, Karen!

Hi Karen :)

You can still comment on any group read discussions after they are technically over.
Alternatively you can start a buddy read.

Hi all, my name is Laurie and I am from Texas, USA. I try to read quite a few classics every year and enjoy seeing what others think of these books. I look forward to joining the discussions here.

Laurie, glad you decided to join us.

Welcome, Laurie, happy reading & discussing!!

Welcome Laurie - good to have you with us!

Hi, Laurie. Welcome.

Welcome Laurie!!

Thanks to all of you for the warm welcome.

Hi everyone! My name is Ciera and I'm from Colorado, USA. I always like to be reading at least one classic as well as whatever YA book that has my interest at the moment. So far, my favorite had been the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.

Welcome, Ciera! Great to have you join us!

Hello, I am Meregwyn. I recently finished Our Mutual Friend after six weeks and I loved it so much I didn't want it to end. I am currently reading Villette.

I am looking forward to reading more classics this year.

Hello. I'm Dave, born in London 36 years ago, now living in East Anglia, near Norwich. I came across this group after making a promise to myself at the start of the year that I'd delve deeper into the classics. My tendency is to read contemporary novels and watch TV box sets, something I'm hoping to correct (a little). Looking forward to getting my teeth into The Metamorphosis and Treasure Island over the next few months, and to contributing to the discussions. Thanks.

Hi Dave, great to have you join us! We'll help you getting into the classics, don't worry ; -) Feel free to join any of the ongoing discussions. Also, voting for the next groups is open for another couple of days. Looking forward to your contributions!

Welcome Dave!!

Hi Meregwyn and Dave - welcome, it's great to have you both!

@meregwyn, we read Villette recently, and feel free to add any thoughts you have to the threads.

@dave, look forward to you joining in the discussions.

Welcome, Ciera, Meregwyn and Dave!

Hello, everyone. I'm Giselle. I'm 21 years old, married and I live in Argentina. I love English language and literature. I study English at University, so I am also hoping to spand my reading in this language. I've recently joined Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and since I love classics, I tought I'd join this group. I'm really looking forward to being part of this group and learning more about classics and English language.

Welcome, Giselle. We will begin reading Treasure Island next week. It is a relatively short book and hopefully easy to read.

Welcome Giselle!!

Welcome, Giselle, good to have you with us and happy reading!

Welcome Giselle!

Hi! I`m Madalina and I´ve recently joined Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. I love the classics which brought me to this group. I am currently reading Crime and Punishment.

Hi Madalina, welcome to our group, great to have join us! A couple of us recently read C&P as a buddy read, you can find thread, feel free to read and still add. We also starter reading Treasure Island today, maybe you want to join? Happy reading!

Nina wrote: "Hi Madalina, welcome to our group, great to have join us! A couple of us recently read C&P as a buddy read, you can find thread, feel free to read and still add. We also starter reading Treasure Is..."

thanks! yes, that would be great!

Welcome Madalina!

Welcome, Giselle and Madalina!

Hi Malinda :) can't believe you're reading crime and punishment! You must have a good amount of classic reading experience!!!

Welcome all!

Hi! I'm Elena, and I'm interested in reading some of the classics. I've decided to read 5 classics (among my other books) for the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ 2016 Challenge. I do have what I'll call concentration problems, so I was wondering if anyone could suggest any classics that might be good for me to start with.....ones that aren't really slow or wordy...that sort of thing. I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks! Nice to meet y'all!

~Elena

Elena wrote: "Hi! I'm Elena, and I'm interested in reading some of the classics. I've decided to read 5 classics (among my other books) for the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ 2016 Challenge. I do have what I'll call concentration pr..."

Hi Elena,
Welcome to the group! I'll have to think about your question; though one possibility that comes to mind is The Call of the Wild. It's quite short so doesn't get too bogged down. Hopefully someone else will have more ideas for you.

Perhaps The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham. It has 246 pages and is easy to read.