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For years it was To Kill A Mockinbird but I'm currently reading Jane Eyre and am completely blown away...

I'm currently re-reading Dracula (one of my favourite novels) and would love some ideas of what else to read in a similar vain.

It isn't so much the vampire aspect of the novel that appeals,...

Thanks for the suggestions:yesnod:

I'm currently reading Dracula (for the second time) as I too love it. I then have Wilkie Collins The Woman In White lined up.

I read Dorian Gray and enjoyed it very much, Wilde has very readable prose.

I think I will definitley try Hardy. And I'm dying to read Bronte's Jane Eyre. I prefer darker texts.

Maybe I also...

What I meant by that is that I find I spend more time trying to get to grips with his sentences than paying attention to the plot, I find his style clouds the story rather than bring it to life.
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Just finished reading Great Expectations, and whilst I appreciate it is well written, I struggled with his style of writing. It seemed very over wordy which got in the way of the story for me. My...