Psycheinaboat, I have only ever read Robinson Crusoe. Have you read his other works? If so, did you enjoy them?
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Psycheinaboat, I have only ever read Robinson Crusoe. Have you read his other works? If so, did you enjoy them?
Do Wilde really count as an english author?Quote:
Originally Posted by bazarov
George Orwell
R.L. Stevenson, if he can be considered "English."
Jonathan Swift originally came from Ireland, I believe, born in Dublin.Quote:
Originally Posted by PeterL
Shakespeare, Wilde (if he counts as English), and Orwell and Huxley. I haven't read that many English writers, now that I think about it. I've read tons of Americans, and a few Irish ones (I'm reading Joyce right now), but not too many English.
I have to say Dickens.... but I also loved Oscar Wilde, Jane Austen and Wilkie Collins
Joseph Conrad, if a birth in Poland doesn't exclude him.
Tolkien, Sayers, Christie, Austen, the Brontes, Dickinson.
Conrad
Probably George Orwell . Both 1984 and "Homage to Catalonia" are among my favorites. I also hold huge respect for him as a person.
Oscar Wilde is a close second.
Yeah, I'd agree with that. Have you seen the Ken Loach film, Land and Freedom? It's kinda like watching a movie version of Homage to Catalonia. Very good film too. And a very good book (obviously).Quote:
Originally Posted by Boris239
I haven't seen it. I'll try to watch it sometime this May. I'm interested in Spanish Civil War in general, but I haven't seen any movies about it (I'll probably watch "Pan's labyrinth" pretty soon)
I have posted before, but I'm changing my mind. After reading Orwell last summer, he is definitely the best.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.
But I also like Wilde, Orwell, Golding, Greene.