Classic Author Focus: Summary and Links

For my Classic Author Focus post this month, I decided to go back and list all the authors I have featured, along with a link to my post and links to members’ reviews of their works, if there are any. If you’re interested in an author or book, you can easily read a few of the reviews. I’m hoping this post will produce some synergy encouraging members to enjoy the works by these authors, and maybe, in a few cases, be the first to post a review for a classic author.

Please let me know if you think this is a good idea. Would you prefer I list members’ reviews at the end of each monthly post, or should I write another post like this annually? Or none of the above?

Australia

Miles Franklin

• My Brilliant Career (Anne) (Carol) (Jean) (RoseReadsNovels) (whatmeread)

Mary Gilmore

Botswana

Bessie Head

• When Rain Clouds Gather (whatmeread)

Canada

Susanna Moodie

Chile

Gabriela Mistral

China

Sun Tzu

• The Art of War (katarinaandcatharina) (NerdishMum) (Patty)

Czech Republic

Franz Kafka

• The Castle (bellarah) (Honor) (Jean) (Deb Nance @ Readerbuzz)
• In the Penal Colony (bellarah)
• The Metamorphosis (bellarah) (Cam) (Carol) (Fanda) (katarinaandcatharina) (Deb Nance @ Readerbuzz) (Rob) (Sonia)
• The Metamorphosis and other stories (ireadthatinabook)
• The Trial (a barmy bookworm) (Celine) (Honor) (Jean) (Joseph) (magicandmystery) (Olaf) (RoseReadsNovels) (Ruth)

Denmark

Isak Dinesen

• Out of Africa (Sam)
• Seven Gothic Tales (J.E. Fountain) (Jean)
• Winter’s Tales (Jean)

Tove Ditlevsen

Dominica

Jean Rhys

• After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie – Post 1; Post 2 (JacquiWine)
• The Left Bank and other stories (JacquiWine)
• Tigers are Better-Looking (JacquiWine)
• Voyage in the Dark (JacquiWine)
• Wide Sargasso Sea (Davida Chazan) (J. E. Fountain) (Glaukopis) (Helen) (MaryR) (Unabridged Chick)

Egypt

Naguib Mahfouz

• Arabian Nights and Days (Jean)
• Palace of Desire (whatmeread)
• Palace Walk (whatmeread)
• Sugar Street (whatmeread)

England

Aphra Behn

• Oroonoko (Jean @ Howling Frog) (Josh’s Mom) (whatmeread)
• The Rover (MJ)

Jane Porter

• The Scottish Chiefs (Helen) (whatmeread)

Ann Radcliffe

• The Italian (kathyscottage) (Teresa)
• The Mysteries of Udolpho (Ekaterina) (Fanda) (jackiemania) (Jane) (kathyscottage) (Geoff W) (Melissa W.) (whatmeread)
• The Romance of the Forest (Helen) (Jean @ Howling Frog) (kathyscottage) (RoseReadsNovels)
• A Sicilian Romance (Amy) (Jane) (kathyscottage)

Mary Shelley

• Frankenstein (Angus) (Brona) (Elisa) (FictionFan) (Joel Getter) (Harriet) (Helen) (honor) (jackiemania) (Jane) (JaneGS) (Jayshree) (Jean) (Joseph) (Laura) (Laurie @ Relevant Obscurity) (Sonia López) (mlandersauthor) (N@ncy) (Deb Nance @readerbuzz) (Livia Rose) (stacybuckeye) (therelentlessreader) (Ruth) (thereadingwench) (Stephen/Smellincoffee) (Paula Vince) (Geoff W)
• The Last Man (Marcelle)

Dorothy Whipple

• Because of the Lockwoods (whatmeread)
• Greenbanks (Sandra) (whatmeread)
• High Wages (whatmeread)
• The Priory (Rachel – What Rachel Did) (whatmeread)
• Someone at a Distance (JacquiWine) (Laura) (whatmeread)
• They Knew Mr. Knight (whatmeread)
• They Were Sisters (Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors) (whatmeread) (whatmeread 2nd review)
• Young Anne (whatmeread)

Charlotte M. Yonge

• The Daisy Chain (Tien)
• The Heir of Redclyffe (Helen) (whatmeread)

France

George Sand

• The Devil’s Pool (lesserknowngems)
• Fadette (Eszter) (Marianne Maurer)
• Mauprat (Helen)

Germany

Christa Wolf

Greece

Nikos Kazantzakis

Hungary

 Miklós Bánffy

• They Were Counted (JacquiWine) (whatmeread)
• They Were Divided (whatmeread)
• They Were Found Wanting (whatmeread)

Iceland

Halldór Laxness

• The Fish Can Sing (whatmeread)
• Iceland’s Bell (whatmeread)
• Independent People (whatmeread)
• World Light (whatmeread)

India

Kamala Markandaya

• Nectar in a Sieve (whatmeread)

Amrita Pritam

Ireland

Maria Edgeworth

• Belinda (Amy) (juliana brina @theblankgarden)
• Castle Rackrent (Amy) (FictionFan)

Italy

Dante Alighieri

• The Divine Comedy (Amy) (Marianne @ Let’s Read) (N@ncy)
• Inferno (Fanda) (J. E Fountain) (Stephen)
• Paradiso (J. E. Fountain)
• Purgatorio (J. E. Fountain)
• La Vita Nuova (ireadthatinabook)

Emilio Salgari

• The Black Corsair (jessicabookworm)
• The Queen of the Caribbean (whatmeread)
• The Pirates of Malaysia (jessicabookworm)

Japan

Murasaki Shikibu

• The Diary of Lady Muraski (Amy)
• The Tale of Genji (Amy) (J. E. Fountain) (Jean)

Lesotho

Thomas Mofolo

• Chaka (Jean) (Readinpleasure)

Mexico

Nellie Campobello

New Zealand

Katherine Mansfield

• The Garden Party (Jane)  (Melwyk)
• An Indiscreet Journey (Brona’s Books)
• Je ne Parle pas Français (Brona’s Books)
• Miss Brill (Brona’s Books)
• Psychology (Brona’s Books)
• Stories (Jaclyn)
• The Wind Blows (Brona’s Books)

Dame Ngaio Marsh

• Colour Scheme (Carol)
• Off With His Head (cleopatralovesbooks)
• Vintage Murder (Nordie)

Nigeria

Flora Nwapa

Norway

Sigrid Undset

• Kristin Lavransdatter (Alluminor) (Carol) (Helen) (Marianne Maurer) (Tuesday)
  • The [Bridal] Wreath [Kristin Lavransdatter I] (Messy Tony) (whatmeread)
  • The Cross [Kristin Lavransdatter III] (whatmeread)
  • The Mistress of Husaby [Kristin Lavransdatter II] (whatmeread)

Russia

Teffi

• Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea (whatmeread)
• Rasputin and Other Ironies (JacquiWine)
• Subtly Worded (Jean @ Howling Frog)

Scotland

Margaret Oliphant

• Hester (juliana brina @the blank garden)
• Miss Marjoribanks (Karen K.) (whatmeread)
• The Mystery of Mrs. Blencarrow (Karen K.) (whatmeread)
• Passages in the Life of Mrs. Margaret Maitland, of Sunnyside (whatmeread)
• The Perpetual Curate (whatmeread)
• Phoebe Junior (whatmeread)
• The Rector and The Doctor’s family (Ali) (whatmeread)

Sir Walter Scott

• The Antiquary (whatmeread)
• The Bride of Lammermoor (Jean @ Howling Frog) (whatmeread)
• The Fair Maid of Perth (FictionFan) (Katrina)
• Guy Mannering (whatmeread)
• The Heart of Midlothian (Helen) (Jean)
• Ivanhoe (Becky) (Crafts4others) (HKatz) (jessicabookworm) (Listra) (Shaina) (thereadingwench)
• Kenilworth (Island Bookshelf) (whatmeread)
• The Lady of the Lake (Jane @ Greenish Bookshelf)
• The Talisman (Carol) (whatmeread)
• Waverley (Carol) (Laura) (whatmeread)

Spain

Miguel de Cervantes

• Don Quixote (Amy) (Fanda) (Helen) (Joseph) (kathyscottage) (Kristina) (Melissa) (Ruth) (whatmeread)

Sweden

Frans G. Bengtsson

• The Long Ships (whatmeread)

Switzerland

Johanna Spyri

• Heidi (Jane) (Kristina) (Lisa) (Risa) (Robin)

United States

James Baldwin

• The Fire Next Time (Charity)
• Giovanni’s Room (Davida Chazan) (Hannah G) (Harriet) (Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrors) (Melissa)
• Go Tell It On The Mountain (Dale) (FictionFan) (J.E. Fountain) (Jean) (Kelly) (Kristina) (Laila@BigReadingLife) (Lynn) (whatmeread)
• If Beale Street Could Talk (JacquiWine) (Laura) (Rick)

Dorothy B. Hughes

• In a Lonely Place (Helen) (JacquiWine) (louloureads) (whatmeread)
• Ride the Pink Horse (Helen) (JacquiWine)

Ida Tarbell

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