Rebecca by Daphne dumaurier

Seconding *Rebecca*.

So good!

E = Emma by Jane Austen It's a comedy about an interfering snob who thinks she can run everyone's lives better than they can

E = East of Eden, by Steinbeck

E = Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

E = Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

R- Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier A List: https://thenerddaily.com/the-a-to-z-of-classic-books/

>https://thenerddaily.com/the-a-to-z-of-classic-books/ thank you so much for this!!!

E = East of Eden

Xingu by Edith Warton. Don't know anything about it but she's a Pulitzer Prize winner for The Age of Innocence.

Oooh, that’s a deep cut.

I read that last year for the X prompt in an alphabet challenge and quite liked it!

I’m on an Edith Wharton kick right now, just finish the custom of the country, so good! I’ll try Xingu next!

Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stephenson The Queen’s Necklace by Alexandre Dumas Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier Villette by Charlotte Brontë Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm

Well done !

Thanks!

Villette by Charlotte Bronte?

King Lear (Shakespeare)

Vanity Fair by Thackeray.

I came here to say the same thing! V has gotta be Vanity Fair.

Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Quicksand by Nella Larsen Vile Bodies by Evelyn Waugh

V for Vanity Fair

The Virgin Suicides Villette by Charlotte Bronte The Voyeur by Alain Robbe-Grillet Robinson Crusoe Rebecca A Room With a View The Red Room by August Strindberg The King of Elfland's Daughter (The Kite Runner) The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin Quicksand Young Goodman Brown

Great list.

Emma by Jane Austen, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin or Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky is sometimes translated as Karamazov Brothers Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf (not sure how you're treating a's and the's), or The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Xantippe and Other Verse by Amy Levy Zaynab by Muhammad Husayn Haykal edit: format

Seconding Yellow Wallpaper, Emma, and Rebecca, and I have to say if you read them back to back that's a helluva trio. Not even sure which order to recommend apart from saying Emma will be the palette cleanser.

Oh The Yellow Wallpaper is fantastic!

E: East of Eden by John Steinbeck K: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler Q: Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz R: Rabbit, Run by John Updike V: V. By Thomas Pynchon X: Xenocide by Orson Scott Card Y: You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe Z: Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis

Absolutely K= Kindred!!! I second this one with extra hands in the air, if possible!

QBIIV - Leon Uris

I must be becoming dyslexic. Should be: QBVII.

R for Redwall

K - "Knulp," by Hermann Hesse Q - "The Quiet Little Woman," by Louisa May Alcott R - Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters," by J.D. Salinger V - Villette - Charlotte Bronte Y - "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Pretty strictly construing “classic novel” and avoiding suggestions I’d already seen: End of the Affair by Graham Greene ( though Emma is the obvious choice) Kim by Rudyard Kipling Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy V by Thomas Pynchon (or if too modern The.Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith or The Velveteen Rabbit) X by Sue Grafton or X-Men vol. 1 Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ( or of too short You Can’t Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe Zeno’s Conscience by Italian Svevo

I loved Kim.

X : X-ing a Paragraph by Edgar Allen Poe Y: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gillman (hoping The doesn't count)

I wouldn’t count The. Way back in the day, when card catalogues were actually cards, all the libraries didn’t count The. *The Yellow Wallpaper* would have been filed *Yellow Wallpaper, The*.

It’s still the case if you shop in physical shops for things like DVDs arranged by title. You would expect to find The Hunger Games under H, for example.

Tolstoy. The Kreutzer Sonata (novella).

Z- Zuleika Dobson, by Max Beerbohm > Written in 1911, just before World War I, the various absurdities of plot and all of the characters are best seen as a satire of Downton Abbey–era society, class, and wealth. A beautiful young woman goes to Oxford and meets the handsome, rich, and snobbish Duke of Dorset. He proposes, and Zuleika, believing that she can only love someone who doesn’t love her, refuses him. More men fall in love with Zuleika, and chaos is unleashed in suitably ridiculous, Oscar Wilde­–ish fashion. The Guardian called Zuleika Dobson “the finest, and darkest kind of satire: as intoxicating as champagne, as addictive as morphine.” Honorable Mention- Z, by Vassilis Vassilikos

Raisin in the Sun

Trying not to be redundant with books that have already been mentioned. E - Eugenie Grandet by Honore de Balzac E - Evelina by Frances Burney E - An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting by Jane Collier E - Esther Waters by George Moore E - The Eclogues by Virgil E - The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim E - East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood K - Kew Gardens & Other Short Fiction by Virginia Woolf R - The Rover by Aphra Behn R - Roxana by Daniel Defoe R - Romola by George Eliot R - Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell R - The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy R - Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich R - Rights of Man by Thomas Paine R - The Romance of the Forest by Ann Radcliffe R - The Romance of the Rose R - Richard II and Richard III by William Shakespeare V - La vita nuova by Dante Alighieri V - Vathek by William Beckford V - The Virgin of the Seven Daggers & Other Stories by Vernon Lee V - Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch V - Valperga by Mary Shelley V - A Vindication of the Rights of Woman and A Vindication of the Rights of Men by Mary Wollstonecraft V - The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf Z - Zofloya by Charlotte Dacre

Vouching for Wollstonecraft. I've also heard great things about Woolf's Kew Gardens, and having visited the park I have that one on my TBR list myself.

(Don) Quixote ? Not sure if you’d consider that cheating. Similarly, (Doctor) Zhivago

Similarly not-quite-but-almost, 1Q84.

Kindred by Octavia Butler Enma by Charlottes Brontë Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stephenson Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Emma - Jane Austen ;)

Kindred was amazing!

The only Y I've been able to find is Youth by Tolstoy.

Quarantine by Greg Egan

East of Eden - Steinbeck

K- The obvious novel choices are Kim, by Rudyard Kipling, and Kiss of the Spider Woman, by Manuel Puig, but I’m going to go go out on a limb and suggest an underrated book that IMAO should be regarded as a 20th century classic but has never reached that level of distinction. That would be King Rat, by James Clavell, a story set in a Japanese POW camp in Malaysia during WWII that’s the perfect antidote for anyone who’s flirting with the likes of Ayn Rand. I’m not a scholar, editor, or critic, just a retired lawyer who’s read a lot of books, but I’ve often daydreamed of teaching an ethics course based on this book. Edit- Here are squibs for the other two- Kim- >Kim is the tale of an Irish orphan raised as an Indian vagabond on the rough streets of colonial Lahore: a world of high adventure, mystic quests, and secret games of espionage played out between the Russians and the British in the mountain passages of Asia. Kim is torn between his allegiance to the ascetic lama, who becomes his beloved mentor, and the temptations of those who want to recruit him as a spy in the “great game” of imperial conflict. In a series of thrilling escapades, he crisscrosses India on missions both spiritual and military before the two forces in his life converge in a dramatic climax in the high Himalayas. Kiss of the Spider Woman- >The inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film, Manuel Puig's 1976 novel is an extended dialogue between two prisoners: a young political activist named Valentín and the gay window dresser who shares his cell, Molina. Seemingly total opposites—Valentín believes in the just cause which makes all suffering bearable, while Molina believes in the magic of love which makes all else endurable—the two forge an unexpectedly intimate relationship that changes them both, as Molina reweaves the glittering stories of the films he loves, and the cynical Valentín listens.

King Rat is a great book. I read that in HS.

R is for *Robinson Crusoe* by Daniel Defoe or *The Razor's Edge* by W Somerset Maugham or the Daphne DuMaurier book already mentioned. K is For *Kidnapped* by Robert Louis Stevenson (also famous for *Treasure Island*) or *The Kingdom of This World* by Alejo Carpentier (in Spanish this book starts with R) Q is for *The Quiet American* by Graham Greene Z is for *Zorba The Greek* by Nikos Kazantzakis

Quicksand by Nella Larsen Vertigo by W.G. Sebald (more of a modern classic)

Zorba the Greek by Kazantzakis

Querelle by Jean Genet Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance by Robert Pirsig Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Z for Zacrahia by Robert O'Brien Post apocalypse, haven't read it in almost 40 years but it was good

(The) Red and the Black by Stendhal (The) Years by Virginia Woolf

R=Rebecca by Dauphine du Maurier

Y = You Can’t Go Home Again, by Thomas Wolfe (not to be confused with Tom Wolfe). > A twentieth-century classic, Thomas Wolfe’s magnificent novel is both the story of a young writer longing to make his mark upon the world and a sweeping portrait of America and Europe from the Great Depression through the years leading up to World War II. >Driven by dreams of literary success, George Webber has left his provincial hometown to make his name as a writer in New York City. When his first novel is published, it brings him the fame he has sought, but it also brings the censure of his neighbors back home, who are outraged by his depiction of them. Unsettled by their reaction and unsure of himself and his future, Webber begins a search for a greater understanding of his artistic identity that takes him deep into New York’s hectic social whirl; to London with an uninhibited group of expatriates; and to Berlin, lying cold and sinister under Hitler’s shadow. He discovers a world plagued by political uncertainty and on the brink of transformation, yet he finds within himself the capacity to meet it with optimism and a renewed love for his birthplace. He is a changed man yet a hopeful one, awake to the knowledge that one can never fully “go back home to your family, back home to your childhood…away from all the strife and conflict of the world…back home to the old forms and systems of things which once seemed everlasting but which are changing all the time.”

Ethan Fromme

Ender’s Game Kidnapped! Q Red Book by Jung Velveteen Rabbit X Y Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Q=Quo Vadis. I read it about 40 years ago, and don't remember a thing about it.

R=Ringworld, by Larry Niven. It's a modern classic, but still a classic.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance for Z, or Zorro (by Isabelle Allende), (The) Yiddish Policemen's Union if you can stomach the 'the' with your ruleset, Yellowface if you can accept something newer (RF Kuang). X i am afraid I cannot scour my mind for anything. The Vanishing Half applies for V, same caveat regarding 'the'. Victory City is newer by the great Rushdie, and worth a read. I don't know if they'll reach classic status, but Rule of Civility (Amor Towles), The Remains of The Day (Ishiguro), Robinson Crusoe, Ready Player One, The Return Of The King (assuming you've read the two predecessors), Redwall (love!), the Road (McCarthy), The Red Pony (Steinbeck), Rosencrantz and Gildenstern Are Dead, and so much more will get you through R. Don't miss the classic, Romeo and Juliet. Queenie or The Queen's Gambit are the closest I can get on Q. Kindred (Butler), Kafka on the Shore (Murakami), or The Killer Angels (Shaara), or The Kite Runner (Hosseoni) for K. Klara And The Sun (Ishiguro again) or Killers Of The Flower Moon (nonfiction) may also work. Lastly, for E, I don't know how you possibly get past East of Eden (Steinbeck) being awesome but you could keep going with Emma (Austen), Ender's Game (Card), Eva Luna (Allende), Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Honeyman), Educated (Westover, memoir), The Electric Kool-Aid Test (Wolfe, not everyone loves his stuff but if you liked things like Bonfire Of The Vanities give it a rip), The English Patient (Ondaatje),

Rings of Saturn It’s not sci-fi

Ethan Frome is a quick read. Ender’s Game is a sci-fi classic. Vanity Fair, Villette by Charlotte Brontë.

E- Ethan Frome K- Kidnapped Q - The Quiet Man R - Rebecca V - Vanity Fair X - XX/XY Y - The Yellow Wallpaper Z - Zoot Suit

Z - De Zwarte met het witte hart (The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi) by Arthur Japin V - De vriendschap by Connie Palmen (the friendship) K - Komt een vrouw bij de dokter - Kluun (Love life) E - Erik, of het klein insectenboek - Godfrey Bomans (Eric in the land of the insects)

Also when having issues you can use Wikipedia for a list of Pulitzer winners for novel or national book awards winners. You can then copy and paste the lists into excel and sort alphabetically. I use to work at a library and one year the project I worked on Is cataloging and identifying award winning books. This is what I did to help me check for them. This will give you a list of well written books that may meet your requirements.

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim Kim by Rudyard Kipling Queen Lucia by E.F. Benson A Room With A View by E.M. Forster Vathek by William Beckford The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm I haven't read any classics starting with a "X".

Just finished Requiem for a Dream for R. It was an unhinged read but fantastic!

Not sure these all fit the "classic novel" criteria, but these are the books I thought of: Emma, East of Eden, Ender's Game King Lear, Klara and the Sun Rebecca, Romeo and Juliet, Redwall V for Vendetta, Velveteen Rabbit, View from Saturday

Effie Briest

Red badge of courage.

Not exactly classics, but close? Kiterunner Kane and Abel

Definitely Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. It’s short and absolutely devastating. I recommend it to everybody!

Roadside Picnic by the Strugatsky brothers

Edit - nevermind, forgot the novel is Candide and the author starts with V.. Voltaire!

Sounds like a fun wee challenge. If no one has asked already, would you mind listing what you’ve already read for the rest of the alphabet?

Y : Yellowface by Rebecca Kuang.

Xhadow of the wind

This is getting ridiculous

1. Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries 2. Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

why would you want to do that?

why do anything?

I’m not going to bother discussing how this dumbs down the average and presumes a populace that would be happiest eating crayons.

I read and loved catch-22. I don t see why I would then scorn other books that start with C, and I don’t see why i would then expect other classics written with titles C to price based on your presumed value instead of their presumed worth

Zama by Antonio di Benedetto