Back to the Classics 2017

This challenge is hosted by Books and Chocolate.

My Reading Plan:

1. 19th Century Classic- The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
2. 20th Century Classic- Hinds' Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
3. Classic by a Woman Author- East Wind, West Wind by Pearl S. Buck
4. Classic in Translation- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
5. Classic Published Before 1800- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous
6. Romance Classic- The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery
7. Gothic or Horror Classic- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
8. Classic w/ Number in Title- The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
9. Classic about an Animal or Animal in Title- Dot and the Kangaroo by Ethel Pedley
10. Classic Set in Place You Would Like to Visit- Roverandom by J. R. R. Tolkien
11. Award Winning Classic- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
12. Russian Classic- The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

This list includes new reads and some re-reads.

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