Books and Things | What Are Classics Anyway? | What Makes a Classic a Classic? @katiejlumsden | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
In which I ask the question: what are classics, and do I like them . . . ?
The What Makes a Classic a Classic Tag was created by Mark from @BookTimewithElvis: youtube.com/watch?v=4VgQHafSJkw
It was based on a blog from Pac Macmillan: panmacmillan.com/blogs/classics/what-are-classic-books
I was tagged by Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711: youtube.com/watch?v=FhZLfhEmNe4
*Publishers Mentioned*
Pan Macmillan: panmacmillan.com
Persephone Books: persephonebooks.co.uk
Hono Press: honno.co.uk/classics
Project Gutenberg: gutenberg.org
Hard Press Classics: hardpress.net
Tramp Press: tramppress.com
Penguin Classics: penguin.co.uk/penguin-classics
*Books Mentioned*
An Eye for an Eye, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/19112879-an-eye-for-an-eye
The Beth Book, Sarah Grand: goodreads.com/book/show/1019669.The_Beth_Book
A Struggle for Fame, Charlotte Riddell: goodreads.com/book/show/23524080-a-struggle-for-fame
Gloriana, or the Revolution of 1900, Lady Florence Dixie: goodreads.com/book/show/3205152-gloriana
Ralph the Heir, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/517088.Ralph_the_Heir
The Mystery of Mrs Blencarrow, Margaret Oliphant: goodreads.com/en/book/show/9579700
Reuben Sachs, Amy Levy: goodreads.com/book/show/1031943.Reuben_Sachs
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Winifred Watson: goodreads.com/book/show/916856.Miss_Pettigrew_Lives_for_a_Day
Jill, Amy Dillwyn: goodreads.com/en/book/show/19300751
The Half Sisters, Geraldine Jewsbury: goodreads.com/en/book/show/1458574
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, George Meredith: goodreads.com/book/show/20708.The_Ordeal_of_Richard_Feverel
The Way We Live Now, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/1171458.The_Way_We_Live_Now
Great Expectations, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/2623.Great_Expectations
*Ways to Support My Channel*
If you want to support me and my channel, to help me keep making regular content, there are a few different things you can do:
1. Watch my videos! Any views of my videos (especially if you don’t skip the ads) support me with ad revenue.
2. Give me a tip with SuperThanks – see the button to the right beneath the video.
3. Buy my novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, or take it out from the library – links below.
4. Buy something with one of my affiliate links. I am an affiliate for two different companies:
-Bookshop.org – a wonderful website supporting UK independent bookshops. Anything you buy after navigating through my affiliate link helps support me: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden
-Bruu Tea – a fantastic tea company. Anything you buy after navigating through my affiliate link helps support me: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf
*My Writing*
My second novel, The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, is coming out summer 2024.
Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115
Pre-order from Waterstones: waterstones.com/book/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst/katie-lumsden/9780241556115
Pre-order from Blackwells: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Trouble-With-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-by-Katie-Lumsden/9780241556115
Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst/dp/0241556112
My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.
Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078
Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078
Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074
Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS
Buy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN
Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall
*General Links*
My website: katielumsden.co.uk
Twitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsden
Instragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsden
Threads: threads.net/@katiejlumsden
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsden
Facebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthings
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsden
Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
In which I ask the question: what are classics, and do I like them . . . ?
The What Makes a Classic a Classic Tag was created by Mark from @BookTimewithElvis: youtube.com/watch?v=4VgQHafSJkw
It was based on a blog from Pac Macmillan: panmacmillan.com/blogs/classics/what-are-classic-books
I was tagged by Ros @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711: youtube.com/watch?v=FhZLfhEmNe4
*Publishers Mentioned*
Pan Macmillan: panmacmillan.com
Persephone Books: persephonebooks.co.uk
Hono Press: honno.co.uk/classics
Project Gutenberg: gutenberg.org
Hard Press Classics: hardpress.net
Tramp Press: tramppress.com
Penguin Classics: penguin.co.uk/penguin-classics
*Books Mentioned*
An Eye for an Eye, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/19112879-an-eye-for-an-eye
The Beth Book, Sarah Grand: goodreads.com/book/show/1019669.The_Beth_Book
A Struggle for Fame, Charlotte Riddell: goodreads.com/book/show/23524080-a-struggle-for-fame
Gloriana, or the Revolution of 1900, Lady Florence Dixie: goodreads.com/book/show/3205152-gloriana
Ralph the Heir, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/517088.Ralph_the_Heir
The Mystery of Mrs Blencarrow, Margaret Oliphant: goodreads.com/en/book/show/9579700
Reuben Sachs, Amy Levy: goodreads.com/book/show/1031943.Reuben_Sachs
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Winifred Watson: goodreads.com/book/show/916856.Miss_Pettigrew_Lives_for_a_Day
Jill, Amy Dillwyn: goodreads.com/en/book/show/19300751
The Half Sisters, Geraldine Jewsbury: goodreads.com/en/book/show/1458574
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, George Meredith: goodreads.com/book/show/20708.The_Ordeal_of_Richard_Feverel
The Way We Live Now, Anthony Trollope: goodreads.com/book/show/1171458.The_Way_We_Live_Now
Great Expectations, Charles Dickens: goodreads.com/book/show/2623.Great_Expectations
*Ways to Support My Channel*
If you want to support me and my channel, to help me keep making regular content, there are a few different things you can do:
1. Watch my videos! Any views of my videos (especially if you don’t skip the ads) support me with ad revenue.
2. Give me a tip with SuperThanks – see the button to the right beneath the video.
3. Buy my novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, or take it out from the library – links below.
4. Buy something with one of my affiliate links. I am an affiliate for two different companies:
-Bookshop.org – a wonderful website supporting UK independent bookshops. Anything you buy after navigating through my affiliate link helps support me: uk.bookshop.org/shop/katiejlumsden
-Bruu Tea – a fantastic tea company. Anything you buy after navigating through my affiliate link helps support me: bruutea.co.uk/?sca_ref=3942630.3EckEwC7Rf
*My Writing*
My second novel, The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, is coming out summer 2024.
Pre-order from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556115
Pre-order from Waterstones: waterstones.com/book/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst/katie-lumsden/9780241556115
Pre-order from Blackwells: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Trouble-With-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst-by-Katie-Lumsden/9780241556115
Pre-order from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Trouble-Mrs-Montgomery-Hurst/dp/0241556112
My debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, is OUT NOW.
Buy from Waterstones (UK): waterstones.com/book/the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall/katie-lumsden/9780241556078
Buy from Bookshop.org (UK, affiliate link): uk.bookshop.org/a/11499/9780241556078
Buy from Amazon (UK): amazon.co.uk/Secrets-Hartwood-Hall-Katie-Lumsden/dp/0241556074
Buy (US): bit.ly/HartwoodHallUS
Buy (Canada): bit.ly/HartwoodHallCAN
Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/59432754-the-secrets-of-hartwood-hall
*General Links*
My website: katielumsden.co.uk
Twitter: twitter.com/katiejlumsden
Instragram: instagram.com/katiejlumsden
Threads: threads.net/@katiejlumsden
Tiktok: tiktok.com/@katiejlumsden
Facebook: facebook.com/justbooksandthings
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/8190907-katie-lumsden
Email: katie.booksandthings@gmail.com
