Amazon.com: Books: The Penguin Classics Library Complete Collection
It's 1082 titles this year. Amazon lets one browse the authors and titles.
I haven't read all that many of them, nor am I likely to. The Dostoevsky, the Dickens, the Twain, yes. But Trollope? Although The Prime Minister sounds very timely.
My main worry is that this is a paperback collection. Putting out $7,989.99, paying for shipping, shelving the lot... well, I'd rather buy my classics in an old leather-bound edition, slightly foxed, from a Bryn Mawr bookstore in Albany, NY, or a yard sale or find it outside one of the wonderful speciality bookstores upstairs in that set of San Francisco shops. But that's just me.
2 comments:
Yes, but I always understood Anthony Trollope's work to be a vital part of a well-rounded educational experience.
But then, I haven't read him, either.
I tackled Barchester Towers, and I found it immensely readable. His characters are not quite as memorable as Dickens, but he spins a great tale!
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