Who Wrote It?
The writer of Pride and Prejudice.
Who was Jane Austen?
He is the archetypal detective, and the inspiration for hundreds of other literary and on-screen sleuths.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
This is the first surprising "E" reason that Christians should read the Classics?
What is reading for Entertainment?
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
What is Pride and Prejudice?
The writer of A Tale of Two Cities.
Who was Charles Dickens?
His raft ride down the Mississippi River becomes a crash course in friendship and freedom.
Who is Huckleberry Finn?
The second "E" reason to read Classical literature.
What is Education?
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
What is A Tale of Two Cities?
The author of Frankenstein.
Who was Mary Shelley?
This eleven-year-old orphan is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Who is Anne of Green Gables?
Reading the classics helps us develop these skills.
What are Language Skills and Eloquence?
"So. The Spear-Danes in days gone by and the kings who ruled them had courage and greatness."
What is Beowulf?
The author of Canterbury Tales?
Who was Geoffrey Chaucer?
His transformation from a criminal to a man of virtue in Les Misérables is a powerful testament to redemption and the human capacity for change.
Who is Jean Valjean?
Reading classical literature helps promote this type of literacy.
What is Cultural Literacy?
"When the sweet showers of April have pierced to the root the dryness of March and bathed every vein in moisture by which strength are the flowers brought forth..."
What is Canterbury Tales?
The author of the epic poem Beowulf.
Who was Unknown?
The delusional yet idealistic knight embodies the clash between reality and fantasy, inspiring dreamers and adventurers across centuries.
Who is Don Quixote?
The timeless themes and maturity of classical literature provides this final "E" benefit?
What is Edification?
"You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings."
What is Frankenstein?