In the couple weeks I've been hanging out at the Lounge, I see a lot of reference to films and the such, but little to none about good, old fashioned books. So I figured I'd start this thread about what classic books are we reading/have read/collect/etc.
Myself, I'm a big bibliophile so I'm usually reading at least two books concurrently.
Right now I'm making my way through the Complete Annotated Sherlock Holmes (in 3 volumes). This is a fantasic set of books for anyone interested in Holmes. The first two volumes are the short stories with the final volume being the four novels (Sign of the Four, Hound of the Baskervilles, etc). The annotations throughout reference everything from explaining the different types of carriages Holmes and Watson get into, notable figures from the period, idiosyncrasies, etc. All of which make for a very rich reading experience. They're also illustrated with the original drawings from the Strand Magazines in which they appeared.
I'm also poring through volumes of P.G. Wodehouse. I've got about 15 or so right now, another 80 to go. Fantastic, hilarious stuff about Wooster, Jeeves, Lord Ickenham, Blandings Castle, etc. All from the man whom Evelyn Waugh called the greatest English writer of the first half the 20th Century.
Other favorites on my shelves: Evelyn Waugh (of course), Patrick O'Brian (all 20 books) and Alan Furst (whose writing is amongst the best for a novelist about WWII).
Myself, I'm a big bibliophile so I'm usually reading at least two books concurrently.
Right now I'm making my way through the Complete Annotated Sherlock Holmes (in 3 volumes). This is a fantasic set of books for anyone interested in Holmes. The first two volumes are the short stories with the final volume being the four novels (Sign of the Four, Hound of the Baskervilles, etc). The annotations throughout reference everything from explaining the different types of carriages Holmes and Watson get into, notable figures from the period, idiosyncrasies, etc. All of which make for a very rich reading experience. They're also illustrated with the original drawings from the Strand Magazines in which they appeared.
I'm also poring through volumes of P.G. Wodehouse. I've got about 15 or so right now, another 80 to go. Fantastic, hilarious stuff about Wooster, Jeeves, Lord Ickenham, Blandings Castle, etc. All from the man whom Evelyn Waugh called the greatest English writer of the first half the 20th Century.
Other favorites on my shelves: Evelyn Waugh (of course), Patrick O'Brian (all 20 books) and Alan Furst (whose writing is amongst the best for a novelist about WWII).
