The Classics Club Spin #44

This will be my first time taking part in the Classics Club Spin. What is this? Well, you create a list which includes 20 titles from your main Classics Club Challenge list. On Sunday 17th May they will post a number from 1 to 20. The challenge is to read whatever book falls under that number by 5th July 2026. This is my list:

  • 1. Jane Austen, Persuasion
  • 2. Dorothy Bowers, Fear for Miss Betony
  • 3. Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Henry Dunbar
  • 4. Christianna Brand, Green for Danger
  • 5. L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Windy Poplars
  • 6. Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Making of a Marchioness
  • 7. Anne Bronte, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
  • 8. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, His Last Bow
  • 9. John Galsworth, The Man of Property
  • 10. Elizabeth Gaskell, Ruth
  • 11. Anna Katherine Green, The Circular Study
  • 12. Henry James, The Turn of the Screw
  • 13. E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder
  • 14. Gladys Mitchell, Laurels are Poison
  • 15. Edith Nesbit, The Lark
  • 16. May Sinclair, Mary Olivier: A Life
  • 17. Josephine Tey, The Francise Affair
  • 18. Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers
  • 19. Patricia Wentworth, Ladies Bane
  • 10. Mary Westmacott, Absent in the Spring

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7 responses to “The Classics Club Spin #44”

  1. Fictitiously Yours, Gail Avatar

    Great list for your first spin! So many interesting titles. I only somewhat recently realized Frances Hodgson Burnett also wrote “adult” historical novels so The Making of a Marchioness would be interesting!

    I haven’t seen Mary Westmacott on many lists–Absent in the Spring is one of her novels that has stuck with me most vividly.

    Looks like you’ll enjoy whatever comes up!

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    1. Literary Likes Avatar

      Thank you! I haven’t read any Mary Westmacott and am looking forward to doing so.

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  2. Rach Avatar
    Rach

    Exciting! Welcome aboard – I look forward to seeing what gets chosen for you and whether you love it 🙂

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    1. Literary Likes Avatar

      Thank you, I am looking forward to seeing what comes up!

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  3. Kelly Avatar
    Kelly

    I hope you enjoy your first spin! It’s my favorite part of the Classics Club. I’m pleased to see a Lorac on your list. I’ve yet to be disappointed by any of her books!

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      Thank you. I have only read a couple of Loracs but am looking forward to this one!

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  4. This Reading Life Avatar

    Welcome to your first spin – I hope you enjoy whichever book spins your way! But I’m a huge JA fan, so I will always wish you Persuasion 🙂

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