Ah, summer! A time for margaritas by the pool and a good read. I’m hoping to dive into some classics this summer. I realize this list is ambitious, but I do like to challenge myself.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
I’m headed back to Prince Edward Island for the first time in over twenty-five years. I definitely need to bring Anne with me.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
A co-worker and I challenged each other to read this in 2014. She’s way ahead of me, having made it to Chapter Three.
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
It’s never a bad time to re-read the story of the white whale.
Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
I’m nearly finished with a volume of Seneca’s dialogue and essays, and I know I’m going to want more.
Enchiridion by Epictetus
Another Stoic, this one born a slave in ancient Greece.
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Not necessarily a stoic, but Thoreau would definitely get along with them. As someone trying to leave a more minimalist life, I think I might find some help here.
Middlemarch by George Eliot
A classic I have not read. No excuse. I just haven’t.
Pamela by Samuel Richardson
I very much enjoyed Clarrisa and would like to try another — I’m also interested in the satirical response Shamela.
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Austen when she was young and snarky is my favourite Austen.
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
For the tenth time? I lost track a decade ago.
What are your beach reads? Do you reach for something light? Or, like me, is summer the only time you’re brain really works?
Cate
