For the third year in a row I will be participating in the Back to the Classics Challenge hosted by Karen @ Books and Chocolate. The challenge is to read classic books (50+ years old) in the 12 selected categories.

Books don’t have to be chosen at the beginning of the year, but I like to start with a provisional list. I usually end up changing 3-4 of them by the end of the year, but here’s my starting list:

• A 19th Century Classic: Lilith by George MacDonald
• A 20th Century Classic: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
• A Classic by a Female Author: Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor
• A Classic in Translation: Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy
• A Classic Comedy: The Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N by Leonard Q. Ross
• A Classic Tragedy: Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
• A Very Long Classic: The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne
• A Classic Novella: The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
• A Classic from the Americas: The Prince & the Pauper by Mark Twain
• A Classic from Africa, Asia, or Oceania: Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
• A Classic from a Place You’ve Lived: O Alienista by Machado de Assis
• A Classic Play: Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw