Yes I really believe the classics are an indulgence, as I find are all *good* books (and I know that if you are happening across this blog on a publishing website you are likely sympathetic to this claim and I have you on side, which is always a relief when writing), but the classics particularly appeal to me with a warm mug of tea and an evening bubble bath. First, stating the obvious, they are older than modern novels, so they immediately take us to a world which is not familiar to our present-day society, and so quickly one can escape the busyness of 21st century life and join characters in an age where Facebook and iPhones did not exist. Read more…
