Edited to add: FOR THOSE LOOKING TO SHARE REVIEWS AND GIVE UPDATES ON CHALLENGE PROGRESS, PLEASE VISIT THE CHALLENGE'S BLOG PAGE ON 'GREAT LEADER OF OUR INSANITY.'
This reading challenge will be for all of 2009. Sign ups may begin early, but reading should not.
How many books? No fewer than four. No more than twelve. For example, you might want to read two books by authors from the eighteenth century (1700-1799) and two books by authors from the nineteenth century (1800-1899). Or you might want to read six books by authors from the 18th century, and six books by authors from the 19th century. You get the idea. Me being the *perfectionist* I am would stress the balance between the two. But I *know* that may be just me. So you may read in whatever proportion you like.
What books are allowed? If they're written by a woman who lived and wrote from 1700 to 1900, then they count. What books don't count...if an author was born during this time period, but didn't publish anything until the next century. Post-1900 books are NOT allowed. There is a small loophole here. If a book was written during these two centuries 1700-1900 and was not published until after the author's death...and that publication date just happened to be in the 1900s or 2000s...then that would count.
Here is a place where you can get ideas, but be careful, the list includes some authors who won't count. (See above.)
Celebration of Women Writers 1801-1900
Celebration of Women Writers 1701-1800
Timeframe...January 1rst 2009 to December 29th 2009
Overlaps with other challenges allowed.
My reading list:
18th century: Fanny Burney (Evelina, Cecilia) Ann Radcliffe (The Italian, The Romance of the Forest) Charlotte Lennox (The Female Quixote)
19th century: Elizabeth Gaskell (Ruth--if I can track down a copy!--Mary Barton, North and South, Cranford, Sylvia's Lovers) the Bronte sisters (maybe) Charlotte Mary Yonge (The Daisy Chain--if I can track down a copy!) Margaret Oliphant (Hester, Miss Majoribanks--if I can track down copies)
Participants so far:
Kathy
Susan
Me, Becky
Kim
Lizzy
Whiney (could be Whitney or Whit who joined last year too.)
Colleen.
tuesdayinsilhouette
Susan (Just Books)
Kylee
Marina
Lynda
Cowgirl in the City
The Land of Rozz
Kristi
Melanie
MissDaisyAnne
Wandeca Reads
Jules' Book Reviews
Aneca's World
WhiteLady3
Honeybee
Molly
Ana O.
Alex
Judy
Sharon C.
Kathrin
Tammy
Fleur Fisher
Sandra
Ex Libris
Gabby
Ms. Alex
Miss Daisy Anne
© Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
Sign me up! So that's two challenges by you already for next year - 42, and now this one. Do you ever sleep? Do you dream up interesting, fun, do-able challenges in your sleep? All I can say is, between you and Carl and everyone else, my life is filled with wonderful goals of reading more!!
ReplyDeleteSign me up also. I have never done a reading challenge before. I think I can proably handle this one.
ReplyDeleteI want to be a part of this challenge also. But oh darn! E.M. Delafield (Diary of a Provincial Lady) doesn't count!! :( Was born in the 1800's but didn't publish anything until the 1900's. I have that book sitting on in my tbr pile where it has been for several years. I guess I need to get busy to find some different authors!
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Kim
I'm only half-way through this year's challenge but no matter. I'm in for next year as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm only half way through this years challenge also, but oh well I'm in for 2009 too.
ReplyDeleteMy post/list is up. Here is a link!
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Kim
http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/2008/09/challenge-for-2009.html
I would like to sign up for this challenge. 19th century lit. is my favorite. I certainly love an excuse to read some I haven't read. I'll definitely have George Eliot in there. Maybe Elizabeth Gaskell...I'm excited! I will comment again when my post is up. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteCount me in too! I've been meaning to read Middlemarch for ages now
ReplyDeleteI'm not finished with my 2008 challenge list yet, but I love this period, so I'm in for 2009, too. I'm not sure of my choices yet, but should have something posted soon.
ReplyDeleteSign me up please.
ReplyDeleteThe correct link to my new blog page is http://kylees2009.blogspot.com/
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I'd like to do this one. And such a nice badge too. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to join... not sure which authors I'll read, but will get the list up sometime in the next two months. Here's the link where that will go:
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Sign me up too - I'll be thinking of some books to read and will post them on my book blog when I do:
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Yes, Sign me up!
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I'll pick my books soon!
Hi, I posted my list of books here:
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Please sign me up! I will put my list up before the challenge starts!
ReplyDeletePlease sign me up for this challenge - looking forward to exploring everyone's lists to get some good ideas - my blog (and my book list when I get one) will be here: http://booksandneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2008/12/eighteenth-and-nineteenth-century-women.html
ReplyDeletePlease sign me up great challenge I have been trying to read more classics, and this will be a big help. I posted my selections I hope I followed the guidelines. http://historicalromancemel.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteFYI: If you are unable to find a classic most are online for free.
Please count me in, I'm really looking forward to this.
ReplyDeleteWhen I put my list up check here http://missdaisyanne.blogspot.com
Becky, you can count me in! Sounds like fun! :D
ReplyDeleteMy reading list is up:
http://wandecareads.blogspot.com/2008/12/18th-19th-century-women-writers-reading.html
Ohhh! This is a good challenge! I'm in http://juliebooks.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteMy list will be posted later in the month.
Jules.
This sounds like great fun! Please count me in. Here's my reading list:
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Thanks for hosting it!
Has I have some female authors from this period on my TBR list, I think I can participate in this challenge. Count me in!
ReplyDeleteI have a blog on blogspot, but it's in portuguese, so it might be better to sign in with my LJ: http://whitelady3.livejournal.com
I have been looking everywhere for an interesting book readers blog. I am so happy I found yours. I have never participated in a reading challenge and would love to give this a go. Please count me in!
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This will be my first official challenge and I am very much looking forward to it. I have so many female authors from this time period that I want to read, so this is the perfect challenge for me to "get my feet wet."
ReplyDeleteI will hopefully learn how to post my list on my website before January 1: http://www.mycozybooknook.blogspot.com
Thank you for hosting such a great challenge!
This sounds like fun, I have a lot of books in my TBR that fit the pattern but I still have to choose which. I'll post the list later!
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I just posted my list, you can check it here:
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This is a great ideia for a challenge. Count me in!:) I published my list here: http://lecanape.wordpress.com/challenges/
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I wish I had the talent to decorate my blog the way you do, Becky, but I do not have the hmtl (or whatever those letters are) skills. Sign me up. I belong to 18th-19th Century book group at Yahoo! Judy
ReplyDeletePlease sign me up. I was looking for a challenge like this. Thank you for posting. I've already started my list. Visit me at: http://sharonsbookends.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteHm, okay, I'm in. Not yet sure what I'll read, though. Most likely, it will be something by Austen and ...
ReplyDeleteMay I be added to your list of participants?
ReplyDeleteMissDaisyAnne and everyone--I've updated the participants list. I know I neglected this task for the past few weeks--but life got in the way! That doesn't mean I wasn't glad to see you join. I was. I am. But I don't always update the list the very second someone joins. But I'll try to be a bit better in the future.
ReplyDeleteI love this challenge, please include me! I've posted my list here.
ReplyDeletePlease sign me up! My post about this challenge is at http://fleurfisher.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/18th-and-19th-century-women-writers-challenge/
ReplyDeleteThis is the sort of challenge I ought to do. I have not liked the one or two books in this category that I've read. I don't know whether it's the language, the limited subjects women wrote about then, or I just haven't read enough to get a taste for it. But I'm willing to try again so I'll come and link when I get a post done and decide on choices.
ReplyDeleteI signed up a while ago, but I finally created a list. Here it is;
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one question, are books of poetry allowed? As in Emily Dickinson?
I would like to join the challenge. I will be reading at least 4 books. I'll leave another comment when I've posted my list. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI've posted my list to my blog. Here's the link:
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I'm in and can't wait to start making my lists up.
ReplyDeleteCount me in. I can't wait to get started!
ReplyDeletePlease count me in!
ReplyDeleteFinally got my post up about the challenge here:
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Thank you.