Note: I have time until next week, so, if you can also tell me which are the most interesting AND short. Thank you!

English writers:

  • Charles Dickens
    • David Copperfield
  • Charlotte Bronte
    • Jane Eyre
  • Emily Bronte
    • Wuthering Heights
  • Jane Austen
    • Pride and Prejudice
  • Oscar Wilde
    • The Importance of Being Earnest
  • William Shakespeare
    • Romeo and Juliet
  • Daniel Defoe
    • Robinson Crusoe
  • Jane Austen
    • Sense and Sensibility
  • Mark Twain
    • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

French writers:

  • Honoré de Balzac
    • Père Goriot
  • Stendhal
    • Le Rouge et le Noir
  • Gustave Flaubert
    • Madame Bovary
  • Guy de Maupassant
    • Bel-Ami
  • Molière
    • Tartuffe sau L’Avare
  • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
    • Le Petit Prince
  • Albert Camus
    • L’Etranger
  • Victor Hugo
    • Les Misérables
  • Eugène Ionesco
    • La leçon
    • La cantatrice chauve
  • Romain Gary
    • La promesse de l'Aube
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I'd go with Huckleberry Finn. The last quarter especially is really hilarious.

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None. Get an F.

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We don't get marks next week :P it's called: School Other Way or something like that..for a week and we don't do anything.. only stuff like this.. or go with the class somewhere.. that stuff..

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Can you do The Three Musketeers? It's by a french author and is a great read!

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Definitely, Robinson Crusoe. I don't remember how long it is but it is a great book with a story that will pull you in and keep you interested.

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Short & fun --> The importance of being Earnest

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I would strongly recommend one of the skulduggery pleasant series of books.

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He's clearly asking from the list, why are you suggesting some lame childrens book? :D

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This topic gave me cancer. How come you don't know any of this great books? :|

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I'd go for:
William Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet (Or Midsummer Night's Dream if that's an option), if you're up to the challenge. Hard to get into, but very rewarding if you do.

Otherwise:
Daniel Defoe - Robinson Crusoe. A lot easier to read, but very engaging and a good showcase for character evolution.

For the French list I only know the work of Victor Hugo, but he's easy to recommend.

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Well, you should read all of them, really, because they all deserve it but if I had to choose one I would choose Camus' L'Etranger. Nevertheless I feel that you would love Mark Twain or Daniel Defoe better.

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Read Romeo and Juliet, if you can read other books besides the ones listed here try The Tempest by Shakespeare, it's a really good book plus the story is quite nice.

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Идиот

Горе от ума

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The little prince. half hour read. Great book.

I haven't read the others ,but Madame bovary is mandatory for me. Im half way through, not my cup of tea, but not bad too bad. Also it's hard to read when I got unread Bradbury books laying around:)

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The little prince, it's great.

One of the first books I read as a child and I still have it in my book case, It's short, interesting and in my opinion very nicely written.

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'The Importance of Being Earnest' for me because I'm a massive fan of Wilde's work, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' was fantastic. Just so you know though a few of these are plays so you may struggle to read them. Out of the novels I'd choose 'David Copperfield'.

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Importance of Being Earnest is pretty short, so if you want something short and easy that's a good one. Though personally, I'd prefer Romeo and Juliet of those because I love tragic romance.

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Romeo and Juliet is both short and extremely well-known. It's not an easy read, but with all the excessive information about it, you should be able to understand the play quite easily. Just use SparkNotes or something like that.

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Victor Huge.. by far.

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*Hugo. I hate my computer sometimes.

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But your typo made sense. Les Mis is HUGE. :P

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Totally worth it though. Read Les Mis

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Le Petit Prince is awesome, definitely my favorite on the list. Second would have to be David Copperfield. Whatever you do don't read Huckleberry Finn... well actually that one is probably the easiest one on the list.

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A friend got me the French version of Le Petit Prince for the holidays. I have yet to actually read it.

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i know its in your list but i juct finished Jack Reacher One Shot, by Lee Child, was a really good read

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Personally I would go with Shakespeare, but another personal point, avoid dickens, that dude is boring as hell.

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War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

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Id go with Robinson Crusoe

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All of them, seriously.

I've read 90% of those and most are amazing.

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L'Etranger by Albert Camus is a fantastic book! You'll never find anything like it!

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It's fairly short too...
David Copperfield is very long. But I thought it was good. Everyone else in my class at the time hated it though. :D

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