Classic Literature in Today’s Publishing Industry: A Reader’s Perspective
As an avid reader, I deeply appreciate and enjoy reading works from the classic literary canon. I love their timeless quality and universal themes, and when I’m reading them I feel understood and find a kinship with writers who are long gone. My favorite author is Jane Austen and I find myself rereading and rereading her six classic novels, which have become comfort-reads for me. As a result, I have acquired multiple editions of each of her books: Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility , and Mansfield Park . This is true beyond just books written by Jane Austen; I also go out of my way to purchase aesthetically pleasing editions of classic novels by other authors, from the Brontё sisters to Lucy Maud Montgomery to Louisa May Alcott. I like seeing a republished edition of an old favorite with a beautiful new cover displayed on my bookshelf. Whenever I see a republication of one of these books with a pretty and unique cover I am tempted