I'm not a big classics fan but definitely go with the Pride and Prejudice recommendation - it is not possible to adapt that book and do justice to it. Also with the Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream still my favourite.
For others you could give Chaucer a go - always good for a bawdy giggle, and how about Greek Comedy - Aristophanes rules that. :D
The trouble I find with most books considered classics is that they tend to be tragedies - people don't seem to appreciate the art of the comic. But you could try P.G. Wodehouse, and of course the lovely Oscar Wilde.
If you can cope with some tragedy Brave New World by Aldous Huxley still stands out for me.
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For others you could give Chaucer a go - always good for a bawdy giggle, and how about Greek Comedy - Aristophanes rules that. :D
The trouble I find with most books considered classics is that they tend to be tragedies - people don't seem to appreciate the art of the comic. But you could try P.G. Wodehouse, and of course the lovely Oscar Wilde.
If you can cope with some tragedy Brave New World by Aldous Huxley still stands out for me.