Read the Book First? - A movie reading challenge - hosted by nerdsbianhokie

Public Domain, Baby
Read a book where both it and at least one adaptation are in the public domain.
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

The Color Purple Collection #1

Alice Walker

288 pages • first pub 1982 (editions)

fiction classics historical lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

343 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

364 pages • first pub 1813 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Little Women #1

Louisa May Alcott

432 pages • first pub 1868 (editions)

fiction classics young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

The Last Song

Nicholas Sparks

390 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other Classic Novels by Jules Verne

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other Classic Novels

Extraordinary Voyages #6

Jules Verne

739 pages • first pub 1869 (editions)

fiction classics literary science fiction adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

Cyrano de Bergerac

Edmond Rostand

384 pages • first pub 1897 (editions)

fiction classics historical play reflective fast-paced
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version by Philip Pullman

Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version

Philip Pullman

405 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories adventurous dark fast-paced
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker

497 pages • first pub 1897 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Grimms Fairy Tales: A Selection by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

Grimms Fairy Tales: A Selection

Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

240 pages • first pub 1812 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy short stories adventurous dark fast-paced