SEC: selling British classics

[Jane <books@CFU-CYBERNET.NET>]

I enjoy doing booktalks more than almost any other part of my job, so it
is difficult for me to admit this.   I  really had a struggle when the
Sr. English teacher asked me to booktalk British classics.  So many 18th
and 19th century books are romances, which I personally don't mind
reading, but just try palming them off on an 18-year-old boy!  Even the
most prestigious critics have admitted that they find many of these
books boring, offensive, or obsolete.  I've twice asked the teacher if
he would allow world authors, not just British, but he is adamant.  Do
you have suggestions of easy-to-sell British classics?  Any
"contemporary" classics?

Jane C. Behrens, Librarian
Hudson Community School
Hudson, Iowa  50643
books@cfu-cybernet.net
or
jbehrens@hudson.k12.ia.us

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