*The Three Muskeeters* by Alexandre Dumas (Will Hobson’s English translation I recommend, but Richard Pevear’s is also good and most faithful to Dumas’ voice).
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Of mice and men is short and very easy to read but still tremendously effective.
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Jane Eyre is pretty pacey and I think the most accessible of the Victorian novels.
If you really dislike description in favor of dialogue you’ll probably like Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice is the most obvious recommendation as it’s quite plot-heavy, but I also recommend Northanger Abbey to new readers since it’s her most “fun” and fast-paced novel (and also her shortest).
A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens is also pretty fun.
My sister liked The Scarlet Pimpernel. I thought the writing was dreadful, but it definitely moves quickly.
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*The Three Muskeeters* by Alexandre Dumas (Will Hobson’s English translation I recommend, but Richard Pevear’s is also good and most faithful to Dumas’ voice).
Of mice and men is short and very easy to read but still tremendously effective.
Jane Eyre is pretty pacey and I think the most accessible of the Victorian novels.
If you really dislike description in favor of dialogue you’ll probably like Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice is the most obvious recommendation as it’s quite plot-heavy, but I also recommend Northanger Abbey to new readers since it’s her most “fun” and fast-paced novel (and also her shortest).
A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens is also pretty fun.
My sister liked The Scarlet Pimpernel. I thought the writing was dreadful, but it definitely moves quickly.