The follow-ups to The Handmaid's Tale, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Wolf Hall have wowed readers and critics but not so the sequels to Catch-22 and The Shining. Charlotte Cripps explores the hits and misses of sequels to classic novels over the years
It is a fact universally acknowledged that every list of great books must include Pride and Prejudice. Don’t be fooled by the bonnets and balls: beneath the sugary surface is a tart exposé of the marriage market in Georgian England. For every lucky Elizabeth, who tames the haughty, handsome Mr. Darcy and learns to know herself in the process, there’s a Charlotte, resigned to life with a driveling buffoon for want of a pretty face.
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