Book challenge 2017

For 2017, I've decided to try the Back to the Classics Challenge.  This entails reading 12 classics from the following categories:

1.  A 19th Century Classic - any book published between 1800 and 1899.

2.  A 20th Century Classic - any book published between 1900 and 1967. 

3.  A classic by a woman author. 

• January 2017 - Mary Shelley -  Frankenstein

4.  A classic in translation.  Any book originally written published in a language other than your native language. 

5.  A classic published before 1800. Plays and epic poems are acceptable in this category.

• February 2017 - Homer - The Illiad

6.  A romance classic. 

7.  A Gothic or horror classic. 

• February 2017 - Bram Stoker - Dracula

8.  A classic with a number in the title. Examples include A Tale of Two Cities, Three Men in a Boat, The Nine Tailors, Henry V, Fahrenheit 451, etc.

9.  A classic about an animal or which includes the name of an animal in the title.  It can be an actual animal or a metaphor, or just the name in the title. Examples include To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, The Metamorphosis, White Fang, etc. 

10. A classic set in a place you'd like to visit. It can be real or imaginary: The Wizard of Oz, Down and Out in Paris and London, Death on the Nile, etc.

11. An award-winning classic. It could be the Newbery award, the Prix Goncourt, the Pulitzer Prize, the James Tait Award, etc. 

12. A Russian Classic. 2017 will be the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, so read a classic by any Russian author. 

I'll be updating this list with books that I've selected throughout the year.