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Edith Piaff wrote: ↑28 Sep 2024, 22:39 What qualifies someone as a classic author? I guess Jane Austen would be one of my favorites as well. Charlotte Bronte, I love, but only really the one book of hers.

Blueberry Dragon wrote: ↑03 Oct 2024, 06:21

Edith Piaff wrote: ↑28 Sep 2024, 22:39 What qualifies someone as a classic author? I guess Jane Austen would be one of my favorites as well. Charlotte Bronte, I love, but only really the one book of hers.

That's a good question you ask @Edith Piaff. With the passage of time, I guess anything written before 1950 could count as a classic. Some may prefer to go back a little further (say 1900). But then does just the date of publishing count, or does it also need to have been read by a certain number of people? I guess it's open to debate, or maybe there's a formal definition available somewhere out there.
Anyway, some of my favorite classic authors would be Jane Austen, Kipling, Louisa May Alcott, and A.A. Miln@Edith Piaff

Thanks for the answer, it makes sense! I never get responses on here, so I didn't know what to do when I saw I had one. Finally, i decided to respond. Or try to. About classic books, it's interesting. I like your definition. I do always wonder, do the old pre 1950 books have to be good to be considered classics? If it's just a pulp fiction book, I can't see it being labeled a classic, so I do think you're right that it is a bit subjective and open to debate.