It’s time for the first Classics Club Spin of the year! This is also the first one I’ve been able to join in with since 2024 due to not having enough books left on my list to make it worth taking part. I started a new list a few weeks ago – which I posted here – so this Spin has come at the perfect time.

If you’re not sure what a Spin is, here’s a reminder:

The rules for Spin #43:

* List any twenty books you have left to read from your Classics Club list.
* Number them from 1 to 20.
* On Sunday 8th February the Classics Club will announce a number.
* This is the book you need to read by 29th March 2026.

And here’s my list:

1. Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
2. Trouble With Lichen by John Wyndham
3. The Sundial by Shirley Jackson
4. The Duke’s Children by Anthony Trollope
5. A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde
6. The War of the Worlds by HG Wells
7. The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino
8. The Women’s War by Alexandre Dumas
9. A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
10. The Moon and Sixpence by W Somerset Maugham
11. Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
12. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
13. The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch
14. The Blue Castle by LM Montgomery
15. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
16. No Fond Return of Love by Barbara Pym
17. Shadows on the Rock by Willa Cather
18. The Bamboo Blonde by Dorothy B. Hughes
19. Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
20. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor

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I would prefer something short, but otherwise I’ll be happy with any of these. Which one would you be hoping for?