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Dec. 7, 2010 / 1:19 PM

Oprah picks Dickens' books for Club

Oprah Winfrey attends the Toronto International Film Festival press conference for "Precious" at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, Ontario on September 13, 2009. UPI /Christine Chew

Oprah Winfrey attends the Toronto International Film Festival press conference for "Precious" at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, Ontario on September 13, 2009. UPI /Christine Chew | License Photo

CHICAGO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Great Expectations" by British writer Charles Dickens are the newest selections for Oprah's Book Club.

Oprah Winfrey announced her picks on Monday's edition of her syndicated talk show.

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"I'm going old-old school," the Chicago Tribune quoted her as saying about the Victorian literary masterpieces.

Winfrey's past Book Club selections have included "Love in the Time of Cholera," "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Night."

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