100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (That Are Older Than 200 Years)
- Description
- Amazon just released their "100 books to read in a lifetime." The oldest of which was published in 1813. That's a crying shame. Let's compile and vote on a list of the rest.
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- 99 Members
- timspalding, Edward, lorax, szarka, monica67, swhitco, anglemark, john257hopper, henkl, SaintSunniva, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, rarm, longway, benmartin79, MTL, yarb, janimar, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, brookeott, Cecrow, Nicole_VanK, PhileasHannay, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, RChurch, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, JCBest, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, anthonywillard, BuiltByBooks, Veilleur_de_nuit, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, hannodavel, bw94612, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, lostinalibrary, Bretzky1, ShaneTierney, drmom62, gypsysmom, Cynfelyn, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, stunes, WriterWarrior, raperper, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, MarionCrombie, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, Eka-Belle, ameliadefield, dberndtd, mspixieears, lfriedla, phdjrc, JohnMB, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, Newton_Books, jaysonwm, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, Nicolebigelow3, puffintopia, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav, praveen.jay80, HAITUNA, tom--, itstheblob, librariansi
- Explanations
- Veilleur_de_nuit: Parce que ce long poème dit les horreurs de la guerre et les douceurs de l'amour, et parce qu'il a façonné l'imaginaire occidental.Mapguy314: Means I have it in my library, not necessarily that I have read it, although I have read some of them
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- 86 Members
- timspalding, Edward, lorax, szarka, swhitco, anglemark, john257hopper, henkl, SaintSunniva, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, longway, benmartin79, MTL, yarb, janimar, xenophon, varielle, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, aulsmith, hvanloon, brookeott, gneoflavio, Cecrow, Nicole_VanK, PhileasHannay, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, anthonywillard, BuiltByBooks, Veilleur_de_nuit, marsap, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, hannodavel, bw94612, LadyoftheLodge, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, drmom62, gypsysmom, Cynfelyn, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, stunes, WriterWarrior, raperper, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, Eka-Belle, DelightedLibrarian, mspixieears, phdjrc, JohnMB, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, DanielSTJ, Nicolebigelow3, puffintopia, ErykaSosa91,-pilgrim-
- Explanations
- -pilgrim- : There is another version on page 1 of list
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26,052 members
225 reviews
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Global Rank 5
Score 194.01
Added 2014-02-16, 12:59 AM
- 81 Members
- timspalding, Edward, swhitco, hipdeep, anglemark, casvelyn, john257hopper, henkl, SaintSunniva, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, marfita, benjfrank, longway, benmartin79, MTL, yarb, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, Mirabelle, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, anthonywillard, marsap, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, gypsysmom, Luisali, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, MarionCrombie, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, rajanianthireddy, mspixieears, lfriedla, JohnMB, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, sashame, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, chas69, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav,TCBard ,ameliadefield
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13,755 members
175 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 11
Score 139.47
Added 2014-02-16, 02:33 AM
- 64 Members
- monica67, anglemark, casvelyn, henkl, SaintSunniva, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, rarm, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, aulsmith, hvanloon, Cecrow, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, toview, JCBest, Myyst, Matke, ukh, anthonywillard, perpender, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, CGlanovsky, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, drmom62, gypsysmom, Luisali, pgleduc, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, lfriedla, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav,
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23,599 members
253 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 13
Score 126.98
Added 2014-02-16, 12:13 AM
- 60 Members
- timspalding, szarka, karenb, swhitco, hipdeep, henkl, TCBard, benjfrank, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, southernbooklady, hvanloon, Cecrow, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, Mirabelle, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, Matke, PietWester, thecoroner, anthonywillard, BuiltByBooks, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, Bretzky1, JoLynnsbooks, ShaneTierney, drmom62, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, stunes, mattries37315, WriterWarrior, raperper, Turambar, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, mspixieears, lfriedla, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, puffintopia, NinaHer, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav,yarb
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by Jacob Grimm
258 members
3.9
Global Rank 15
Score 122.11
Added 2014-02-16, 01:52 AM
- 61 Members
- szarka, karenb, monica67, casvelyn, john257hopper, henkl, SaintSunniva, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, MTL, yarb, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, hvanloon, Cecrow, MusicalKnitter, merrystar, madpoet, Betelgeuse, toview, Matke, PietWester, th.lrnr, thecoroner, BuiltByBooks, MaskedMumbler, bw94612, alex68, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, JuliaMaria, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, JoLynnsbooks, drmom62, gypsysmom, writeslikeagirl, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, murphyrules, susan01, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, dberndtd, mspixieears, JohnMB, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav,Edward ,TCBard ,
- Explanations
- karenb: Squeaking by, barely (published 1812)
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23,868 members
212 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 14
Score 124.02
Added 2014-02-16, 12:27 AM
- 57 Members
- timspalding, lorax, monica67, hipdeep, TCBard, benjfrank, rarm, yarb, janimar, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, hvanloon, PhileasHannay, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, cemanuel, toview, Matke, PietWester, th.lrnr, thecoroner, BuiltByBooks, MaskedMumbler, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, drmom62, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, stunes, WriterWarrior, Turambar, murphyrules, jeffza, kingratt82, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, dberndtd, rajanianthireddy, lfriedla, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, Newton_Books, jaysonwm, DanielSTJ, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav, tom--,gneoflavio
- Explanations
- ErykaSosa91: I have been wanting to reread thus epic poem for the longest!!
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by John Milton
13,887 members
112 reviews
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Global Rank 20
Score 112.95
Added 2014-02-16, 12:26 AM
- 56 Members
- timspalding, Edward, JBD1, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, benjfrank, benmartin79, yarb, xenophon, thorold, southernbooklady, hvanloon, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, Matke, PietWester, th.lrnr, anthonywillard, perpender, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, hannodavel, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, drmom62, pgleduc, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, jeffza, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, lfriedla, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, Newton_Books, ManWithAnAgenda, Nicolebigelow3, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav, hubben, tom--,TCBard , ,
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- 49 Members
- timspalding, Edward, john257hopper, henkl, SaintSunniva, rarm, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, hvanloon, Nicole_VanK, PhileasHannay, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, thecoroner, BuiltByBooks, alex68, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, drmom62, Luisali, pgleduc, al.vick, stunes, WriterWarrior, Turambar, kingratt82, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, lfriedla, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav,TCBard ,
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11,396 members
112 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 33
Score 83.81
Added 2014-02-16, 02:29 AM
- 47 Members
- Edward, swhitco, casvelyn, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, marfita, rarm, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, toview, PietWester, anthonywillard, marsap, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, Andrew_Lear, drmom62, gypsysmom, pgleduc, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Dr.Vickie, kingratt82, cjmills, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, lfriedla, Mapguy314, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, Nicolebigelow3, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav,
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- 39 Members
- timspalding, henkl, TCBard, marfita, longway, xenophon, southernbooklady, hvanloon, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, toview, PietWester, anthonywillard, BuiltByBooks, perpender, alex68, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, JuliaMaria, dontcallmeleslie, ShaneTierney, drmom62, WriterWarrior, raperper, Turambar, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, lfriedla, skylerboodie, Newton_Books, jaysonwm, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, Nicolebigelow3, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav, hubben
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14,387 members
147 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 42
Score 67.57
Added 2014-02-16, 12:17 AM
- 37 Members
- timspalding, smcwl, xenophon, varielle, southernbooklady, Nicole_VanK, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, PietWester, BuiltByBooks, MaskedMumbler, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, JuliaMaria, dontcallmeleslie, ShaneTierney, drmom62, WriterWarrior, Turambar, kingratt82, ENjogu, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, lfriedla, Mapguy314, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, Nicolebigelow3, NinaHer, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav
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5,422 members
40 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 46
Score 62.6
Added 2014-02-16, 12:55 AM
- 36 Members
- timspalding, xenophon, southernbooklady, hvanloon, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, Betelgeuse, toview, PietWester, thecoroner, Dilara86, alex68, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, JuliaMaria, dontcallmeleslie, ShaneTierney, drmom62, Luisali, writeslikeagirl, Bookkat33, Turambar, Lucy_Skywalker, 21277008869595, PyrrhicVctry, dberndtd, mspixieears, lfriedla, Newton_Books, MusesPublisher, Nicolebigelow3, NinaHer, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav, praveen.jay80,karenb ,
- Explanations
- karenb : Yeah, going with the actual original (Marlowe's).
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by Vyasa
9,359 members
94 reviews
4
Global Rank 55
Score 51.84
Added 2014-02-16, 10:35 AM
- 28 Members
- karenb, swhitco, rarm, benmartin79, xenophon, southernbooklady, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, Dilara86, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Lucy_Skywalker, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, rajanianthireddy, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav
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21,726 members
188 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 48
Score 61.44
Added 2014-02-16, 11:50 AM
- 33 Members
- karenb, henkl, cpg, janimar, xenophon, hvanloon, WMGOATGRUFF, Betelgeuse, toview, anthonywillard, MaskedMumbler, hannodavel, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, drmom62, writeslikeagirl, WriterWarrior, PyrrhicVctry, dberndtd, lfriedla, JohnMB, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, Newton_Books, ManWithAnAgenda, Nicolebigelow3, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav
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5,065 members
72 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 70
Score 44.44
Added 2014-02-16, 02:29 AM
- 26 Members
- karenb, hipdeep, henkl, MTL, yarb, xenophon, southernbooklady, aulsmith, hvanloon, andejons, MusicalKnitter, madpoet, toview, Myyst, MaskedMumbler, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, drmom62, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, dberndtd, Newton_Books, -pilgrim-, ErykaSosa91
- Explanations
- karenb: Original version please! (No, really, the right one this time ;)
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- 18 Members
- marfita, xenophon, southernbooklady, hvanloon, WMGOATGRUFF, cemanuel, toview, Matke, anthonywillard, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, drmom62, pgleduc, WriterWarrior, jeffza, PyrrhicVctry, skylerboodie, ErykaSosa91
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30,933 members
289 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 3
Score 227.31
Added 2014-02-16, 12:59 AM
- 84 Members
- timspalding, Edward, lorax, szarka, swhitco, hipdeep, anglemark, henkl, SaintSunniva, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, longway, benmartin79, MTL, janimar, xenophon, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, aulsmith, hvanloon, Cecrow, PhileasHannay, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, Mirabelle, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, cemanuel, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, ro155, anthonywillard, marsap, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, CGlanovsky, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, gypsysmom, Luisali, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, stunes, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, MarionCrombie, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, rajanianthireddy, mspixieears, lfriedla, phdjrc, JohnMB, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, sashame, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, ErykaSosa91, marcelacaav