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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33,043 members
308 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
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26,276 members
231 reviews
4
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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1,132 members
11 reviews
½ 3.5
Global Rank 8
Score 149.47
Added 2014-02-16, 03:13 AM
- 64 Members
- szarka, swhitco, JBD1, anglemark, john257hopper, henkl, JeanLittleLibrary, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, benmartin79, MTL, yarb, xenophon, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, Nicole_VanK, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, Mirabelle, merrystar, madpoet, Betelgeuse, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, thecoroner, anthonywillard, Dilara86, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, CGlanovsky, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, JoLynnsbooks, drmom62, gypsysmom, Luisali, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, stunes, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, murphyrules, cjmills, MarionCrombie, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, rajanianthireddy, mspixieears, phdjrc, JohnMB, Mapguy314, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, ,cej1027
- Explanations
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by Jacob Grimm
261 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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28,759 members
280 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 10
Score 140.97
Added 2014-02-16, 12:59 AM
- 68 Members
- timspalding, Edward, swhitco, anglemark, casvelyn, john257hopper, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, marfita, benjfrank, rarm, MTL, yarb, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, ukh, thecoroner, anthonywillard, marsap, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, JuliaMaria, TrulyAragorn, cej1027, gypsysmom, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, MarionCrombie, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, rajanianthireddy, mspixieears, lfriedla, phdjrc, JohnMB, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, marcelacaav,TCBard , ,amanda4242
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23,778 members
254 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 13
Score 126.93
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 Aesop
3,630 members
50 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 23
Score 106.8
Added 2014-02-16, 12:21 AM
- 53 Members
- timspalding, szarka, casvelyn, john257hopper, SaintSunniva, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, marfita, benjfrank, rarm, MTL, janimar, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, madpoet, Betelgeuse, toview, Matke, PietWester, th.lrnr, thecoroner, 2wonderY, BuiltByBooks, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, JoLynnsbooks, gypsysmom, writeslikeagirl, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, murphyrules, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, mspixieears, lfriedla, JohnMB, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, Newton_Books,TCBard ,ukh
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19,945 members
178 reviews
4
Global Rank 16
Score 117.76
Added 2014-02-16, 12:59 AM
- 61 Members
- timspalding, hipdeep, anglemark, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, marfita, rarm, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, europhile, aulsmith, hvanloon, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, toview, JCBest, Myyst, anthonywillard, marsap, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, TrulyAragorn, JoLynnsbooks, cej1027, gypsysmom, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, kingratt82, cjmills, NinieB, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, rajanianthireddy, mspixieears, lfriedla, JohnMB, Mapguy314, jaysonwm, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, marcelacaav,TCBard ,
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22,602 members
163 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 24
Score 106.54
Added 2014-02-16, 12:20 AM
- 51 Members
- timspalding, casvelyn, SaintSunniva, JeanLittleLibrary, TCBard, benjfrank, benmartin79, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, bartra1, souci, southernbooklady, Cecrow, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, JCBest, th.lrnr, thecoroner, 2wonderY, anthonywillard, perpender, Dilara86, bw94612, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, cej1027, humblemummble, drmom62, stunes, WriterWarrior, raperper, Turambar, kingratt82, 21277008869595, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, mspixieears, lfriedla, Newton_Books, Jonathan_Bobo, marcelacaav,
- Explanations
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- 56 Members
- karenb, casvelyn, henkl, JeanLittleLibrary, TCBard, marfita, benjfrank, janimar, xenophon, thorold, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, PhileasHannay, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, Betelgeuse, toview, PietWester, thecoroner, 2wonderY, anthonywillard, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, alex68, CGlanovsky, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, JuliaMaria, dontcallmeleslie, drmom62, gypsysmom, Luisali, writeslikeagirl, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Turambar, Settings, kingratt82, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, mspixieears, lfriedla, Mapguy314, Newton_Books, ManWithAnAgenda, Jonathan_Bobo, marcelacaav, hubben,walthoff
- Explanations
- PietWester: Geschreven in 1759 en nog steeds een van de geestigste werken uit de wereldliteratuur.
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8,693 members
69 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 37
Score 75.07
Added 2014-02-16, 03:16 AM
- 41 Members
- szarka, monica67, swhitco, hipdeep, anglemark, jillmwo, JeanLittleLibrary, TCBard, rarm, xenophon, thorold, souci, southernbooklady, hvanloon, Nicole_VanK, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, toview, PietWester, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, Andrew_Lear, drmom62, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Dr.Vickie, Lucy_Skywalker, cjmills, ENjogu, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, mspixieears, lfriedla, skylerboodie, Mapguy314, ManWithAnAgenda, marcelacaav,aulsmith ,
- Explanations
- aulsmith : I just read through them all and a lot of them are boring, repetitive and some of them are clearly drafts. Go with the ones that are anthologized.
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by Sappho
1,163 members
18 reviews
4
Global Rank 72
Score 43.6
Added 2014-02-16, 12:43 AM
- 24 Members
- timspalding, Edward, karenb, henkl, TCBard, southernbooklady, aulsmith, andejons, MusicalKnitter, madpoet, toview, perpender, Dilara86, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, writeslikeagirl, WriterWarrior, Turambar, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, mspixieears, skylerboodie, Nicolebigelow3
15
5,478 members
40 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 47
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 Apuleius
4,792 members
75 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 78
Score 41.33
Added 2014-02-16, 12:17 AM
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6,264 members
88 reviews
4
Global Rank 79
Score 40.11
Added 2014-02-16, 02:33 AM
- 24 Members
- swhitco, janimar, smcwl, southernbooklady, hvanloon, andejons, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, toview, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, TrulyAragorn, drmom62, gypsysmom, pgleduc, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, jeffza, cjmills, 21277008869595, PyrrhicVctry, mspixieears, lfriedla, Mapguy314
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by John Cleland
3,340 members
58 reviews
3.2
Global Rank 151
Score 13.39
Added 2014-02-16, 02:30 AM
- 10 Members
- hvanloon, andejons, madpoet, marsap, BlueSkies305, ahef1963, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, mspixieears,karenb
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by Euripides
329 members
3 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 112
Score 20.22
Added 2014-02-16, 08:19 AM
- 13 Members
- Edward, marfita, aulsmith, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, Myyst, anthonywillard, writeslikeagirl, PyrrhicVctry, mspixieears, skylerboodie, sashame,
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by Sei Shonagon
2,751 members
42 reviews
4
Global Rank 110
Score 21.76
Added 2014-02-16, 12:25 AM
- 12 Members
- timspalding, karenb, henkl, jillmwo, souci, hvanloon, andejons, MusicalKnitter, JuliaMaria, PyrrhicVctry, mspixieears, chartreuse.hk
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796 members
10 reviews
½ 4.4
Global Rank 192
Score 9.24
Added 2014-02-16, 04:38 AM
- 6 Members
- henkl, southernbooklady, thecoroner, alex68, PyrrhicVctry, mspixieears
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1,741 members
24 reviews
3.2
Global Rank 157
Score 12.97
Added 2014-02-27, 05:49 PM
- 8 Members
- yarb, smcwl, thorold, europhile, thecoroner, alex68, PyrrhicVctry, mspixieears
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by Jane Austen
81,213 members
1,372 reviews
½ 4.4
Global Rank 12
Score 131.15
Added 2014-02-16, 02:30 PM
- 63 Members
- swhitco, anglemark, casvelyn, JeanLittleLibrary, LShelby, cpg, rarm, benmartin79, Helcura, yarb, smcwl, xenophon, souci, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, merrystar, Betelgeuse, toview, PietWester, th.lrnr, 2wonderY, Dilara86, MaskedMumbler, LadyoftheLodge, alex68, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, JuliaMaria, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, JoLynnsbooks, gypsysmom, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, stunes, ahef1963, mattries37315, WriterWarrior, Bookkat33, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, susan01, cjmills, NinieB, ENjogu, 21277008869595, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, rajanianthireddy, mspixieears, lfriedla, JohnMB, Mapguy314, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, chas69, marcelacaav,Edward ,aulsmith ,cemanuel ,kingratt82
- Explanations
- cemanuel : Agreed. The purpose of this list is specifically for alternatives to Amazon's. Great book though.
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12,541 members
110 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 19
Score 114.27
Added 2014-02-16, 02:33 AM
- 57 Members
- szarka, monica67, anglemark, casvelyn, john257hopper, JeanLittleLibrary, TCBard, rarm, longway, benmartin79, janimar, smcwl, xenophon, southernbooklady, europhile, hvanloon, Cecrow, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, toview, Myyst, Matke, PietWester, anthonywillard, marsap, LadyoftheLodge, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, TrulyAragorn, gypsysmom, Luisali, pgleduc, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, MarionCrombie, 21277008869595, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, mspixieears, lfriedla, JohnMB, Mapguy314, -pilgrim-, DanielSTJ, ManWithAnAgenda, marcelacaav,
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17,061 members
132 reviews
4
Global Rank 29
Score 95.35
Added 2014-02-16, 12:59 AM
- 51 Members
- timspalding, Edward, lorax, monica67, henkl, JeanLittleLibrary, marfita, rarm, janimar, xenophon, souci, southernbooklady, hvanloon, andejons, MusicalKnitter, amanda4242, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, toview, Myyst, PietWester, thecoroner, anthonywillard, marsap, HxBuff, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, ShaneTierney, drmom62, gypsysmom, pgleduc, writeslikeagirl, al.vick, ahef1963, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, jeffza, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, DelightedLibrarian, dberndtd, mspixieears, lfriedla, Mapguy314, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, marcelacaav
26
by Euripides
2,933 members
50 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 44
Score 66.8
Added 2014-02-16, 12:08 AM
- 38 Members
- timspalding, casvelyn, henkl, TCBard, xenophon, southernbooklady, hvanloon, andejons, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, merrystar, madpoet, toview, Myyst, thecoroner, anthonywillard, BuiltByBooks, perpender, alex68, CGlanovsky, BlueSkies305, Roberto823, dontcallmeleslie, drmom62, al.vick, WriterWarrior, Turambar, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, Tom_Huckstep, dberndtd, mspixieears, lfriedla, skylerboodie, Newton_Books, sashame, Nicolebigelow3, marcelacaav
27
7,137 members
51 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 63
Score 48.27
Added 2014-02-16, 03:18 AM
- 30 Members
- lorax, szarka, Rtrace, MTL, smcwl, xenophon, southernbooklady, Nicole_VanK, MusicalKnitter, WMGOATGRUFF, madpoet, cemanuel, Betelgeuse, toview, perpender, BlueSkies305, dontcallmeleslie, TrulyAragorn, JoLynnsbooks, WriterWarrior, Turambar, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, dberndtd, mspixieears, JohnMB, Belarmino, Newton_Books, jaysonwm,karenb ,camainc , ,jeffza
- Explanations
- karenb : Taking Chretien de Troyes instead.camainc : A better choice would be Idylls of the King by Tennyson.Betelgeuse: Idylls of the King is too recent: published between 1859-1885.
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by Edmund Burke
2,860 members
27 reviews
½ 3.6
Global Rank 103
Score 26.57
Added 2014-02-16, 12:35 AM
- 16 Members
- timspalding, szarka, janimar, southernbooklady, WMGOATGRUFF, Betelgeuse, anthonywillard, Veilleur_de_nuit, HxBuff, Bretzky1, Dr.Vickie, PyrrhicVctry, malmorrow, dberndtd, mspixieears, puffintopia,
- Explanations
- Veilleur_de_nuit: Parce que Burke a une vision lucide sur ce que va devenir la Révolution Française, en particulier dans ses dérives.malmorrow: This is an English polemic of the Enlightenment. 'Reflections' is unsurpassed in this, and equalled only by pamphlets by Paine and Wollstonecraft. Burke set an extremely high standard for sustained rhetoric, providing a foundation for the classic speeches and political writing of the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
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1,876 members
17 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 117
Score 18.77
Added 2014-02-16, 12:21 AM
- 12 Members
- timspalding, southernbooklady, hvanloon, WMGOATGRUFF, thecoroner, Veilleur_de_nuit, alex68, JuliaMaria, Bookkat33, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, mspixieears
- Explanations
- Veilleur_de_nuit: Parce que ces petites fables expliquent l'âme humaine avec beaucoup d'humour et d'à-propos.
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2,565 members
24 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 142
Score 14.16
Added 2014-02-16, 07:13 AM
- 13 Members
- smcwl, hvanloon, madpoet, Betelgeuse, BlueSkies305, dontcallmeleslie, ShaneTierney, Dr.Vickie, cjmills, PyrrhicVctry, dberndtd, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda, ,yarb
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4,412 members
93 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 183
Score 10.28
Added 2014-02-20, 06:24 AM
- 6 Members
- Luisali, Bookkat33, Dr.Vickie, PyrrhicVctry, mspixieears, ManWithAnAgenda
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- 6 Members
- timspalding, WMGOATGRUFF, BuiltByBooks, PyrrhicVctry, mspixieears, skylerboodie
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by Homer
5,864 members
50 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 306
Score 3.49
Added 2014-06-20, 03:21 PM
- 5 Members
- Myyst, HxBuff, mattries37315, cjmills, mspixieears,Edward ,anglemark ,-pilgrim-
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- Edward: These are currently ranked separately as #1 and #2. There's no need to list a compilation as well.
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Added 2014-02-19, 10:05 PM
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