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Originally Posted by crich70
Treasure Island
Captains Courageous
Dracula
Frankenstein
The Time Machine
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Ooh! I forgot about "Frankenstein". Yes, I would agree that it's a must-read. Despite the "science", it's rooted in the human soul.
I would say the same of all the famous, ancient texts that are still read today. The Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Beowulf, Song of Roland..., and the various religious scriptures. There's a good reason why they haven't fallen into obscurity. Even though the technologies in our lives change over time, reading these illuminate how little we've changed, and what it has meant to be human over the last few thousands of years.