04-21-2011, 08:15 PM | #76 |
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For my first, I nominate Ivanhoe. It's long, but it's one of the greatest books of all time. imo It's exciting, suspenseful, enlightening, and truly has something for everyone.
I've read it a few times, but it's been a few years, and since it fits with the era I'm in, May would be great. It's here, in epub and prc/mobi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanhoe About: Ivanhoe is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. It was written in 1819, and is set in 12th-century England, and is an example of historical fiction. Ivanhoe is sometimes credited for increasing interest in Romanticism and Medievalism; John Henry Newman claimed that Scott "had first turned men's minds in the direction of the middle ages," while Carlyle and Ruskin made similar claims to Scott's overwhelming influence over the revival based primarily on the publication of this novel. Plot snippet: Ivanhoe is the story of one of the remaining Saxon noble families at a time when the English nobility was overwhelmingly Norman. It follows the Saxon protagonist, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, who is out of favour with his father for his allegiance to the Norman king, Richard I of England. The story is set in 1194, after the failure of the Third Crusade, when many of the Crusaders were still returning to Europe. King Richard, who had been captured by the Duke of Saxony on his way back, was believed to still be in the arms of his captors. The legendary Robin Hood, initially under the name of Locksley, is also a character in the story, as are his "merry men", including Friar Tuck and less so, Alan-a-Dale; Little John is merely mentioned. The character that Scott gave to Robin Hood in Ivanhoe helped shape the modern notion of this figure as a cheery noble outlaw. I'll second/third, or whatever's needed for Don Quixote. I've read Anna Karenina so many times, including last year, I'm not in the mood myself, but it is a great book, so I'll give it my 3rd slot for y'all. |
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i'll just keep my last slot then and use it if anything comes up that i may want to read. |
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04-21-2011, 08:36 PM | #79 |
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Unless I missed something, we have eight books chosen so far.
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04-21-2011, 08:37 PM | #80 |
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dreams, I have found (thanks to your suggestion) ePub and mobi formats of Riders of the Purple Sage at feedbooks here: http://www.feedbooks.com/book/1840/r...he-purple-sage
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Did I miss something? Could you let me know, please? My eyes start to cross with so many windows open getting links and editing the post.
Post #21 has all the nominations and post #1 has the fully nominated ones listed. Quote:
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dreams, Purple Sage has three - me, DixieGal and JSWolf.
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04-21-2011, 09:13 PM | #83 |
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I thirded Riders of the Purple Sage. So once that's set to three, we'll have our eight.
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04-21-2011, 09:19 PM | #84 |
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The various copyright laws even affect our book club. Such craziness.
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04-21-2011, 11:21 PM | #87 |
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For my final nomination, I do not believe you can discuss Classics without Jules Verne. I would like to take this opportunity to nominate "Journey to the Center of the Earth" by the master himself, Jules Verne.
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I would like to second Ivanhoe, third Age of Innocence and the Diary of a Nobody.
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Doesn't lila get us to ten nominations?
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04-22-2011, 01:14 AM | #90 |
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It looks like it to me, too.
So: There are now 10 fully nominated books - nominations closed. I have updated post #1 (fully nominated books) and Post #21 (all nominated books), so everyone can see. Please let me know of any errors. Thank you. |
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