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I will second The Man Who Would Be King.

I would like to nominate the novella, The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27672

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The Great God Pan is a novella written by Arthur Machen. On publication it was widely denounced by the press as degenerate and horrific because of its decadent style and sexual content, although it has since garnered a reputation as a classic of horror. Machen's story was only one of many at the time to focus on Pan as a useful symbol for the power of nature and paganism.

I'll nominate Red Shadows by Robert E Howard.

From Wiki:

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... First published in Weird Tales, August 1928, alternatively titled "Solomon Kane". This was the first Solomon Kane story ever published. In France, Kane finds a girl attacked by a gang of brigands led by a villain known as Le Loup. As she dies in his arms, Kane determines to avenge her death, and the trail leads from France to Africa, ending with Kane's first meeting with N'Longa. ...

Available in the Omnibus epub on MR:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=183654

I'd like to nominate The Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas. It's a good read and was made into a movie starring Richard Burton and Jean Simmons back in the 50's.
Epub at MR

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I'll second The Robe

I'd like to nominate Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctow

From Goodreads:
ules is a young man barely a century old. He's lived long enough to see the cure for death and the end of scarcity, to learn ten languages and compose three symphonies...and to realize his boyhood dream of taking up residence in Disney World.

Disney World! The greatest artistic achievement of the long-ago twentieth century. Now in the keeping of a network of "ad-hocs" who keep the classic attractions running as they always have, enhanced with only the smallest high-tech touches.

Now, though, the "ad hocs" are under attack. A new group has taken over the Hall of the Presidents, and is replacing its venerable audioanimatronics with new, immersive direct-to-brain interfaces that give guests the illusion of being Washington, Lincoln, and all the others. For Jules, this is an attack on the artistic purity of Disney World itself.

Worse: it appears this new group has had Jules killed. This upsets him. (It's only his fourth death and revival, after all.) Now it's war....

I'd like to nominate The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=178922

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Originally Posted by ccowie (Post 2930181)

I'd like to nominate Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow

I will second this.

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Originally Posted by John F (Post 2929086)

I'll nominate Red Shadows by Robert E Howard.

And this.

I'll third Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom

And second

The War of the Worlds

I third The War of the Worlds. It's the only book mentioned thus far that I'm inclined to read.

Oooh - I'll third The Robe.

How about some love for The Winning of Barbara Worth. I don't think we've had a Western book club winner before? (And I don't think I've read a western before.)

I second The Great God Pan and third The Man Who Would Be King.

I'll second The Winning of Barbara Worth.

I'll third The Winning of Barbara Worth.

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Originally Posted by John F (Post 2931682)

How about some love for The Winning of Barbara Worth. I don't think we've had a Western book club winner before? (And I don't think I've read a western before.)

Since the above worked... How about some love for Red Shadows by Robert E. Howard.

By Crom, it needs one more nomination. :)