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Originally Posted by eschwartz
@pdurrant -- suggest something to me? My knowledge of books written before at least ~1950-60 is rather sketchy. A problem, I know  perhaps this is the right opportunity to amend that.
I mainly read Sci-Fi/Fantasy, although I do enjoy mysteries as well -- Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes (that's the one I read).
And I can't stand books with animals as the characters. |
Kim has elements of mystery in it. It's my nomination, so if you haven't read it, I'd urge you to give the first chapter a go, and see if it captures your interest.
Clearly, The Wind in the Willows doesn't appeal to you on the surface. But they're not really animals (i.e.. not Watership Down) so you might like it.
I like the Psammead Trilogy myself, but it's dated more than the others, perhaps.
I'm sure I've read
The Call of the Wild, but I remember very little of it.
I'm sure you'll have read The Hound of the Baskervilles.
And there we reach the limits of my knowledge. It seeems I have some previews to read myself!