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Old 04-28-2013, 02:42 AM   #51
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Originally Posted by caleb72 View Post
I still think that won not because it was science fiction, but that it was the only novel in the list. Everything else was non-fiction.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry also is a novel. I think being free was a major factor in the Verne win.

ETA: Of the five selections so far this year, three were public domain everywhere and the other two public domain in life +50 countries.

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