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Originally Posted by pdurrant
Only one? Much too hard. How about three, spread across the last century?
Kim, by Rudyard Kipling. Available in a nice edition I put together, here on Mobileread. First published in 1901.
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower by C. S. Forester. Unfortunately not yet available as an ebook. First published in 1950.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. First published in 1998. |
Excellent, thanks for the input.
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Originally Posted by Guns4Hire
Ill second Rudyard Kipling with Captains Courageous. Figured 1897 was close enough to 1901.  |
Thanks
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Originally Posted by Ea
"Fingersmith" by Sarah Waters.
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Nice
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Originally Posted by Sparrow
'The Grapes of Wrath' by John Steinbeck
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More food for thought. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Originally Posted by mbagsh55
"Talking God" by Tony Hillerman (RIP) would be the one non SF/Fantasy book I would choose if I was sent to a desert island with only the one book.
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I'll be checking these out later tonight. Thanks for playing, it sounds promising.
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Originally Posted by kennyc
The World according to Garp - John Irving or
Last Night in Twisted River
The Road - Cormac McCarthy or
No Country for Old Men
The Sun Also Rises - Hemingway
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant - Anne Tyler
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A nice selection outside of my usual haunts,
thanks for the feedback.
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Originally Posted by Krystian Galaj
If you liked Sherlock Holmes stories, nearly all Dr. Thorndyke ones (more scientific than Holmes) are available here.
I think lots of Edgar Rice burroughs books (Tarzan/John Carter) are here as well.
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I downloaded these but wasn't sure how they would fare. Thanks for the input.
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Originally Posted by Ea
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Thank to all who have suggested books so far.
