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2nd Quarter (Apr - June) Long Read 2017
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville, 1851, 720 pages
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1320, 798 pages
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, 1991, 896 pages
Ulysses by James Joyce, 1922, 810 pages
The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, 1021, 1182 pages
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, 1985, 945 pages
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth, 1993, 1474 pages
The Winds of War by Herman Wouk, 1921, 896 pages
Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson, 1748, 1534 pages
Weaveworld by Clive Barker, 1987, 721 pages
East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood, 1861, 694 pages
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1 was written in 1021, 1 in 1320, and 1 in 1748
2/11 were written in the 1800's
6/11 were written in the 1900's
Nice to see a few more earlier books! Great nominations. Thanks all.
I agree, as much as I love 19th and 20th century literature, it's nice to have some variety with earlier books.
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That is another nice thing about really old books, you can get them for free!
I was hoping Clarissa would win myself as that is a novel I've wanted to read for ages but I don't know if I could do it alone!
Moby Dick is available for Kindle and Kindle app for free. I happen to have a hardback copy I've had for several years, waiting for the inspiration to read it, which has now arrived thanks to this group! The Kindle is a lot easier to carry to work though.
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8/12 of the books were written in the 1800's
3/12 were written in the 1900's
1/12 was written in 1605.