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Prompt: Three books, each of which is set in a different century

These are books generally set before the turn of the Common Era, where most ancient civilizations and mythological books occur.

For other centuries:
Set Pre-19th Century (BCE through the 1700s)
Set in the 19th Century (1800s)
Set in the 20th Century (1900s)
Set in the 21st Century (2000s)
Set Post-21st Century (2100 and Beyond)
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110 books · 57 voters · list created July 25th, 2022 by Emily Bourque (votes) .
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message 1: by Anchal (new)

Anchal Bhatia The song of Achilles is on this list like 3 times.


message 2: by Emily (new)

Emily Bourque Sorry, I typically remove duplicates as I come across listopias but this one hasn't been on my radar.


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