1900 Books

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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,865,103 ratings — published 1925
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.00 — 509,009 ratings — published 1900
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,501,637 ratings — published 1945
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 17 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,807,244 ratings — published 1953
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,402,997 ratings — published 1949
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,598,080 ratings — published 1939
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Basic Writings of Nietzsche Basic Writings of Nietzsche (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 15 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,123 ratings — published 1967
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,406,132 ratings — published 1915
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John Adams John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.08 — 376,836 ratings — published 2001
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,301,947 ratings — published 1952
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,869,949 ratings — published 1951
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,096,807 ratings — published 1967
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.87 — 939,794 ratings — published 1955
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,829,699 ratings — published 1960
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,450,598 ratings — published 1943
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,381,694 ratings — published 1942
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.28 — 416,551 ratings — published 1967
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,813,259 ratings — published 1937
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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,105,679 ratings — published 1908
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.02 — 312,167 ratings — published 1947
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,178,557 ratings — published 1954
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,429,272 ratings — published 1937
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Mrs. Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.78 — 354,128 ratings — published 1925
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 10 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.20 — 724,991 ratings — published 1934
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Zeno's Conscience Zeno's Conscience (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.77 — 32,234 ratings — published 1923
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All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.11 — 517,232 ratings — published 1928
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Steppenwolf Steppenwolf (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.13 — 213,785 ratings — published 1927
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.15 — 2,398,133 ratings — published 1985
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,206,463 ratings — published 1963
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.03 — 989,231 ratings — published 1939
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.08 — 870,666 ratings — published 1922
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The Haunting of Hill House The Haunting of Hill House (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.81 — 390,358 ratings — published 1959
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Lord Jim Lord Jim (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.61 — 32,918 ratings — published 1900
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A Room with a View A Room with a View (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.89 — 200,985 ratings — published 1908
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,476,080 ratings — published 1969
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.91 — 292,287 ratings — published 1962
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The Magic Mountain The Magic Mountain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.13 — 61,033 ratings — published 1924
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.22 — 257,579 ratings — published 1929
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Rebecca Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.25 — 714,658 ratings — published 1938
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.00 — 766,264 ratings — published 1962
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The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.14 — 393,861 ratings — published 1980
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The Call of the Wild The Call of the Wild (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.91 — 470,048 ratings — published 1903
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The Enchanted April The Enchanted April (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.89 — 40,810 ratings — published 1922
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 8 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.13 — 385,805 ratings — published 1902
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The Trial The Trial (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.94 — 391,491 ratings — published 1925
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White Fang White Fang (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.03 — 206,330 ratings — published 1906
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Il fu Mattia Pascal Il fu Mattia Pascal (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.00 — 35,763 ratings — published 1904
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A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.82 — 351,921 ratings — published 1929
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Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1900)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,254,014 ratings — published 1936
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Tender Is the Night Tender Is the Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as 1900)
avg rating 3.77 — 149,194 ratings — published 1934
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Viviana Giorgi
“Quella era una fine d’anno speciale, dopotutto, e le speranze e i timori per il futuro di ognuno sembravano affiorare in quei pochi minuti che precedevano l’arrivo del nuovo secolo.
Tenendosi per mano, gli ospiti si disposero a cerchio, pronti a intonare le dolci note di Auld Lang Syne, I bei tempi andati, come voleva un’antica tradizione britannica diffusasi anche nel Nuovo Mondo.
Le spalle all’ingresso del salone, come gli altri emozionata e incerta per il domani, Camille prese posto tra i Campbell.
«Sarà un fantastico secolo il 1900, Camille, e tu lo percorrerai a testa alta, mia cara» le disse Agnes sorridendole.
«Due minuti, signori, due minuti!» urlò il giudice Harris.
Le voci si alzarono festose, per poi morire di nuovo. Il grande cerchio era ora immobile, in silenziosa attesa.
Anche i camerieri avevano interrotto il loro lavoro e l’orchestra taceva.
«Trenta secondi al nuovo secolo!»
«Venti secondi!»
Camille all’improvviso sentì la testa girarle e il cuore battere impetuoso contro il petto: Mr Campbell, alla sua destra, aveva lasciato che un’altra mano, più forte e più grande, stringesse la sua.
Non capiva di chi fosse quella mano, perché Agnes sorridesse, perché tutti, in quel cerchio festoso, la guardassero. O meglio, lo capiva perfettamente ma temeva che se si fosse girata, se avesse guardato l’uomo che aveva preso il posto di Mr Campbell nel cerchio, quel sogno si sarebbe interrotto.
«Cinque secondi al nuovo secolo!» sentenziò il giudice Harris.
«Quattro, tre, due, uno! Buon anno!» esclamarono tutti, all’unisono.
L’orchestra intonò le prime battute di Auld Lang Syne e gli ospiti incominciarono a cantare.
Camille si girò con lentezza infinita verso l’uomo che stringeva con forza e dolcezza e speranza la sua mano. L’uomo che la stava guardando sorridente, felice come un ragazzino. Era fradicio e aveva gli occhi lucidi.
E cantava.
Camille non disse nulla e si unì al coro, mentre lacrime di gioia le scivolavano sul viso.

***

Quando la musica terminò il cerchio non si ruppe subito. Tutti rimasero immobili a osservare la scena che si svolgeva davanti a loro. Frank Raleigh, il solito anticonformista, gocciolante e vestito come un mandriano, se ne stava in ginocchio davanti a Miss Brontee con in mano un solitario dalle notevoli dimensioni. Nessuno ebbe dubbi su cosa le stesse chiedendo.
Miss Brontee lo fissava a bocca aperta, gli occhi tondi di sorpresa, il petto che si alzava e si abbassava troppo in fretta, il volto pallido.
«Allora, Miss Brontee, dite di sì a quel poveretto prima che si prenda una polmonite!» esclamò burbera un’anziana signora, rompendo la tensione di quel momento.
Tutti scoppiarono a ridere.
«Sì, Miss Brontee, ditegli di sì. Almeno metterà la testa a posto!»
«Ti prego, Camille, dimmi di sì» implorò Frank in un sussurro.
Camille deglutì, si guardò intorno come per chiedere consiglio ai presenti, incontrò lo sguardo di Agnes e di Mr Campbell, che insieme assentirono. Poi guardò Raleigh e semplicemente rispose: «Sì!»
La sala esplose in una girandola di congratulazioni, poi altro champagne fu stappato e i brindisi al nuovo secolo e ai promessi sposi si rincorsero.
Mr Raleigh, indifferente al centinaio di persone che li stava fissando, si era intanto rialzato e tenendo Miss Brontee stretta tra le braccia le mormorava parole che tutti i presenti avrebbero voluto udire ma che giunsero solo al cuore di Camille.”
Viviana Giorgi, Un amore di fine secolo

Kate Morton
“Even when they were very small Eliza had known that Sammy needed her more than she needed him, even before he caught the fever and was nearly lost to them. Something in his manner left him vulnerable. Other children had known it when they were small, grown-ups knew it now. They sensed somehow that he was not really one of them.
And he wasn't, he was a changeling. Eliza knew all about changelings. She'd read about them in the book of fairy tales that had sat for a time in the rag and bottle shop. There'd been pictures, too. Fairies and sprites who looked just like Sammy, with his fine strawberry hair, long ribbony limbs and round blue eyes. The way Mother told it, something had set Sammy apart from other children ever since he was a babe: an innocence, a stillness. She used to say that while Eliza had screwed up her little red face and howled for a feeding, Sammy had never cried. He used to lie in his drawer, listening, as if to beautiful music floating on the breeze that no one but he could hear.”
Kate Morton, The Forgotten Garden

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