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HiroshimaJohn Hersey
Published 1946
Paperback, 152 pages
Read 11/27/16
I know it's non-fiction, but it's still a classic
Christmas Eve at Swamp's EndNorman Duncan
Published 1915
Kindle Edition, 32 pages +-
Read 11/30/16
I usually look for Christmas stories this time of the year.
Death SquadDon Pendleton
Published 1969
Paperback, 185 pages
Read 12/1/16
I was addicted to these about 40 years ago, found this one a garage sale. It's not a traditional classic, but it was still fun to reread.
An Ideal HusbandOscar Wilde
Published 1893
Kindle Edition, 78 pages
Read 12/17/16
Excellent play, my third this year.
The Machine StopsE.M. Forster
Published 1909
Internet PDF, 48 pages +-
Read 12/18/16
Outstanding Sci-Fi, highly recommended
Classics of the MacabreDaphne du Maurier
Published 1987
Library Hardback, 284 pages
Read 12/20/16
Six good short stories, written by a classic author. the three best for me were The Birds, The Alibi, and The Apple Tree
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxPublished 1909
Kindle Edition, 225 pages
Read 12/3/16
Washington State
The Colossus and Other Poems by Sylvia PlathPublished 1960
Kindle Edition, 101 pages
Read 12/4/16
Washington State.
The Pilgrim's Progress by John BunyanPublished 1678
Kindle Edition, 300 pages
Read 12/6/16
Washington State.
Way Station by [author:Clifford D. Simak|23012
1963, 210 pages. Buffalo, NY
I really liked City by Clifford Simak and decided to branch out. This story was equally good and doesn't feel dated at all. Simple thoughtful storytelling.
This book is on sale for Kindle today at $1.99.
1963, 210 pages. Buffalo, NY
I really liked City by Clifford Simak and decided to branch out. This story was equally good and doesn't feel dated at all. Simple thoughtful storytelling.
This book is on sale for Kindle today at $1.99.
The Murder of Roger AckroydAgatha Christie
Published, 1926
Paperback edition, 368 pages
Read 12/25/16
Excellent!!
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith Published 1766
Kindle Edition, 128 pages
Read 12/22/16
Washington State.
The Upanishads: Translations from the Sanskrit by AnonymousPublished -500
Kindle Edition, 382 pages
Read 12/26/16
Washington State.
The Entropy Effect by Vonda N. McIntyrePublished 1981
Kindle Edition, 224 pages
Read 12/26/16
Washington State.
Title: Wuthering Heights: Graphic NovelAuthor: Emily Bronte
Publication: (1847) 2011
Number of Pages: 151
Title: Moby Dick
Author: Herman Melville
Publication: 1851
Number of Pages: 589
Title: Captain Blood
Author: Rafael Sabatini
Publication: 1922
Number of Pages: 236
Title: Middlemarch
Author: George Eliot
Publication: 1872
Number of Pages: 890
From Sterling Heights, MI, USA
Dracula by Bram StokerPublished 1897
ebook version, 488 pages
This was a 2nd reading and just as wonderful! Now that's a vampire!!
Still in central Illinois.
Did I mention that sometime earlier this year I've read Philip Roth's debut Goodbye Columbus and five short stories from 1959. It has 320 pages, and I'm from The Netherlands.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Classics of the Macabre by Daphne du MaurierPublished 1987
Kindle Edition, 284 pages
Read 12/27/16
Washington State.
Canterbury Tales III: The Summoner's Tale, the Friar's Tale, the Squire's Tale, the Manciple's Tale, the Doctor's Tale by Geoffrey ChaucerPublished 1478
Audio Edition, 0 pages (no pages found)
Read 12/28/16
Washington State.
Thanks for all the submissions this year, if you forgot any feel free to post them below. I will start a new thread for 2017.
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Nineteen Eighty-four
George Orwell
1950
328 pages