Random Reading Challenge - hosted by capree

A book that is over 50 years old
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The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene

The Secret of the Old Clock

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #1

Carolyn Keene

210 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)

fiction childrens classics mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker

497 pages • first pub 1897 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Sturmhöhe by Emily Brontë

Sturmhöhe

Emily Brontë

397 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance dark emotional slow-paced
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath

244 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Gorgias by Plato

Gorgias

Plato

155 pages • first pub -380 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy politics challenging reflective slow-paced
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Carmilla

J. Sheridan Le Fanu

108 pages • first pub 1872 (editions)

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ dark mysterious fast-paced
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka

98 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)

fiction classics literary magical realism dark reflective sad medium-paced
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

4 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 1922 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy inspiring reflective medium-paced
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

112 pages • first pub 180 (editions)

nonfiction classics history philosophy informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Silmarillion

Middle-earth Universe

J.R.R. Tolkien

384 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy adventurous challenging slow-paced