The Easy TBR Challenge 2024 - hosted by nicki_in_nz

Read the book on your TBR shelf that was published the longest ago.
If more than one book was published at the same time, choose the one that's been on your shelf the longest.
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The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

The War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells

208 pages • first pub 1898 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus

Prometheus Bound

Aeschylus

144 pages • first pub -480 (editions)

fiction classics play dark medium-paced
The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Edition by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Edition

The Lord of the Rings #1-3

J.R.R. Tolkien

1216 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced
Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Dune #1

Frank Herbert

794 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai by Han Bangqing

The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai

Han Bangqing

554 pages • first pub 1892 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Monkey: Folk Novel of China by Wu Ch'eng-En

Monkey: Folk Novel of China

Wu Ch'eng-En

324 pages • first pub 1592 (editions) user-added

fiction classics adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Little Women #1

Louisa May Alcott

777 pages • first pub 1868 (editions)

fiction classics young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Manuel d'Épictète by Epictetus

Manuel d'Épictète

Epictetus

113 pages • first pub 125 (editions)

nonfiction classics philosophy challenging informative reflective medium-paced
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

I, Robot

Robot #0.1

Isaac Asimov

244 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction short stories adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer

521 pages • first pub 1390 (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous challenging funny slow-paced