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What is one of the books that has been out into the world the longest? Is it a book from the 1800's or the 80's? Lets try and enjoy!
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Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

Wide Sargasso Sea

Jean Rhys

176 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

559 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Extraordinary Voyages #6

Jules Verne

428 pages • first pub 1869 (editions)

fiction classics literary science fiction adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle #1

Diana Wynne Jones

301 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings #1

J.R.R. Tolkien

398 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy adventurous slow-paced
Dune by Frank Herbert

Dune

Dune #1

Frank Herbert

884 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov

Pale Fire

Vladimir Nabokov

320 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics literary poetry challenging mysterious slow-paced
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde

252 pages • first pub 1890 (editions)

fiction classics horror lgbtqia+ literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

195 pages • first pub 1818 (editions)

fiction classics horror literary science fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
La princesa prometida by William Goldman

La princesa prometida

William Goldman

518 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced