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We got 10 yet?
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There's already one for "Kim" I think - and with the previous post it's been thirded.
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Okay... here's what I got so far:
(3) The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne During the American civil war, five men escape from captivity in the Confederacy by hot air balloon. A storm blows up, and they are swept out to sea, eventually finishing up on a seemingly uninhabited island, with no resources other than a few odds and ends they have in their pockets. The book tells the story of how they manage to survive on the island using only their skills and knowledge. The island, however, has a deeper mystery. The men are helped by a mysterious unseen agent from time to time, and the sub-plot of the novel is their attempt to discover the truth behind this mystery. The book has a real "sting in the tale" ending; I'd strongly recommend that you DON'T read any detailed summary of it prior to reading it, or it'll spoil the ending for you. (3) Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother’s seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy’s father, William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in the Marshalsea. As Arthur soon discovers, the dark shadow of the prison stretches far beyond its walls to affect the lives of many, from the kindly Mr. Pancks, the reluctant rent-collector of Bleeding Heart Yard, and the tipsily garrulous Flora Finching, to Merdle, an unscrupulous financier, and the bureaucratic Barnacles in the Circumlocution Office. A masterly evocation of the state and psychology of imprisonment, Little Dorrit is one of the supreme works of Dickens’s maturity. (3) The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe The Baron was a real man in the british army who was posted in various places throughout the British empire in the 1700's. When he came home he apparently used to regale all his friends and neighbors with tall tales based on his travels. They seemed to become wilder and and wilder flights of fancy and lies until he becasme legend. ... (3) The Three Muskateers by Alexandre Dumas (3) The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (3) Kim by Rudyard Kipling (2) The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray From amazon.com "The novel concerns the life and times of the title character and narrator, a roguish Irishman. The fast-flowing satirical narrative reveals a man dedicated to success and good fortune." The novel was made into a well-known film by Stanley Kubrick. (2) Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (2) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Copyright ended on september 2008. Brave New World is a novel by Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published in 1932. Set in the London of AD 2540 (632 A.F. in the book), the novel anticipates developments in reproductive technology and sleep-learning that combine to change society. The future society is an embodiment of the ideals that form the basis of futurism. Huxley answered this book with a reassessment in an essay, Brave New World Revisited (1958), and with his final work, a novel titled Island (1962), both still in copyright. In 1999, the Modern Library ranked Brave New World fifth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. (2) Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (from the art of manliness): Robinson Crusoe deals with mastery and morality. It addresses the ability of mankind to master his surroundings through hard work, and patience and faith, which eventually enable him to survive on an unknown island and able to cope with the difficult terrain, less-than-friendly natives and basically every wicked trial that comes his way. The morality addressed in this book is the eponymous protagonist’s rejection of his father’s advice to accept the happiness of the middle class life from which he was born. Against the wishes of his family, he runs off to sea to find adventure. It is not until Crusoe literally recreates a primitive approximation of that middle class life for himself on his island that he is freed. (1) The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1) Il Principe (the Prince) by Niccolò Macchiavelli The views expounded by Machiavelli in The Prince may seem extreme even for the time period in which they were written. However, his whole life was spent in Florence at a time of continuous political conflict. Accordingly, Machiavelli emphasizes the need for stability in a prince’s principality; at stake is its preservation. ... (1) The Odyssey by Homer In a way or another every western literary work comes from it. (1) Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini (1) Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley: Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of both the horror and science fiction genres, not only tells a terrifying story, but also raises profound, disturbing questions about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the cosmos: What does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we have to each other? How far can we go in tampering with Nature? In our age, filled with news of organ donation genetic engineering, and bio-terrorism, these questions are more relevant than ever. (1) Flatland: a romance of many dimensions by Edwin Abbott It is an 1884 satirical novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott. Writing pseudonymously as "a square", Abbott used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to offer pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions; in a foreword to one of the many publications of the novella, noted science writer Isaac Asimov described Flatland as "The best introduction one can find into the manner of perceiving dimensions." As such, the novella is still popular amongst mathematics, physics, and computer science students. Several films have been made from the story, including a feature film in 2007 called Flatland. Other efforts have been short or experimental films, including one narrated by Dudley Moore and a short film with Martin Sheen titled Flatland: The Movie. (1) Containment by Christian Cantrell Here is the description by Amazon As the Earth's ability to support human life begins to diminish at an alarming rate, the Global Space Agency is formed with a single mandate: protect humanity from extinction by colonizing the solar system as quickly as possible. Venus, being almost the same mass as Earth, is chosen over Mars as humanity’s first permanent steppingstone into the universe. Arik Ockley is part of the first generation to be born and raised off-Earth. After a puzzling accident, Arik wakes up to find that his wife is almost three months pregnant. Since the colony’s environmental systems cannot safely support any increases in population, Arik immediately resumes his work on AP, or artificial photosynthesis, in order to save the life of his unborn child. Arik’s new and frantic research uncovers startling truths about the planet, and about the distorted reality the founders of the colony have constructed for Arik’s entire generation. Everything Arik has ever known is called into question, and he must figure out the right path for himself, his wife, and his unborn daughter. (1) The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1) The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle Last edited by pilotbob; 04-22-2010 at 09:13 PM. |
04-22-2010, 09:08 PM | #98 |
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04-22-2010, 09:13 PM | #99 |
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I'm going to use my second nomination on Robinson Crusoe which brings it to two nominations... I will update the previous nomination summary post.
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04-22-2010, 09:18 PM | #100 |
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I'll third 'Brave New World' as it is on by TBR
I also nominate 'Michael Stroganoff' or 'The Courier of the Czar' by Jules Verne (note: this is one book, not 2 - just has 2 titles) and to use my last I also third 'Robinsoe Crusoe' Last edited by Katti's Cat; 04-22-2010 at 10:42 PM. Reason: added note to nomination |
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I would second "Wind in the Willows"
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04-22-2010, 11:59 PM | #102 |
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Summary for 'Captain Blood' by Rafael Sabatini.
Dr. Peter Blood is arrested for attending the wounded after the Monmouth rebellion. Wrongly convicted as a traitor, he is sent to Port Royal, Jamaica, to be sold as a slave. Showing too much bravado on the auction block, he is about to be condemned to the salt mines when he is purchased by the rebellious Arabella Bishop, niece of the largest plantation owner on the island. His plans for escape are dashed, but when Port Royal is attacked by the Spanish, he and his fellow slaves seize the opportunity and capture a Spanish ship. They then embark on a career of piracy, but Captain Blood's plans change when his partnership with the pirate Levasseur turns sour, and he is forced to reevaluate his loyalties. A rollicking adventure, it was made into a movie starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Haviland (the first starring roles for each of them), along with Basil Rathbone. Last edited by khalleron; 04-23-2010 at 12:04 AM. |
04-23-2010, 03:17 AM | #103 |
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Kim is an orphan boy in India in the late 1800s. He becomes involved in an old Lama's search for a sacred river, and in a British spy ring, playing the "Great Game".
"The book presents a vivid picture of India, its teeming populations, religions, and superstitions, and the life of the bazaars and the road." ..........— The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. Ed. Margaret Drabble and Jenny Stringer. Oxford University Press, 2007. It's also a very good read. |
04-23-2010, 04:46 AM | #104 |
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I'd like to use my last nomination for Frankenstein.. I have never read this book..
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04-23-2010, 07:53 AM | #105 |
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I'll add my vote to the "Oliver Twist" nomination.
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