Showing posts with label 1790s and earlier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1790s and earlier. Show all posts
Saturday, August 15, 2026

2026 read #40: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare 173 pages Published c. 1595-1596 Read August 15 Rating: 4.5 out of 5 An unusual “read” for ...
Sunday, July 12, 2026

2026 read #36: The Travels of Marco Polo by Rustichello da Pisa and Marco Polo.*

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The Travels of Marco Polo: A Modern Translation by Rustichello da Pisa and Marco Polo* Translated by Teresa Waugh from the Italian translati...
Sunday, December 14, 2025

2025 read #95: Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre, edited by August Derleth.

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Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre , edited by August Derleth 418 pages Published 1947 Read from December 9 to December 14 R...
Monday, October 20, 2025

2025 read #76: Weird Tales: The Magazine that Never Dies, edited by Marvin Kaye.

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Weird Tales: The Magazine that Never Dies , edited by Marvin Kaye 589 pages Published 1988 Read from January 7 to October 20 Rating: 2 out o...
Thursday, September 26, 2024

2024 read #114: Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural, edited by Marvin Kaye.

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Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural: A Treasury of Spellbinding Tales Old & New , edited by Marvin Kaye 629 pages Published 1985...
Friday, March 29, 2024

2024 read #39: Oroonoko by Aphra Behn.

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Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave: A True History by Aphra Behn Edited with introduction and notes by Janet Todd 133 pages Published 1688 Read fr...
Thursday, June 22, 2023

2023 read #72: Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment, compiled by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer.

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Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment , compiled by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer 628 pages Published 1988 Read from January 1, ...
Sunday, March 2, 2014

2014 read #23: The March Up Country: A Translation of Xenophon's Anabasis.

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The March Up Country: A Translation of Xenophon's Anabasis Translated by W. H. D. Rouse 214 pages Written ca. 380 BC; translation pub...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

2013 read #90: Candide, or Optimism by Voltaire.

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Candide, or Optimism by Voltaire 166 pages Published 1759 Read July 11 Rating: ★★★★ out of 5 I love cynical, bleakly funny works wri...