Category Archives: 1001 Books
Around the World in 80 Days – Jules Verne
Title: Around the World in 80 Days Author: Jules Verne Publication Date: 1873 Review Score: 9/10 Phileas Fogg is a man of habit, going through the same routine every day, reading the paper, lunching at the Reform Club and playing … Continue reading
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Kim – Rudyard Kipling
Title: Kim Author: Rudyard Kipling Publication Date: 1900 Review Score: 5/10 Set in India, just after the Second Afghan War, which ended in 1881, the story of Kim unravels against the backdrop of the British/Russian political conflict, known as the … Continue reading
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The Kreutzer Sonata – Leo Tolstoy
Title: The Kreutzer Sonata Author: Leo Tolstoy Publication Date: 1889 Review Score: 7/10 Although most notably known for the epic novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy also wrote a number of novellas and short stories, of which … Continue reading
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The War of the Worlds – H.G. Wells
Title: The War of the Worlds Author: H.G. Wells Publication Date: 1898 Review Score: 5/10 The night after a shooting star is seen streaking across then night sky from Mars, the villagers of Horsell Common discover a large crater in … Continue reading
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Through the Looking Glass – Lewis Carroll
Title: Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There Author: Lewis Carroll Publication Date: 1871 Review Score: 7/10 Through the Looking Glass is the sequel to Alice in Wonderland, and in this adventure we follow young Alice as she … Continue reading
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Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte
Title: Wuthering Heights Author: Emily Bronte Publication Date: 1847 Review Score: 2/10 SPOILER ALERT: If you love this book you might not want to read this review! Mr Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, is forced to take shelter … Continue reading
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Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia – Samuel Johnson
Title: Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia Author: Samuel Johnson Publication Date: 1759 Review Score: 6/10 As one of the Prince’s of Abissinia, Rasselas has grown up in the Happy Valley, where all of his wants and desires are met and there … Continue reading
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll
Title: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Author: Lewis Carroll Publication Date: 1865 Review Score: 8/10 Sitting in the garden on a summer’s afternoon, Alice sees a white rabbit hop past, who seems very worried about the time. Without thinking about how … Continue reading
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Phillip K. Dick
Title: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Author: Phillip K. Dick Publication Date: 1968 Review Score: 7/10 Better known as the cult Sci-Fi film Blade Runner, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is the story of a modern world in … Continue reading
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The Island of Doctor Moreau – H. G. Wells
After collision with a derelict, the good ship Lady Vain has sunk and there remains but one survivor adrift in a dinghy. Edward Prendick is lost at sea and facing certain death when he is picked up by a vessel, … Continue reading
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