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Books Everyone Should Read – Part 6

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Watership Down

Usually the books I feature in “Books Everyone Should Read” are available free as eBooks, but alas, not this time. You should read it anyway. Buy a copy (I have about six). You can almost always find it at used book sellers. Pick it up from the library. But get it. It’s worth it.

On the surface, Watership Down seems to be a simple story about rabbits. It is far more than that. It is a complex alegory on the nature of society, of religion, of government, and of human (yes, human) nature. It is also an epic adventure in the spirit of the Odyssey, um… only with rabbits.

Not all of Richard Adams’ books are as well crafted, but they all have some of the most beautifully crafted prose of the past fifty years. I have loved this book since I was a teen, wrote papers about it in college, taught it to High School English students, and I still think it is one of the best books ever written. Read it and let me know what you think.

Books Everyone Should Read – Part 5

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Not the first detective in fiction, but clearly the most famous, Sherlock Holmes definitely qualifies as a classic. Read this book. It’s great. It’s free. Download it HERE in a variety of eBook formats. This is the link to Feedbooks.com, but it can be downloaded from Manybooks.net and other purveyors of free eBooks.

Books Everyone Should Read – Part 4

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Carmilla by J. Sheridan LeFanu

Actually a novella, this vampires story predates Dracula. By far my favorite vampire story, it really plays up the predator-prey aspect of the myth, and of course there is plenty of lesbian subtext. Download it in several eBook formats for free HERE. This is a link to Feedbooks.com, but it can be found in a variety of sites devoted to free books.

Books Everyone (10-12 yrs. Old) Should Read

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Tom Swift and his Electronic Hydrolung

Imagine an aqualung so small it fits on your belt, and so powerful it will allow you to swim the entire Atlantic Ocean without coming up for air. Not as sophisticated as some recent young adult books, Tom Swift never the less still holds up. This Tom is the son of the orignial Tom Swift and has very cool inventions and adventures of his very own. So far I have only seen two of the Tom Swift Jr. books available free, but his dad’s are everywhere. Get Tom Swift and his Electronic Hydrolung in a variety of eBook formats here.

Books Everyone Should Read – Part 3

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Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

One of the most underrated books of all time, this is a great adventure, a great love story, and a brilliant story. Get it for free in a variety of eBook formats here. This link will take you to Feedbooks, but the book is available at Manybooks.net and other perveyors of free books.

Books Everyone Should Read – Part 2

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Bleak House is one of my favorite Dickens novels. It’s full of suspense, tragedy, irony, and whimsy, not necessarily in that order. While you can always say you’ve read a Dickens book even though you haven’t– you really should read at least one, you big fat liar. Click here and get this book in a variety of eBook formats for Free. This link leads to feedbooks, but you can also find it at Manybooks.org and other distributors of public domain literature. Read it. You’ll be glad you did.

Books Everyone Should Read – Part I

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Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
Arguably the greatest American novel, Moby Dick was that book you were supposed to read for your High School or College literature class, but you watched the movie or got the Cliff’s notes for it instead. Well guess what? It’s a good read. You can pick it up for FREE in several eBook formats by following this link. This leads to Feedbooks, but you can also find it an Manybooks.com and many other locations.