1987 is the year that I was born into. It was a good year if I do say so myself. I mean I graced your presence. Something must have gone right. Gosh where did that confidence come from?
ANYWAY, today we are talking about books that were written before you were born for Top Ten Tuesday (as always hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl). Books that you have read or that you still want to read. Honestly with classics this shouldn’t be too hard.
Pride and Prejudice (1813)
Not a fantasy but I have always enjoyed this story.
Frankenstein (1818)
Of course Frankenstein had to be on here. Unfortunately another classic I couldn’t quite appreciate.
Ivanhoe (1819)
Is that enough before my time? Honestly I read Ivanhoe on a wim during my teen years when I couldn’t find a decent English book in the school library. I don’t think much is still remembered.
Dracula (1897)
The start of the vampire craze, well mostly. It was okay. It struggled to hold my attention in places.
The War of the Worlds (1898)
In 2019 I read a few Sci-Fi Classics. The War of the Worlds was one of them. Interesting concept. Boring Read.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902)
This is probably my favorite Sherlock Holmes story.
1984 (1949)
I know Orwell is much loved but this was just okay for me. Animal Farm too by the way.
Autofac (1955)
An interesting short story that I managed to read in 2019 as well.
The Dispossessed (1974)
Not my kind of book but good to have read it.
The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
A fun read that I never realized during reading just how old this really was.
What is the oldest book you ever read (that isn’t the bible or the koran lol)?
A Dance With Books 
Beatrijs
Let’s say I was grateful it was short.
Oldest voluntary read was probably Dracula.
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The Hitchhiker’s guide I really feel like I need to read again (I started it once and got sidetracked). It just seems like something I’d like!
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It’s ridiculous but I just realized I never read any Sherlock Holmes story! I am definitely adding them to my TBR.
I think my oldest read, that I also finished reading, was Multituli the story of Max Havelaar (1860). And one I didn’t realize how old it is, until Goodreads just told me is Black Beauty (1877). I am not a horse fan, but that book is amazing! I feel it is more about morals, how you treat others and animals, than about the story of a horse.
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I read The Odyssey with was written long, long ago! I hope you can stop by:
https://collettaskitchensink.blogspot.com/2021/02/top-ten-books-written-before-1978-222021.html
Colletta
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Pride and Prejudice is one I want to reread. Happy reading! 😀 My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/books-written-before-i-was-born-the-classics-edition/
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Oh you’ve got some of my all-time favourites here! Frankenstein, Dracula, Baskervilles – have you read Wuthering Heights?
I did put a little twist on the topic this week: rather than disappearing into the classics (where there are so many that I love but rarely blog about) I went for books published in the year I was born!
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was great!
My post.
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Great list! I keep meaning to try The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
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I have so many of these on my list but I’m especially looking forward to reading Frankenstein and Dracula! The Dispossessed is also on my TBR but honestly, it intimidates me so much 😂 Great list!
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I think my oldest read is probably Homer’s Odyssey, composed in Greek around 7 or 8 BCE, but for books published in English probably it’s Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales from around 1400!
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I’ve never read any of these! I don’t actually know what the oldest book I’ve ever read is, I feel like probably Jane Eyre, though I never actually finished it, so I don’t think that counts!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2021/02/02/top-ten-tuesday-301/
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I’ve read both Dracula and Frankenstein, which are probable the oldest books I’ve read😁
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I love Jane Austen so much- though I’m more of Persuasion or Northanger Abbey person, myself.
The oldest book I read was written in ancient Rome, sometime around 16 or 18 B.C. by the poet Ovid, if you can find a good translation, it’s worth a read!
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I’ve always loved Pride and Prejudice and would love to try The Hound of the Baskervilles some day!
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The War of the Worlds was good; the 1938 radio drama was more amusing!
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I think the oldest novel I’ve read is probably Moll Flanders by Daniel DeFoe. It was, appropriately, part of a class called Novel in college!
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The Hound of the Baskervilles is my favorite Holmes story, too!
As someone else mentioned, the oldest story I’ve read is Homer’s the Iliad and the Odyssey, if you count epic poems as stories.
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Thank you 1987 for bringing us Annemieke, she’s truly a blessing ❤ I also love P&P and Frankenstein. I haven't visited either in years though.
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Ik denk dat Frankenstein het oudste boek is dat ik gelezen heb. Over het algemeen lees ik echter zelden klassiekers dus heel lang zou mijn lijstje niet worden wanneer ik de titels zou gaan uitschrijven.
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Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, and Dracula are so good! I’ve never read any Sherlock Holmes books. I really need to fix that! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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