Before Austen Comes Aesop
- Description
- A list of books from the above-named title that suggests Classic works, their derivatives, and other literary milestones- to be read for delight and enrichment, in anticipation of greater appreciation of adult "Great Books" later in life. (I couldn't resist sneaking in a few forgotten authors whose works i think qualify for the list. I have added three asterisks after those inclusions. These authors include Eva March Tappan; John Alfred Church; Hamilton wright Mabie; each of whom wrote extensively for children)
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39,753 members
963 reviews
4
Score 17.53
Added 2023-04-17, 10:08 AM
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, dara85, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA, HodnettLibrary
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3
17,595 members
425 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 12.16
Added 2023-04-17, 10:10 AM
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- hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 5 Members
- hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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6,922 members
75 reviews
4.2
Score 11.02
Added 2023-04-16, 09:37 PM
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8,151 members
146 reviews
4.2
Score 10.66
Added 2023-04-17, 10:14 AM
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by Michael Bond
4,158 members
70 reviews
4.1
Score 10.4
Added 2023-04-17, 10:18 AM
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- hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 5 Members
- hipdeep, dara85, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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27,358 members
482 reviews
4
Score 8.43
Added 2023-03-27, 12:45 PM
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7,086 members
118 reviews
3.8
Score 7.93
Added 2023-04-16, 09:32 PM
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11,277 members
170 reviews
4.2
Score 7.91
Added 2023-04-17, 10:30 AM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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7,892 members
127 reviews
4
Score 7.8
Added 2023-03-27, 12:45 PM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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23,962 members
330 reviews
4.1
Score 7.78
Added 2023-03-27, 12:56 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1908
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by Watty Piper
10,945 members
197 reviews
4.1
Score 7.75
Added 2023-04-16, 09:31 PM
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19,001 members
695 reviews
4.2
Score 7.63
Added 2023-04-17, 10:09 AM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, dara85, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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26,280 members
1,451 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.56
Added 2023-04-17, 10:08 AM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, dara85, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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5,405 members
101 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 7.09
Added 2023-03-23, 02:33 AM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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by Eric Carle
23,038 members
1,069 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 6.99
Added 2023-04-17, 10:25 AM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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14,487 members
652 reviews
4.2
Score 6.78
Added 2023-04-17, 10:31 AM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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by Mark Twain
43,271 members
520 reviews
3.9
Score 6.77
Added 2023-03-27, 12:50 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1884
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by T. H. White
15,400 members
207 reviews
4.1
Score 6.74
Added 2023-03-23, 02:53 AM
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15,632 members
657 reviews
4.2
Score 6.61
Added 2023-04-17, 10:34 AM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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35,677 members
561 reviews
4.1
Score 6.39
Added 2023-03-27, 01:10 PM
- 4 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1911
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16,400 members
280 reviews
4.2
Score 6.37
Added 2023-04-17, 10:27 AM
- 4 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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15,932 members
215 reviews
4.2
Score 6.36
Added 2023-03-27, 01:10 PM
- 4 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1905
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34,348 members
439 reviews
3.8
Score 6.32
Added 2023-03-27, 12:49 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1881
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587 members
12 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 6.29
Added 2023-04-17, 10:22 AM
- 3 Members
- hipdeep, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 4 Members
- hipdeep, dara85, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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602 members
3 reviews
4.2
Score 6.17
Added 2023-04-17, 10:18 AM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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6,251 members
241 reviews
4.2
Score 6.12
Added 2023-04-17, 10:28 AM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, dara85, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 4 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 900-1000 AD
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by Jan Brett
1,565 members
15 reviews
4.1
Score 6.05
Added 2023-03-27, 12:41 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1870
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by Roald Dahl
25,204 members
454 reviews
4.1
Score 6.04
Added 2023-04-17, 10:10 AM
- 4 Members
- dara85, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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by Arnold Lobel
1,168 members
21 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 6.02
Added 2023-04-17, 10:28 AM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 4 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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7,872 members
213 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.98
Added 2023-04-17, 10:16 AM
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by Jules Verne
18,556 members
255 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 5.97
Added 2023-03-27, 01:01 PM
- 4 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1869
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by Harper Lee
78,947 members
1,434 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 5.94
Added 2023-04-17, 10:10 AM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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10,827 members
184 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.91
Added 2023-04-16, 09:39 PM
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12,377 members
181 reviews
4.1
Score 5.84
Added 2023-03-27, 12:55 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1902
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4,629 members
53 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 5.81
Added 2023-04-16, 09:33 PM
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22,187 members
424 reviews
3.9
Score 5.8
Added 2023-03-27, 12:55 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1900
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by Munro Leaf
9,157 members
171 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.79
Added 2023-04-16, 09:35 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1936
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- 4 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1902
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- 4 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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by Mark Twain
33,151 members
328 reviews
3.9
Score 5.62
Added 2023-03-27, 12:50 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1876
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8,311 members
76 reviews
4
Score 5.6
Added 2023-04-17, 10:20 AM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 4 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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by Gawain Poet
7,931 members
104 reviews
3.8
Score 5.4
Added 2023-03-23, 02:54 AM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1485 AD
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14,670 members
708 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.39
Added 2023-04-17, 10:27 AM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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by C. S. Lewis
36,076 members
322 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.33
Added 2023-04-17, 10:07 AM
- 4 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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5,176 members
77 reviews
3.9
Score 5.33
Added 2023-04-16, 09:40 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 4 Members
- merrystar, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 4 Members
- hipdeep, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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by John Bunyan
17,638 members
173 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 5.12
Added 2023-03-23, 12:57 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1678
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by Jack Zipes
894 members
10 reviews
4
Score 5.06
Added 2023-03-23, 01:14 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: c. 1696
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- 3 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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11 members
Score 4.95
Added 2023-03-23, 01:15 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1800's
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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2,697 members
46 reviews
4.1
Score 4.9
Added 2023-03-27, 01:10 PM
- 3 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1909
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17,930 members
170 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 4.83
Added 2023-03-23, 01:25 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1726
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1,059 members
30 reviews
4.2
Score 4.76
Added 2023-04-17, 10:27 AM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1719
77
5,550 members
60 reviews
4
Score 4.7
Added 2023-03-27, 12:47 PM
- 3 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1872
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29,691 members
563 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 4.69
Added 2023-03-27, 12:56 PM
79
14,198 members
223 reviews
4.2
Score 4.65
Added 2023-03-27, 01:14 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
80
21,973 members
611 reviews
4
Score 4.59
Added 2023-04-17, 10:26 AM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
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by Jules Verne
14,969 members
230 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 4.58
Added 2023-03-27, 01:01 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1864
83
9,908 members
175 reviews
4.1
Score 4.57
Added 2023-04-16, 09:38 PM
84
by Rachel Field
1,811 members
37 reviews
3.8
Score 4.55
Added 2023-04-16, 09:30 PM
- 3 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
85
by Jules Verne
17,227 members
267 reviews
3.8
Score 4.54
Added 2023-03-27, 01:02 PM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1872
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3,928 members
47 reviews
3.9
Score 4.53
Added 2023-03-27, 01:06 PM
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88
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6,023 members
71 reviews
4.1
Score 4.45
Added 2023-04-17, 10:14 AM
90
9,233 members
159 reviews
3.9
Score 4.42
Added 2023-04-16, 09:36 PM
- 3 Members
- merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1938
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by Betty Smith
16,615 members
444 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 4.41
Added 2023-04-16, 09:41 PM
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93
2,492 members
41 reviews
4.1
Score 4.33
Added 2023-04-17, 10:09 AM
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- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1893
95
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
96
117 members
4 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 4.2
Added 2023-03-23, 02:52 AM
97
8,236 members
95 reviews
4.2
Score 4.19
Added 2023-03-27, 01:08 PM
98
by Judy Blume
7,741 members
241 reviews
3.8
Score 4.14
Added 2023-04-17, 10:25 AM
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
99
- 3 Members
- ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, EGBERTINA
- Explanations
- EGBERTINA: 1913
100