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Top 10 Novels Set in 19th Century Paris: A Journey Through Time
Top 10 Novels Set in 19th Century Paris: A Journey Through Time
Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: amzn.to/4cR2itG
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo: amzn.to/3XePW8U
Nana, by Emile Zola: amzn.to/4cQtUzd
The Lady’s Paradise, by Emile Zola: amzn.to/3TeiRc6
Bel-Ami, Guy de Maupassant: amzn.to/3Xte5tG
Sentimental Education, Gustave Flaubert: amzn.to/4cUp443
The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas: amzn.to/3Zgp4Ix
Père Goriot, Honoré de Balzac: amzn.to/47fYyB2
The Mysteries of Paris, Eugene Sue: amzn.to/3Z8NkMs
Germinal, Emile Zola: amzn.to/3XeUZGi
Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: amzn.to/4cR2itG
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo: amzn.to/3XePW8U
Nana, by Emile Zola: amzn.to/4cQtUzd
The Lady’s Paradise, by Emile Zola: amzn.to/3TeiRc6
Bel-Ami, Guy de Maupassant: amzn.to/3Xte5tG
Sentimental Education, Gustave Flaubert: amzn.to/4cUp443
The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas: amzn.to/3Zgp4Ix
Père Goriot, Honoré de Balzac: amzn.to/47fYyB2
The Mysteries of Paris, Eugene Sue: amzn.to/3Z8NkMs
Germinal, Emile Zola: amzn.to/3XeUZGi
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Top 10 Pirate Novels: Literary Adventures Awaiting on the High Seas!
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Top 10 Pirate Novels: Literary Adventures Awaiting on the High Seas! 1. Black Sails (TV show): amzn.to/3AMNwH7 2. Ramage, Dudley Pope: amzn.to/3Te4zYW 3. The Republic of Pirates, by Colin Woodard: amzn.to/4cTO2k2 4. Captain Blood, by Rafael Sabatini: amzn.to/3ANkeYW 5. Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson: amzn.to/3Xwszt3 6. The Princess Bride, by William Goldman: amzn.to/4gc6gQv 7. Peter...
The Quibble: Coming to Terms with a Clever Plot Device
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In terms of fiction, a quibble is a plot device, used to fulfill the exact verbal conditions of an agreement in order to avoid the intended meaning. Typically quibbles are used in legal bargains and, in fantasy, magically enforced ones (for example prophecies).
Deus Ex Machina: The Ultimate Plot Twist Explained!
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The term deus ex machina is used to refer to a narrative ending in which an improbable event is used to resolve all problematic situations and bring the story to a (generally happy) conclusion.
Books and the Man: John Murray
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Books and the Man: John Murray From the December 12, 1919, issue of The Bookman’s Journal & Print Collector Discover the fascinating history of John Murray, a renowned London bookseller and publisher. From Byron to Darwin, explore how this literary giant shaped the world of literature and science through his publishing empire. Uncover the stories behind iconic works and the lasting legacy of th...
Books and the Man: Mr. Elkin Mathews
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Books and the Man: Mr. Elkin Mathews, from the January 16, 1920, issue of The Bookman’s Journal & Print Collector. This narrative explores the life and contributions of Elkin Mathews, a pivotal figure in the English literary scene of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From his humble beginnings in Exeter to establishing a notable publishing house in London, Mathews championed Belles Lettre...
Books and the Man: Sabin's
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Books and the Man: "Sabin's," from the February 13, 1920, issue of The Bookman’s Journal & Print Collector. This narrative explores the influential legacy of Joseph Sabin, a prominent figure in the book and art world, who founded his publishing firm in 1844. It details his ventures in rare books, the establishment of auction rooms, and his monumental work, "Sabin’s Dictionary of Books Relating ...
Exploring Conceptismo A Spanish Literary Movement of the Late 16th Century
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Exploring Conceptismo A Spanish Literary Movement of the Late 16th Century In this video, we delve into the fascinating world of Conceptismo, a dynamic literary movement that emerged in Spain during the late 16th century.
The Big Bear of Arkansas A Southern Legacy
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The Big Bear of Arkansas A Southern Legacy
Books and the Man: The Firm of Quaritch
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Books and the Man: The Firm of Quaritch
Books and the Man: "Hodgson's" of Chancery Lane
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Books and the Man: "Hodgson's" of Chancery Lane
The Baroque Era Art, Music, and Culture
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The Baroque Era Art, Music, and Culture
Unraveling the Myth of Merlin: Historical Figure or Legend?
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Unraveling the Myth of Merlin: Historical Figure or Legend?
Decoding the Epic of Gilgamesh: Timeless Lessons from an Ancient Hero
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Decoding the Epic of Gilgamesh: Timeless Lessons from an Ancient Hero
Exploring the Magna Carta Birth of Modern Rights
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Exploring the Magna Carta Birth of Modern Rights
Hidden Symbolism Decoding Literature's Deepest Meanings
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Hidden Symbolism Decoding Literature's Deepest Meanings
Ab Intestato: Legal Distribution Without a Will
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Ab Intestato: Legal Distribution Without a Will
The Untold Story of Sancho Panza's Donkey
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The Untold Story of Sancho Panza's Donkey
Anthropomorphism: From Myths to Memes!
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Anthropomorphism: From Myths to Memes!
From Page to Screen: Top 10 Best Book Adaptations
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From Page to Screen: Top 10 Best Book Adaptations
Torquato Tasso: The Controversial Poet of the Renaissance
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Torquato Tasso: The Controversial Poet of the Renaissance
Exploring Mannerism: The Art of Elegance and Exaggeration
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Exploring Mannerism: The Art of Elegance and Exaggeration
The trouble with quibbles...
I was expecting some obscure and forgotten books. I was pleasantly surprised to see so many old friends. Classics never, really, age, do they?
I enjoyed the article, but not the computer voice. I watched with the sound off. (Friendly criticism)
Personally I think it’s a personal experience in reading as to what is the most important. What changes my life thinking is different than someone else’s. We have similarities but I don’t believe any are exactly the same in what’s the most important to read.
ON THE MOVIES LIST 2) Man of la Mancha (1972) 36) The Man who Killed Don Quixote (2017) ON THE BOOK LIST 9) "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy 15) The Silmarillion - The Hobbit, or there and back again - The Lord of the Rings - Middle Earth stories by J. R. R. Tolkien 24) "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen 40) "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
Got a better narrator?
So many books and so little time. Best wishes.
Time machine War of the worlds Invisible man Sleeper awakes theory of Things to come Island of Dr Marue . Mr Polly Salaris 2001 space oddersy Simak's City The Oddesy War and peace Mote in gods eye
a dead voice. inside out. like a mask of the voice. a dead thing, giving life to a set of letters. a rarefied air between my ears and the headphones. I feel sick.
excellent voice work. filled with gravitas.
Ok. Here are ten that can compete with this one: Catch-22, Ulysses, A Confederacy of Dunces (JK O'Toole), Moby Dick, Bleak House, Blood Meridian (McCarthy), Joy in the Morning (PG Wodehouse), On The Road, My Antonia, The Ox-Bow Incident (Clark). Not definitive -- I would never be arrogant enough to think it is -- but it's one I submit.
Thanks for your opinion. Everyone seems to have their own opinion about what should be on the list, which seems normal. Thanks for caring.
Top Ten? Top 100 would be a challenge. Top 10? Whew.
This is AI generated or something.
Who cares what is most popular. What novels are best?
Hey ChatGBT make me the most generic list of popular books possible. Can you create a generic video to go with it. Thanks
You did not in your title say “Most Popular of All Time” which is how you characterize each book in your intros. Are you doing “most popular” or your opinion of “the greatest”? Most popular, i.e. best selling, would be a different list, no? Might Harry Potter be the best selling? If you are doing “the greatest” where is Dostoevsky, where Faulkner, where Dickens? Middlemarch is a greater novel than P&P. Why not reach out a little: Victor Serge; Christina Stead; Vasily Grossman; Joseph Roth; Halldor Laxness …. But then, truly, the TEN greatest” is too constricting.
Glad you included Vasily Grossman. He was quite brave for a Red Army reporter, both in where he went and in reporting things that didn’t always make him popular with the USSR regime. He’s quite readable, too.
So cool, thanks for this video!:)
yo was this made by AI?
yo why do you ask? UA-cam asks to reveal AI usage to ensure that nothing deceptive is being done, but as long as AI is being used in an honest way I do not think there is really a problem. Let me know if you see something off so that I can be aware and possibly make revisions.
@@BooksandLiteratureChannel Oh I don't know if anything in specific was off and I wasn't trying to imply that I took issue with it being AI. I was just surprised that it was. It was more that the transitions and syntax were strange and typical of AI, It wasn't clear to me whether the image on the screen was actually the painting being described or even by the same artist. Also, the cropping of images was unfortunate; take the cropping of the image at 2:32 for example. I respect the hustle though and this is a great use case for AI, I use chat GPT to learn about all sorts of topics daily.
@@cooperpage2190 Yes, there is a problem in trying to put vertical pictures in a horizontal space. Does one give the full-length view or does one prefer to give e detailed glance at only a part of the picture.
@@BooksandLiteratureChannel I think definitely full length, or, if you really prefer the horizontal view it should be cropped to show the more striking elements of the painting.
Ok, thanks for your opinion. I will try to do better in future.
lol, whats this? AI.
Mostly rather boring books. I prefer books that leave an impression on me. H G Wells War of the Worlds is superb.
His choice of photos is absurd. Roman soldiers representing Russian soldiers? A t-shirted girl representing "Pride & Prejudice?" Two modern teens in a car representing "The Great Gatsby?" And the narrator is an AI.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, even a robot, don't you think?
@@BooksandLiteratureChannel Misrepresentation is not the same as an opinion. These AI videos are sloppily compiled.
@@gy2gy246 ok, fine
I am experimenting with how to make this work, don't always like the results myself, sometimes I have swapped out all of the pictures because the AI does not seem to do that very well, but sometimes I am just in a hurry I guess, and let the robot do what it wants.
Besides which this video has generated an amazing amount of interest even if it is is problematic.
What was first, Helen or the egg?
No Dostoevsky?! Catcher in the Rye and The Great Gatsby can’t touch Crime and Punishment.
The video is just his opinion.
Any list of great works of literature should contain at least one of Dostoevsky's classic Russian novels. How can you not include Crime and Punishment or The Brothers Karamazov?
Nothing touches Crime and Punishment .
So true, Gatsby is very much overrated.
Think he daid most popular
My list: 1- Iliad (I know, it’s not a novel. Deal with it) 2- War & Peace 3- Brothers Karamazov 4- Don Quixote 5- Grapes of Wrath 6- Great Gatsby 7- Great Expectations 8- Moby Dick 9- Till we Have Faces 10- Pride & Prejudice
I’ll agree w/Grapes of Wrath. I’ve never forgot reading that over 50 years ago.
Hi Bradley.
Congratulations on leaving out the best novelist. "ust a single man, Fyodor Dostoevsky, is enough to defeat all the creative novelists of the world. If one has to decide on 10 great novels in all the languages of the world, one will have to choose at least 3 novels of Dostoevsky in those 10. Dostoevsky’s insight into human beings and their problems is greater than your so-called psychoanalysts, and there are moments where he reaches the heights of great mystics. His book BROTHERS KARAMAZOV is so great in its insights that no BIBLE or KORAN or GITA comes close. In another masterpiece of Dostoevsky, THE IDIOT, the main character is called ‘idiot’ by the people because they can’t understand his simplicity, his humbleness, his purity, his trust, his love. You can cheat him, you can deceive him, and he will still trust you. He is really one of the most beautiful characters ever created by any novelist. The idiot is a sage. The novel could just as well have been called THE SAGE. Dostoevsky’s idiot is not an idiot; he is one of the sanest men amongst an insane humanity. If you can become the idiot of Fyodor Dostoevsky, it is perfectly beautiful. It is better than being cunning priest or politician. Humbleness has such a blessing. Simplicity has such benediction."
Thanks for commenting anyway, So many great books, so little time. Perhaps I will need to give some attention to Russian literature also,
@@BooksandLiteratureChannel Yes, if you count the 10 greatest novels, there will have to be 5 by Russians, leaving only 5 for the rest of the world. " Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, a small but immensely beautiful novel. Anna Karenina is one of my most loved books. How many times I have read it I can’t remember. I mean the number of times - I remember the book perfectly well, I can relate the whole book. If I was drowning in the ocean and had to choose just one novel out of all the millions of novels in the world, I would choose Anna Karenina. It would be beautiful to be with that beautiful book. It has to be read and read again; only then you can feel it, smell it, and taste the flavor. It is no ordinary book. Leo Tolstoy failed as a saint, just as Mahatma Gandhi failed as a saint, but Leo Tolstoy was a great novelist. Mahatma Gandhi succeeded as - and will remain forever - a pinnacle of sincerity. I don’t know of any other man in this century who was so sincere. When he wrote to people ‘sincerely yours’ he was really sincere. When you write ‘sincerely yours’, you know, and everybody else knows, and the person to whom you are writing also knows, that it is all bullshit. It is very difficult, almost impossible, to really be ‘sincerely yours’. That’s what makes a person religious - sincerity. Leo Tolstoy wanted to be religious but could not be. He tried hard. I feel great sympathy with his effort, but he was not a religious person. He has to wait at least a few more lives. In a way it is good that he was not a religious man; otherwise we would have missed Resurrection, War and Peace, Anna Karenina, and dozens more beautiful, immensely beautiful books.. Nobody is more worthy of a Nobel Prize than Leo Tolstoy. His creativity is immense, he was unsurpassed by anyone. He was nominated, but refused by the committee because of his unorthodox stories on Christianity. The Prize committee opens its records every fifty years. When records were opened in 1950, researchers rushed to see whose names were nominated and cancelled and for what reason. Leo Tolstoy was nominated, but never given the prize as he is not an orthodox Christian. Tolstoy is one of Russia’s wisest men of the 20th century and his ideas on non-violence deeply influenced Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology. Mahatma Gandhi declared three persons his master. The first was Leo Tolstoy, the second was Henry Thoreau, and the third was Emerson. Once Leo Tolstoy was asked - How many experiences did you have of divine ecstasy in your life? Tolstoy started crying. He replied - Not more than 7 in my life of 70 years, but I am grateful for those 7 moments and miserable too. In those moments it was evident that is could have been the flavor of my whole life but that didn’t happen. Those moments came and went on their own. But I am still grateful to God that even without any conscious effort on my part, once in a while He has been knocking at my doors."
Ulysses, nope. No one finishes it.
I did, I loved it. Listened on Audible.
@@luckystarship2275 Good for you. You must be smarter than me. I forced myself to read it and did not understand much.
I read it 5 times, last time as I was 80.
My best novels : 1 Ulysses, James Joyce. 2 Das Schloss, Franz Kafka 3 Du côté de chez Swann, Marcel Proust 4 One hundred years of solitude, Gabriel Marquéz 5 Molloy, Samuel Becket.
@@toonesch724 Our tastes & abilities differ. I do not care for Joyce, Proust, Gabriel Marquez, & Becket. However,, most literary experts will agree with you.
Dance to the Music of Time Anthony Powell & Of Time and the River - Thomas Wolfe .
I totally get how War and Peace is high on the list, it's a transcendent experience. Don Quixote is every bit as good as the video says it is. I've read most of these but... So far I haven't read UIysses but I've always meant to since I've enjoyed other Joyce works. I may be the only person who's ever read the first two volumes of Lord of the Rings, then bogged down in the third and couldn't finish. I didn't make it all the way through Moby Dick either. I read 1984 twice but will never read it again, it's TOO good in that it evokes a dystopian setting so vividly it's almost traumatic to read. It's too real and too likely to become a literal reality. I'm astonished that Huckleberry Finn didn't appear, i don't even see how that's possible.
Agree on Huckleberry Finn. Reading that in grade school opened up my world of books & reading
IN CHRIST JESUS OF BETHLEHEM I'M BORN AGAIN OF HOLY SPIRIT AMEN
Mega Titan Dragons fossilized bodies = The Drift The author of Ragnarok, over 100 years ago didn't have the Internet (lol). Globe "Planets" with oceans glued to a curved surface ? LOL 😂 Here kids - Earth is a level plane comprised of fossilized flesh. The actual term is called Nucleophilic Substitution, with level Earth the Substrate. Mega titan dragon creatures 🐉🐲died here long ago, and their bodies are now limestone and granite ⛰🏔 mountains, and island chains etc. This type of creature was airborne, fire breathing and it's actual venom is where Crude Oil, Shale, and Coal come from. These Dragons (other creatures) bodies🐉are loaded with the 38 Transition Metals (e.g. - Fe, Au, Ag, Cu etc.) like the Appalachians Mts. 🏔(dragon) 🐉on the East coast USA. "Fossil Fuel" is a correct term like biogenic oil, but there is no true "Jurassic period", just the reality that ancient mega Titan reptilian creatures existed and limestone/granite mountains are the physical remains (Substrate), or here called the Till or Drift. Go to google earth, remove borders and labels, and see the Atlas Mts. in Morocco for a starter dragon (1000 mi. baby), and notice the two colorful blue/red glands which secreted the black venom now called Crude Oil. There's also a 500 mile long fish 🐠 as the Sahara Desert, leaving it's Si Silicon, and SiO2 sands laying next to that dragon as well. The east coast Appalachians/Blue Ridge Mts. are another multi head dragon, a Monster-0 type (lol) leaving shale, coal and the Mexican Gulf it's vast oil (Venom) deposits etc. The north Canadian Rockies are made of at least two separate dragon 🐉🐲 creatures, leaving massive coal and crude oil (venom) deposits in Alaska and Yukon Territories etc. These mega-Titan fire breathing dragon creatures are the stuff of legends, and they are forever part of Earth Plane Topography, the drift (🐉=🏔), and our ancient level Earth's actual History. Now you know where gasoline, and metals for tooling comes from, 🐲🐉! 😉 lol ... Titan Dragons !
Written by a political con man and absolute numb nut who couldn't find his arse with both hands, good day to all weeping woke wankers
This is a book recap, not a review
Thank you so much for this
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He was not American! Seriously!
Just another example of cancel culture hard at work…
blow that nose
Here's a list that I've compiled of some of the "mysterious" artifacts that have been found: -Decalogue stone, Las Lunas -Decalogue stone, Newark *-The cocaine mummies* -Stades and cubits as units of measurement on both continents -Red haired mummies in Peru and China -Legends of red haired tribes (Si-Te-Cah of the Paiutes) -Egyptian mortuary statue found in Libertyville -Sumerian artifacts in the collections of Father Crespi -Flag of the Mi'kmaq people is identical to Templar Battle Flag Whenever something that doesn't fit with the mainstream narrative is found, it is simply declared a "mystery" and excluded. Problem solved! The fact is that they're not telling us the whole truth.
What else it is if not a mystery? And isn't it more virtuous to just admit we don't know until sufficient evidence is found?
What is the name of editing software you are using??Is it free??
Jacob Chamberlain is great missionary
Please check the Facts and stick to science! An Impact Event is not PseudoScience, its a TRUE STORY! Plato never mentioned "advanced technology" this is a made up claim by "skeptical peoples"
I read this book about 10 years ago after finding it on Google Books. It confirmed a lot of things that I theorized myself. Not that that makes it fact but interesting non the less. Ever since I found Google books whenever I find a new topic I always go to read about what the old authors thought on certain subjects. It's quite interesting things that you can find when reading the words from the minds of men centuries ago.
He was full of shit , a fraud ....where are the tablets he claims to have gotten his information from . Second a advance race would build machines to do the work . Third why would they mind gold when they could make it . He was a lier .
Very excellent...
He’s Azerbaijani not American.
Awesome
Emerson was a poet. Back when the word poet ment expression of the highest and best parts of ones own nature and not only through reading and writing. But by living well.
I miss him so much 😫😭. He will be missed. I thank him for being my teacher. I will love him forever.
You need a better teacher for he was a fraud and a lier . Not what makes for a good teacher .
Hi 'Sitchinite420'; Yes I miss Mr. Sitchin too. But at ninety I am sure he was 'ready-to-go'. He could not have been well by that age. I can well imagine the feeling--as I am approaching that age. I live about 6-blocks from "Z.S." and attended his Conferences. He had much to say of which I most definitely do agree. I have read all his books. Some many times. Those who criticize our constant readings forget that we were 'taught' by my/our parents to consistently read the Hebrew bible when we lived in our home. I have been a part of a few purposeful-Sitchin groups and gatherings. You might be envious to learn a serious Sitchin-group, 12-['disciples' ::smiling::: of us took him and his wife to dinner one night at a restaurant on Columbus Ave. He brought each of us chocolates from his recent trip to Switzerland. I now have for decades and still do: read-widely, speak with brevity and listen-intently as did Mr. Sitchin in his wisdom. These days I still research all I can, and continue to write about Sumer and Nibiru, publishing my works in an OnLine Mag: "Medium.com". If you stumble across one or two Works of mine you have an opinion on I welcome your eMail.
Frank Willow-Rogers Jr. awesome. You’re a lucky man! I’ll definitely check it out. 🙏🏻
Darcy Mcnabb who I choose to look up to and admire harms no one, therefore does not require your two sense or approval. Have a nice day.
@@Sitchinite420 Hi; do not (allow) Anti-Educational 'devices' such as 'Darcy Mcnabb' to upset nor re-set your Path to Understanding. Continue to "read-Widely"; every thing; every body. Then your own objective common-sense will kick-in freeing your mind of "DarcyISMS" and such. ::smiling::: ps~I no longer ever get upset nor angry at the Idiots-of-DisUnderstandingISM. ::peace:::
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