18th Century Books?
Going to be working on a page for 18th century books. Please feel free to respond with your favorites and what category you’d put them in!
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gracetebbs answered:
Fanny Burney - Evelina.
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theadamglass answered:
Charles Brockden Brown’s Wieland; or the Transformation. 1798, so barely qualifies. Gothic, clear precursor to Poe and Hawethorne in style.
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writingbabe answered:
Thomas Paine’s The Rights of Man, philosophy
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hershapeinthedoorway answered:
Pamela!
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anzhitinglan answered:
well i love those french writers of enlightenment~
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senses-working-overtime answered:
diderot— science & technology
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iamwilliamwallace answered:
Gulliver’s Travels, 18th Century, British Literature Classics
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zmanslovers answered:
Journal of the Plague Year and Tristram Shandy are both great!
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lilygilder answered:
Madame Du Barry: The Wages of Beauty
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vernardm answered:
Origin of Species, Charles Darwin
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notquitecatelyn answered:
#1: The Castle of Otranto, by Horace Walpole. (Considered the first gothic novel.))
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jwknott answered:
The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith —- Economics
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invertsugar answered:
Charlotte Smith: Elegaic Stanzas, Mary Robinson, Lyrical Tales, Frances Burney, Evelina, Denis Diderot, The Nun,
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lokigodofassholeary answered:
Not written in the 18th century, butit takes place then. The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner. It’s my favourite book!
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barelytolerable answered:
How do you mean “What category?” Like drama, fiction, essay, politics, etc?
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defterisk answered:
Tom Jones- Novel
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backseatphilanthropy answered:
Rococo by Sarah Coffin (Not sure on category. Has a bit of everything. Maybe “Reference”)
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splendidbauble answered:
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman — English novel
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fleursetcigarrettes answered:
goodreads.com/list/sh…
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proustianrecall answered:
The Brothers Karamazov.
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