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Everyone has a favorite book. Whether it's a picture story from childhood, the first chapter book you read, or a huge tome about Incan civilization between 1429 and 1503 you read in college, some volume crashed more loudly and brightly on your horizon than any other and you never forgot it.

And likely never will forget it—the books that affect us most lodge somewhere between our emotions, intellect and soul, a place not easily ignored or closed off. It's no surprise that so many books are universal favorites: beauty and wonder are universal, and it stands to reason that a book that appeals to one person on those levels will make its way into the hearts of many others.

The categories we've included here represent some of our favorites, though they have broad appeal. Half of modern literature is based on the legends of King Arthur, Jane Austen has a rabid following, and the Lord of the Rings continues to enjoy a revival despite Peter Jackson's film adaptations.

We hope you have or will experience these books and authors for yourself. Lesser-knowns like R. M. Ballantyne and G. A. Henty are ripe for rediscovery, while Anne of Green Gables has never gone out of style. We've selected series and authors that represent a Christian worldview, or at least who honor virtue, so that your family can enjoy the stories without worrying about content.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he's a husband and father who loves church, good food, and weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

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	Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Other Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from Canterbury Classics for 7th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Aesop's Fables by Aesop, illustrated by Arthur Rackham from Macmillan Fairy Tales, Fables, and Legends for 1st-Adult in Ancient Literature (Location: LIT1-ANC) $12.74
	All the World's A Stage Speeches, Poems and Songs from William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare from Fulcrum Group for 4th-Adult in Shakespeare Materials (Location: LIR-SHA) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Beren & Luthien by J.R.R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $35.00
	Bilbo's Last Song by J.R.R. Tolkien, Illustrated by Pauline Baynes from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 3rd-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $14.44
	Brush Up Your Shakespeare! by Michael Macrone 2^nd edition from Gramercy Books for 9th-Adult in Shakespeare Materials (Location: LIR-SHA) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Chronicles of Narnia Deluxe Hardcover 7 Books in 1 Volume by C. S. Lewis Deluxe Edition from HarperCollins for 2nd-Adult in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $63.75
	Complete Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen from Canterbury Classics for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $21.25
	Fall of Arthur by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $25.00
	Fall of Gondolin by J.R.R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $35.00
	Fall of Numenor by J. R. R. Tolkien; edited by Brian Sibley, illustrated by Alan Lee from William Morrow & Company for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $40.00
	Histories of Shakespeare by William Shakespeare, edited by Peter Alexander and illustrated by John Farleigh from Heritage Press for 9th-Adult in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Hobbit (Annotated) Revised and Expanded Edition by J. R. R. Tolkien, Annotated by Douglas A. Anderson from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $35.00
	Hobbit, The by J.R.R. Tolkien from Houghton Mifflin for 5th-Adult in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $34.00
	Hobbit, The by J.R.R. Tolkien, author and illustrator from William Morrow & Company for 5th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $75.00
	I Remember Laura by Stephen W. Hines 3rd printing from Thomas Nelson Publishers Biography for 7th-Adult in Little House Materials (Location: LIR-LHM) $9.60 (1 in stock)
	Illustrated Encyclopedia of Arthurian Legends by Ronan Coghlan from Barnes & Noble for 8th-Adult in Middle Ages (Location: HISW-MID) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	In the House of Tom Bombadil by C. R. Wiley, Foreword by Bradley J. Birzer from Canon Press for 9th-Adult in Lord of the Rings (Location: LIR-LOTR) $14.41
	Laura Ingalls Wilder: Pioneer Girl The Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder, edited by Pamela Smith Hill from South Dakota State Historical Society Press for 7th-Adult in Little House Materials (Location: LIR-LHM) $39.99
	Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien - Revised and Expanded by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Humphrey Carpenter and Christopher Tolkien 2^nd edition from William Morrow & Company Biographies for 10th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $34.00
	Little House Cookbook - Full-Color Edition Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories by Barbara M. Walker, illustrated by Garth Williams Newly Revised & Updated from HarperCollins for 3rd-Adult in Literary Cookbooks (Location: COOK-LIT) $22.94
	Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion by Wayne Hammond and Christina Scull from William Morrow & Company for 11th-Adult in Lord of the Rings (Location: LIR-LOTR) $35.00
	Me and Shakespeare Adventures with the Bard by Herman Gollob from Doubleday & Company for Adult in Shakespeare Materials (Location: LIR-SHA) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Merry Ballads of Robin Hood by Laurabelle Dietrick, assisted by Joseph Franz-Walsh and illustrated by Edna Reindel from Macmillan Songs and Ballads for 7th-Adult in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.60 (1 in stock)
	Nature of Middle-Earth Late Writing on the Lands, Inhabitants, and Metaphysics of Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited by Carl F. Hostetter from Mariner Books for Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $32.00
	Parzival The Quest of the Grail Knight by Katherine Paterson First Edition, First Printing from Lodestar Books for 10th-Adult in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien by Christopher Tolkien (editor and text), illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien 2021 Reissue from William Morrow & Company for 9th-Adult in Lord of the Rings (Location: LIR-LOTR) $35.00
	Planet Narnia The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C. S. Lewis by Michael Ward 1^st edition from Oxford University for 11th-Adult in Exploring Narnia (Location: LIR-NAR) $36.95
	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat with an inroduction by Deirdre Le Faye from The Folio Society Romantic Realistic Fiction for 8th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $95.00 (1 in stock)
	Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien & Christopher Tolkien Fantasy for 8th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $75.00
	Song of Robin Hood by Anne Malcolmson & Grace Castagnetta, illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton from Houghton Mifflin for 2nd-Adult 1948 Caldecott Honor book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $19.54
	That Hideous Strength Space Trilogy Book 3 by C. S. Lewis from Charles Scribner's Sons Allegorical Fantasy for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $25.50
	Three Tragedies: Julius Caesar/Hamlet/ MacBeth Great Illustrated Classics by William Shakespeare from Dodd, Mead & Co. for 9th-Adult in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Tower and the Ruin J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation by Michael D. C. Drout from W. W. Norton and Co. for Adult in Lord of the Rings (Location: LIR-LOTR) $29.75
	Tristram by Edwin Arlington Robinson from Macmillan for 9th-Adult in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle Earth - Illustrated Edition by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien, and illustrated by Alan Lee, John Howe and Ted Nasmith from Houghton Mifflin for 9th-Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $38.00
	Will in the World How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare by Stephen Greenblatt 1^st edition from W. W. Norton and Co. for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.50 (1 in stock)

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