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Around the world in 80 days (September - November 2023 challenge)
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Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 2023
1 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
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20 November - 30 November 2023
Books from my home country
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Here are some Examples:
1 On the Road (1957) - Jack Kerouac USA
2 Le Tour du monde en 80 jours (1872) - Jules Verne France
3 Moscow to the End of the Line (1969) - Venedikt Erofeev Russia
Get your passport, and let's go!
World Travellers
✅ Jazzy
✅ Kathy
✅ Lynn
✅ Nidhi
✅ Nike
✅ Pam
✅ Rosemarie
✅ Tr1sha
✅ Vicky
✅ Vit
Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 20231 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
🌸1 The Magnificent Ambersons, Booth Tarkington, US
🌸2 The Other Girl, Lucy Walker, 9/9/23, 4*, Australia
🌸3 The Black Tulip, Alexandre Dumas, 9/22/23, 4*, Netherlands (Holland)
20 November - 30 November 2023
Books from my home country
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sorry Trisha! I got the days wrong it is the 19th, i think!
Don’t worry, Jazzy. It all matches now, hopefully. We can blame any mistakes on jet lag.
Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 20231 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries:
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A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (USA) publ 1968
Three Men in a Boat publ 1889 by Jerome K. Jerome (England)
20 November - 30 November 2023
Book from my home country Sweden:
1/1
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Edit: No, I won't be able to read The Hobbit this year, Moby Dick takes a long time. I like it a lot though.
Countries I've been travelling to and through:
USA, Argentina, New Zealand, France, India
Sweden
Good choices, Nike. I didn’t know that about Tolkien - a strange coincidence as I was looking at his books today.
Tr1sha wrote: "Good choices, Nike. I didn’t know that about Tolkien - a strange coincidence as I was looking at his books today."I have actually never ever read his books yet. Embarrassing, especially since I've always wanted to. Will this be the year when I at least begin? (Yes, it Must be).
Since he is born in South Africa I can use him for that country and chose another for England. That must be according to the rules, right?
I'm using many books that I'm reading for another group.Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 2023
1 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
19/19
✅1. Death in Venice by Thomas Mann (Germany) 9/29/23
✅2. Angel by Elizabeth Taylor (England)
✅3. The Quest for Christa T. by Christa Wolf (Germany)
✅4. House of Mist by María Luisa Bombal (Chile)
✅5. Fire in the Thatch: A Devon Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac (England) 10/13/23
✅6. The Great Fortune by Olivia Manning (Romania)
✅7. Green Mansions by William Henry Hudson (Venezuela) 11/5/23
✅8. Adam Bede by George Eliot (England) 9/4/23
✅9. Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm (England)
✅10. The Spiral Staircase by Ethel Lina White (England) 9/17/23
✅11. A Haunted House and Other Short Stories by Virginia Woolf (England) 9/29/23
✅12. In at the Death by Francis Duncan (England)
✅13. Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie (England)
✅14. Hunter's Green by Phyllis A. Whitney (England)
✅15. The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen (England) 10/27/23
✅16. The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark (Europe - unidentified southern country)
✅17. The Spoilt City: The Balkan Trilogy 2 by Olivia Manning (Romania) 11/10/23
✅18. The Glass-Blowers by Daphne du Maurier (France) 11/9/23
✅19. Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata (Japan) 11/7/23
20 November - 30 November 2023
Books from my home country
1/2
✅1. The Town by Conrad Richter
✅2. Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington
Kathy wrote: "I'm using many books that I'm reading for another group.Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 2023
1 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
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1. [book:D..."
Wow, what an impressive list!
Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 20231 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
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Stories by : Jack London
The Call of the Wild✔1/9/23★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The Sea Wolf✔2/9/23★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The valley of the moon✔22/9/23★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The Scarlet Plague✔23/9/23★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The Game: by Jack London✔23/9/23★ ★ ★ ★
Before Adam✔25/9/23★ ★ ★ ★ ★
The Faith of Men✔29/9/23★ ★ ★ ★
The Iron Heel✔4/11/23★ ★ ★ ★
The Plays of Eugene O'Neill and Thornton Wilder
Long Day's Journey into Night✔9/9/23★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Our Town✔19/11/23★ ★ ★ ★ ★
✅Pt 1 Completed 19/11/23
20 November - 30 November 2023
Books from my home country
3/3
British Plays & Novels:Choices
1Cider with RosiebyLaurie Lee✔3/12/23★ ★ ★ ★
2Arms and the ManbyGeorge Bernard Shaw✔21/11/23★ ★ ★ ★
3Man and SupermanbyGeorge Bernard Shaw✔✔26/11/23★ ★ ★ ★
✅Completed 3/12/2023
Nike wrote: "Kathy wrote: "I'm using many books that I'm reading for another group.Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 2023
1 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
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Thanks, Nike. I guess I'm only visiting three countries but I hope the books are good!
Around the World in 80 Days Challenge(September 1 to November 19, 2023)
Authors/books from other countries
1. A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey England ✅
2. Death Has Deep Roots: A Second World War Mystery by Michael Gilbert France ✅
3. The Roman Hat Mystery by Ellery Queen United States ✅
4. La Regenta by Leopoldo AlasSpain ✅
5. La Jangada : Huit cent lieues sur l'Amazone (Classiques) by Jules Verne Brazil✅
(November 20 to 30, 2023)
Authors from Canada
1. Klee Wyck by Emily Carr✅
Welcome everyone! There are some great lists already.
Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 20231 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
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1.House Mother Normal by B.S. Johnson 4 stars (England)
2. The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri, Volume 2: Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri 4 stars (Italy)
3.In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust 5 stars (Paris)
4.Thousand Cranesby Yasunari Kawabata 5 stars ( Japan)
5.The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster 3 stars (England)
6. The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Storiesby Leo Tolstoy 5 stars (Russia)
7.The Conference of the Birdsby Attar of Nishapur 5 stars (Ancient Persia)
8. The Song of Haiwatha: 'Westward westward Haiwatha sailed into the fiery sunset'' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 5 stars (America)
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20 November - 30 November 2023
Books from my home country - India
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1.Lajwanti Paperback Jan 01, 1999 Mulk Raj Anand by Mulk Raj Anand 3 stars
2. The Cat and Shakespeare: A Tale of Modern India by Raja Rao 3 stars
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Nike, you could use Tolkien for South Africa or the UK. You can also read more than one book for any country if you want. I assumed people would try to read for a number of countries, but that isn’t essential.
Tr1sha wrote: "Nike, you could use Tolkien for South Africa or the UK. You can also read more than one book for any country if you want. I assumed people would try to read for a number of countries, but that isn’..."I'd love to read for as many countries as possible but this month I'm still struggling to finish Buddenbrooks. (Maybe I won't ever leave Germany! :O )
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Nike wrote: "… I'm still struggling to finish Buddenbrooks. (Maybe I won't ever leave Germany! :O )…"Nike, I share your pain - that’s how I felt about it! It’s also why I finished it - if I’d taken a break from it I wouldn’t have started again. I just abandoned everything else & kept reading until, eventually, I reached the end. It’s a shame, it isn’t a bad book & could have been enjoyable if it had been edited a lot. As it is, I have no plans to attempt to read another book by the same author.
You are all doing so very well and i'm very thankful to Trisha for coming up with this idea! 
Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 20231 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
2/2
1.The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery - (1926) Canada finished 9/3/2023 5* I really loved this book.
2. Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
(1926) England finished 10/21/2023 5* Another book I loved.
3. The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle (1890) England 11/11/2023 3*
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20 November - 30 November 2023
Books from my home country
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My home country, the USA
The Virginian by Owen Wister (1902) setting is Wyoming, United States 11/26/2023 5*
At the beginning of each year I do some planning and look at what I have read the most of. I realized my reading was very limited in the area of British authors, so that has been my special focus this year.
Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 2023
1 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
Countries visited - 5
✅️ 1 : The Birth of Tragedy (1871) - Friedrich Nietzsche Röcken, Saxony, Prussia
✅️ 2 : The Mabinogion (1400) - Unknown, translated by Sioned Davies Montgomeryshire, Wales
3 : Arabian Sands (1959) - Wilfred Thesiger Addis Ababa, Abyssinia
✅️ 4 : The Duchess of Malfi: The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy (1614) - John Webster Almalfi, Italy
✅️ 5. The Magician of Lublin (1960) - Isaac Bashevis Singer Lublin, Poland
6 : The Narrow Corner (1932) - W. Somerset Maugham Paris, France
And Back Again
20 November - 30 November 2023
Books from my home country - England
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Jazzy wrote: "You are all doing so very well and i'm very thankful to Trisha for coming up with this idea!"No problem, Jazzy! I’m happy that there are already such interesting book choices in people’s lists. You have found some great photos too.
Jazzy wrote: "Here is your template:
Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 2023
1 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
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20 November - 30 November 2023
Books from ..."
I love that old movie reel!
Thanks Trisha! xxNike that's my heartthrob, my favourite of the 'silent clowns' and the world's first stuntman - Buster Keaton!
PS - he built that train!
I recommend this seriesPaul Merton's Silent Clowns
which can be found on youtube.
Jazzy wrote: "Thanks Trisha! xxNike that's my heartthrob, my favourite of the 'silent clowns' and the world's first stuntman - Buster Keaton!
PS - he built that train!
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Aha, I only recognise Buster Keaton when he is old! I love that famous scene when he drops his toupé (haven't got a clue how that word is spelled in English, I mean the "mini wig") in his soup and one can see the faces of a couple in the mirror. But of course he must have been young once. Thank you 🙂
Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 20231 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries (Non-US)
Completed: 3/4
✅️- Completed
✅️1. Moonraker by Ian Fleming (UK)
✅️2. Giants in the Earth by O.E. Rølvaag (set in US but Norwegian author)
✅️3. Milky Way Railroad by Kenji Miyazawa (Japan)
20 November - 30 November 2023
Books from my home country (US)
Completed:1/1
✅️1. Mrs Mantsey's View - short story from The New York Stories of Edith Wharton
I hope to read a few more of her stories!
Pam (bluegrasspam) | 9 commentsAround the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 20231 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries (Non-US)
1. The Magic Mountain German
2.Queen Margot France
3. A House Divided China
4. Don Quixote Spain
5. Martin Chuzzlewit UK
My goal is really to finish the
by Thomas Mann
byAlexandre Dumas
by Pearl S. Buck
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
by Charles Dickens
Cosmic wrote: "Pam (bluegrasspam) | 9 commentsAround the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 20231 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries (Non-US)
1. [book:The Magic Mountain|8807..."
Some very interesting choices.
Cosmic wrote: "Pam (bluegrasspam) | 9 commentsAround the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 20231 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries (Non-US
Yesterday when I glanced through your titles I discovered the title Martin Chuzzelwhit for the very first time, I've never heard that title or name before. And a few minutes ago I finished the first book out of Haruki Murakami's trilogy 1Q84 and this very title is mentioned in one of the last pages. I love when things like that happens.
I love those coincidences tooWhat amazing books!
I think i've added everyone now xx
I'm late but would like to join in.Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 2023
1 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
6/7
✅️1. Lady Windermere's Fan (UK)
✅️2. The Saint-Fiacre Affair (France)
✅️3. Daddy-Long-Legs & Dear Enemy (US)
✅️4. The Blue Castle (Canada)
✅️5. The Duchess of Malfi (Italy)
✅️6. Crocodile on the Sandbank (Egypt)
✅️7. The Fire Engine That Disappeared (Sweden)
Shaina wrote: "I'm late but would like to join in.Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 2023
1 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
2/4
✅️1. [book:Lady Windermere's Fa..."
No problem, Shaina. Everyone is welcome to join in when they are ready. You have already chosen a good selection of books.
Thank you, Trisha! You always make me feel welcome and are so reassuring.
Shaina wrote: "I'm late but would like to join in.Around the World in 80 Days - Autumn challenge 2023
1 September 2023 - 19 November 2023
Books/authors from other countries
2/4
✅️1. [book:Lady Windermere's Fa..."
How fun to see that you've listed a classic crime novel from my country 🙂. I haven't actually read it myself yet but I've recently bought a second hand ex of it so I might read it this or next year. (Probably next year since it will suit a prompt in the ATY 2024 - challenge).
Voyages of September I completed:A journey through the dream in the search of love…
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili by Francesco Colonna
A journey through the past…
Embers by Sándor Márai
A long mystical journey – both physical and spiritual…
The Devil’s Elixir by E. T. A. Hoffmann
A journey through the boredom of the afterlife…
The Childermass by Wyndham Lewis
Jazzy wrote: "Lovely to have everyone here with us!"💜📚🍵🛋️
Journeys of October:A journey through misery and poverty…
***** Barren Lives by Graciliano Ramos
A journey into a gloomy secret of the past…
***** A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner
A supernatural journey into the mystical world…
***** The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson
A night walk in the Luxembourg garden with divine beings…
***** A Night in the Luxembourg by Remy de Gourmont
A Christmas misadventure in the mountains…
***** Rock Crystal by Adalbert Stifter
A journey to colonial India…
***** Passage to India by E. M. Forster
Reminder! There are only a few days left before our foreign travels end. From 20 November we’ll be reading books from our home countries. Congratulations to everyone for choosing a huge variety of books for this challenge.
Tr1sha wrote: "Reminder! There are only a few days left before our foreign travels end. From 20 November we’ll be reading books from our home countries. Congratulations to everyone for choosing a huge variety of ..."Hmm, I haven't stuck completely to the rules then. I've made a detour to my home country already and I will continue to France and India now instead of returning home. Will I be forgiven? 😏😔
Nidhi wrote: "Welcome to India, Nike."🙏 Thank you so much 💜. I was there in real life 1995💜 and there hasn't been a day siny without me longing for a return.
Now I'll go there by the company of Rabindranath Tagore
I'm almost done with my 4th book and MAY finish a 5th, then will read some short stories by Edith Wharton set in the US (NYC). Fun challenge! I really like that it was longer than 1 month, which made it more doable for me.
Nike wrote: "… Hmm, I haven't stuck completely to the rules then. I've made a detour …”I’m shocked, Nike - you are such a rebel! But it doesn’t matter, it seems you had fun reading your books.
Pam wrote: "I'm almost done with my 4th book and MAY finish a 5th, then will read some short stories by Edith Wharton set in the US (NYC). Fun challenge! I really like that it was longer than 1 month, which ma..."Thank you for your comments, Pam. It’s interesting that you enjoyed having a longer challenge. Useful feedback as it will be something to consider doing again if others feel the same.
I like your choice of short stories to finish the challenge.
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1 September - 19 November (80 days)
Read classic books or short stories where either the setting or the author is from a country where you don’t live. It would be good if the book includes a journey, but that isn’t essential. How many countries can you “visit” in 2 months?
For example, as I live in the UK I could read a book by John Steinbeck from USA. Nike is from Sweden & could read a book by Charles Dickens from UK. (Whatever books or stories you choose, read a version in the language you prefer.)
20 - 30 November
The journey has ended so there are a few days to read a short story or book set in the country where you live or by an author from that country.
As always, challenges are optional - even one short story is enough to participate. Have fun!