13 Dismal Books Referenced in A Series of Unfortunate Events

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Overview

Feel like you're a part of VFD by reading 13 books referenced in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. I hate to link to Goodreads, but the most complete list I've found is here if you need some guidance. This most-complete-list, though, is also very incomplete. Some leeway here of course (a different collection that also contains a referenced poem/story, etc). The actual books in the series are not included in this challenge! There are others for that. Have fun and read some great books!

Challenge Books

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The Night Has A Thousand Eyes And Other Poems (1899) by Francis William Bourdillion

The Night Has A Thousand Eyes And Other Poems (1899)

Francis William Bourdillion

76 pages • 1 edition

nonfiction classics history literary reflective medium-paced
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe #1

Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe

448 pages • 1719 • 1.2k editions

fiction classics historical adventurous slow-paced
The Odyssey by Homer

The Odyssey

Homer

541 pages • -800 • 871 editions

fiction classics poetry adventurous slow-paced
Native Son by Richard Wright

Native Son

Richard Wright

504 pages • 1940 • 53 editions

fiction classics race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne by Algernon Charles Swinburne

The Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne

Algernon Charles Swinburne

368 pages • 1925 • 3 editions

fiction classics poetry dark medium-paced
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

Waiting for Godot

Samuel Beckett

60 pages • 1952 • 122 editions

fiction classics play funny reflective slow-paced
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

942 pages • 1878 • 1k editions

fiction classics literary romance challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Sylvia Plath Poems by Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath Poems

Sylvia Plath

150 pages • 2012 • 5 editions

nonfiction classics feminism poetry dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

The Vicar of Wakefield

Oliver Goldsmith

197 pages • 1766 • 90 editions

fiction classics funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
King Lear by William Shakespeare

King Lear

William Shakespeare

161 pages • 1606 • 433 editions

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fiction classics play challenging dark sad medium-paced