osan
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I'd like to start a thread of books worthy of reading. They don't have to be necessarily liberty-oriented; nobody here heeds such circumscriptions anyway, so why waste one's breath trynig to impose them?
Indeed, my first offering is not, strictly speaking, centered on a liberty theme... or at least not seemingly so, though I will say unequivocally that in its deeper layers, it is precisely so oriented. I first came across this tome at Tam's or the USC bookstore when I was 18 an din in my first year of engineering at SC. The volumes were laying in a large pile and the title caught my attention. I've read the book cover to cover at least half a dozen times, always gaining some new insight from it's conceptually-dense pages. The book is titled "Etidorhpa; of The End of Earth" by John Uro Lloyd, published in 1895. For me it is a fantastic work that put those of H. G. Wells to some shame and embarrassment. It is written in a very Voctorian style, a feature that may turn some readers off, but which delighted me for reasons I will not expound upon here. I will say no more, give no spoilers, but will leave a Gutenberg link where you can either download it or read online.
As to this thread, I tried to look to see whether one recommending books was already extant, but was unwilling to wade through 1559 threads at 5 AM. So if I have created a redundancy, do forgive me and feel free, ye admins, to place this post wherever you deem it most appropriate.
Etidorhpa can be read free at: https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/37775
Enjoy it if you please, and best wishes to all.
Indeed, my first offering is not, strictly speaking, centered on a liberty theme... or at least not seemingly so, though I will say unequivocally that in its deeper layers, it is precisely so oriented. I first came across this tome at Tam's or the USC bookstore when I was 18 an din in my first year of engineering at SC. The volumes were laying in a large pile and the title caught my attention. I've read the book cover to cover at least half a dozen times, always gaining some new insight from it's conceptually-dense pages. The book is titled "Etidorhpa; of The End of Earth" by John Uro Lloyd, published in 1895. For me it is a fantastic work that put those of H. G. Wells to some shame and embarrassment. It is written in a very Voctorian style, a feature that may turn some readers off, but which delighted me for reasons I will not expound upon here. I will say no more, give no spoilers, but will leave a Gutenberg link where you can either download it or read online.
As to this thread, I tried to look to see whether one recommending books was already extant, but was unwilling to wade through 1559 threads at 5 AM. So if I have created a redundancy, do forgive me and feel free, ye admins, to place this post wherever you deem it most appropriate.
Etidorhpa can be read free at: https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/37775
Enjoy it if you please, and best wishes to all.
