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Epic novels

  • The Lord of the RingsIn the quiet village of Hobbiton, a hobbit named Frodo Baggins inherits a simple gold ring from his uncle Bilbo. This object is not merely jewelry but the…
  • The Three MusketeersAlexandre Dumas published The Three Musketeers in 1844, but the story began much earlier. In 1700, a writer named Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras released…
  • Gone with the Wind (novel)Margaret Mitchell began writing Gone with the Wind in 1926 while recovering from a slow-healing injury sustained in an auto crash.
  • War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy began writing War and Peace in 1863, the year he married and settled at his country estate. He wrote to Elizabeth Bers asking for chronicles or…