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   andrew to Steve Hayes   
   Re: Books to read before you die   
   11 Dec 07 08:43:28   
   
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   From: andrew@ilium.invalid   
      
   On 2007-12-05, Steve Hayes  wrote:   
   > British librarians have compiled a list of 30 books to read before you die.   
   >   
   > It has some strange inclusions, and some strange omissions.   
      
   [...]   
      
   > What about "Alice's adventured in Wonderland", which they omitted?   
      
   I have always had a small issue with this author, not with his   
   literature, as he appears to have had a few issues with small   
   children. Certainly he was a /very/ unusual man who produced amazing   
   literature though but I find it hard to ignore his character.   
      
            Andrew   
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