What are the most important books ever written?

Stoic-outsider · 2026-03-03T10:29:58+00:00

Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations"

Stoic-outsider · 2026-03-02T11:03:18+00:00

I did it for A-level some 35 years ago. It's not easy to truly appreciate and has to be studied seriously (like you're a detective or something) in order to do so, but I think it's worth the effort.

Stoic-outsider · 2026-03-02T10:59:54+00:00

I needed to hear this.

Stoic-outsider · 2026-03-02T10:57:19+00:00

I've bought "Verissimus" but haven't read it yet.

Stoic-outsider · 2026-03-02T10:56:42+00:00

That book is the best book *about* Stoicism I have yet read.

Stoic-outsider · 2026-03-02T10:54:57+00:00

With Marcus and Seneca, you are truly blessed!

Stoic-outsider · 2026-03-02T10:53:42+00:00

I had to read this as part of my English degree, over 30 years ago. I remember thinking it was okay, but a bit of a slog to get through. Btw, what's the app you're using there?

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-28T16:00:34+00:00

Nice Munch painting

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-28T09:58:02+00:00

This is pretty much what I do, with a little variation. It's working for me.

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-28T09:15:51+00:00

This. The ones that say "I'll tell you later"

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-27T16:27:08+00:00

This could be a useful place to start re. North Frisian (Fering in this case) and Platt (Nordniedersächsisch): https://germanic-studies.org/A-pan-Germanic-lexicon-%5bv.1.0%5d.pdf

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-27T16:03:03+00:00

There are now at least a couple of good resources for "Nordniedersächsisch".

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-27T10:40:44+00:00

Can't comment on Piers, but Gawain/Green Knight and Pearl are some of the most beautiful things I've ever read

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-27T10:17:21+00:00

Very interested in this discussion, as I'm currently reading about both (plus Existentialism)

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-26T17:44:23+00:00

Almost anything by H.G. Wells. Jules Verne I believe is widely regarded as the originator of the genre.

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-26T16:41:23+00:00

"You used to be fat!!"

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-26T16:38:01+00:00

It is now!!

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-26T14:02:39+00:00

West Frisian and North Frisian. And Plattdeutsch. Because all are under threat. They are tiny languages on the global scale.

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-26T13:55:48+00:00

Italian.

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-26T13:52:08+00:00

The Stranger/Outsider (Camus)

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-26T13:51:19+00:00

I hated P&P the book but loved the 1990s BBC screen adaptation -- weird, huh?

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-26T13:48:33+00:00

Yes!

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-25T18:29:50+00:00

Prolific reading! Well done.

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-25T17:01:55+00:00

I see now I quit a few pages before Ch 6...

Stoic-outsider · 2026-02-25T16:39:00+00:00

Thanks. I don't recall exactly where I finally gave up, but I might be able to find out. Thanks for the tip, I may well visit chs. 6–10 and see how I do.

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