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Oldest Books

Below is a list of best books from the oldest to the newest.

Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
Age: 0+
Year: 1952
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The Power of Positive Thinking
by Norman Vincent Peale
Age: 14+
Year: 1952
Pages: 160
Sales (millions): 20
Charlotte’s Web
by E.B. White
Age: 7+
Year: 1952
Word count: 31,938
Sales (millions): 50
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
Age: 13+
Year: 1953
Word count: 45,910
Nine Stories
by J. D. Salinger
Age: 0+
Year: 1953
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Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
Age: 0+
Year: 1953
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Childhood's End
by Arthur C. Clarke
Age: 0+
Year: 1953
Pages: 214
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The Little Red Caboose
by Marian Potter
Age: 0+
Year: 1953
Pages: 24
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The Fellowship of the Ring (LOTR Book 1)
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Age: 12+
Year: 1954
Pages: 423
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Big Red Barn
by Margaret Wise Brown
Age: 2+
Year: 1954
Pages: 32
Word count: 345
Unique word count: 150
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Horton Hears a Who!
by Dr. Seuss
Age: 4+
Year: 1954
Word count: 2,008
The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown
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Age: 0+
Year: 1954
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The Lord of the Rings
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Age: 12+
Year: 1954
Pages: 1,178
Word count: 467,662
Sales (millions): 150
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
Age: 12+
Year: 1954
Word count: 59,900
The Quiet American
by Graham Greene
Age: 0+
Year: 1955
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The Ginger Man
by J. P. Donleavy
Age: 18+
Year: 1955
Sales (millions): 50
On Beyond Zebra
by Dr. Seuss
Age: 5+
Year: 1955
Pages: 64
Word count: 1,447
Harold and the Purple Crayon
by Crockett Johnson
Age: 4+
Year: 1955
Pages: 62
Word count: 656
Unique word count: 228
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Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
Age: 18+
Year: 1955
Word count: 12,473
Sales (millions): 50
Night
by Elie Wiesel
Age: 0+
Year: 1956
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Classic Children Books
Classic School Age Children Books
Classic Books for Teenagers
Classic Children Books by Age
Best-selling Books of All Time
The Benefits of Reading for Kids
Why Learn English Language?
Shortest Books
Shortest Books (unique words)
Longest Books
Best way to learn English
How NOT to Learn English!
CVC Words
What you need to know to learn a new language?
Why I forget what I learned?
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See also:
Classic Children Books
Classic School Age Children Books
Classic Books for Teenagers
Classic Children Books by Age
Best-selling Books of All Time
The Benefits of Reading for Kids
Why Learn English Language?
Shortest Books
Shortest Books (unique words)
Longest Books
Best way to learn English
How NOT to Learn English!
CVC Words
What you need to know to learn a new language?
Why I forget what I learned?
Vocabulary Size
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