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The 50 Weirdest Books I've Read

I recently read a 'weirdest books ever' list and kept thinking that I've read far stranger stuff than that. These aren't in any particular order; some are weird on purpose, some are weird by accident and some are successful in trying to do weird things.
Oh.. and weird doesn't necessarily mean bad, some of these are very good.
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Codex Seraphinianus
Codex Seraphinianus
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Knitting With Dog Hair: Better a Sweater From a Dog You Know and Love Than From a Sheep You'll Never (Kendall Crolius and Anne Montgomery)
Knitting With Dog Hair: Better a Sweater From a Dog You Know and Love Than From a Sheep You'll Never
Kendall Crolius and Anne Montgomery
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The Anatomy of Melancholy (Robert Burton)
The Anatomy of Melancholy
Robert Burton
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Something New (Vol 1) (Automathes)
Something New (Vol 1)
Automathes
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Laurence Sterne
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The Life of John Buncle, Esq (Thomas Amory)
The Life of John Buncle, Esq
Thomas Amory
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A Pickle for the Knowing Ones (Timothy Dexter)
A Pickle for the Knowing Ones
Timothy Dexter
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Hurlothrumbo; Or, the Super-Natural. [An Extravaganza, in Five Acts and in Prose]. (Samuel 'Maggoty' Johnson)
Hurlothrumbo; Or, the Super-Natural. [An Extravaganza, in Five Acts and in Prose].
Samuel 'Maggoty' Johnson
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The Flight of Dragons (Peter Dickinson)
The Flight of Dragons
Peter Dickinson
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Gnomes (Rien Poortvliet, Wil Huygen)
Gnomes
Rien Poortvliet, Wil Huygen
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We All Hear Stories in the Dark (Volume I) (Robert Shearman)
We All Hear Stories in the Dark (Volume I)
Robert Shearman
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Studies in the Art of Rat Catching (HC Barkley)
Studies in the Art of Rat Catching
HC Barkley
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Piccadilly (Laurence Oliphant)
Piccadilly
Laurence Oliphant
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An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting (Jane Collier)
An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting
Jane Collier
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Impostures (Al Hariri (Translated Michael Cooperson))
Impostures
Al Hariri (Translated Michael Cooperson)
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The Manuscript Found in Saragossa (Jan Potocki)
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
Jan Potocki
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Child O' War (Leon Garfield)
Child O' War
Leon Garfield
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The Holiday Friend (Pamela Hansford Johnson)
The Holiday Friend
Pamela Hansford Johnson
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The Elixir of Life (William Harrison Ainsworth)
The Elixir of Life
William Harrison Ainsworth
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The Young Visitors (Daisy Ashford)
The Young Visitors
Daisy Ashford
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The Book of Werewolves (Sabine Baring Gould)
The Book of Werewolves
Sabine Baring Gould
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The Brothers Boswell (Philip Baruth)
The Brothers Boswell
Philip Baruth
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Death's Jest-Book
Death's Jest-Book
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The Miseries of Human Life (James Beresford)
The Miseries of Human Life
James Beresford
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The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce
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Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
Lewis Carroll
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Curious Pleasures - A Gentleman's Collection of Beastliness (Rev'd Dr Erasmus Croom)
Curious Pleasures - A Gentleman's Collection of Beastliness
Rev'd Dr Erasmus Croom
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Rat Scabies and the Holy Grail (Christopher Dawes)
Rat Scabies and the Holy Grail
Christopher Dawes
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Who Cut the Cheese (Jim Dawson)
Who Cut the Cheese
Jim Dawson
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A Hand-Book of Volapuk (Andrew Drummond)
A Hand-Book of Volapuk
Andrew Drummond
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The Devil's Details: A History of Footnotes (Chuck Zerby)
The Devil's Details: A History of Footnotes
Chuck Zerby
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Ducks, Newburyport (Lucy Ellmann)
Ducks, Newburyport
Lucy Ellmann
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Scepticism Inc (Bo Fowler)
Scepticism Inc
Bo Fowler
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Lady Into Fox (David Garnett)
Lady Into Fox
David Garnett
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Ducks: Art, Legend, History (Anna Giorgetti)
Ducks: Art, Legend, History
Anna Giorgetti
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The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie (Halasa and Salam)
The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie
Halasa and Salam
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Pandaemonium (Humphrey Jennings)
Pandaemonium
Humphrey Jennings
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Yesterday (Juan Emar)
Yesterday
Juan Emar
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Principia Discordia (Greg Hill and Kerry Wendell Thornley)
Principia Discordia
Greg Hill and Kerry Wendell Thornley
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How to Sharpen Pencils (David Rees)
How to Sharpen Pencils
David Rees
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