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Theodore Roosevelt's Reading List

While Roosevelt was renowned for his ability to direct his full attention to a book, he was not at all opposed to the idea of skimming when necessary. Below you'll find a list that Theodore Roosevelt sent to a friend in its entirety. Peruse it, use it for your own reading life, and enjoy. You'll find everything from Greek history and tragedy, to the dramas of Shakespeare, to modern popular novels, and treatises on the outdoors. He noted in his letter that he had read over half of these titles multiple times – an incredible feat in its own right.
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The History of the Peloponnesian War
The History of the Peloponnesian War
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The Histories
The Histories
2
The Histories (Polybius)
The Histories
3
Polybius
Plutarch's Lives
Plutarch's Lives
4
The Oresteia (Aeschylus)
The Oresteia
5
Aeschylus
Seven Against Thebes (Aeschylus)
Seven Against Thebes
6
Aeschylus
Hippolytus (Euripides)
Hippolytus
7
Euripides
The Bacchae (Euripides)
The Bacchae
8
Euripides
The Frogs (Aristophanes)
The Frogs
9
Aristophanes
Politics (Aristotle)
Politics
10
Aristotle
Early Age of Greece (William Ridgeway)
Early Age of Greece
11
William Ridgeway
Alexander the Great (Benjamin Ide Wheeler)
Alexander the Great
12
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria (Gaston Maspero)
History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria
13
Gaston Maspero
Chronicles (Jean Froissart)
Chronicles
14
Jean Froissart
The Memoirs of Baron De Marbot (Baron De Marbot)
The Memoirs of Baron De Marbot
15
Baron De Marbot
Charles XII and the Collapse of the Swedish Empire (Robert Nisbet Bain)
Charles XII and the Collapse of the Swedish Empire
16
Robert Nisbet Bain
Types of Naval Officers (AT Mahan)
Types of Naval Officers
17
AT Mahan
Critical and Historical Essays (Thomas Macaulay)
Critical and Historical Essays
18
Thomas Macaulay
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
19
Edward Gibbon
The Life of Prince Eugene (Prince Eugene of Savoy)
The Life of Prince Eugene
20
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Life of Lieut.-Admiral De Ruyter (G Grinnell-Milne)
Life of Lieut.-Admiral De Ruyter
21
G Grinnell-Milne
Life of Sobieski (John Sobieski)
Life of Sobieski
22
John Sobieski
Frederick the Great (Thomas Carlyle)
Frederick the Great
23
Thomas Carlyle
Abraham Lincoln: A History (Hay and Nicolay)
Abraham Lincoln: A History
24
Hay and Nicolay
Speeches and Writings (Abraham Lincoln)
Speeches and Writings
25
Abraham Lincoln
The Essays (Francis Bacon)
The Essays
26
Francis Bacon
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
27
William Shakespeare
Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)
Twelfth Night
28
William Shakespeare
Henry IV (William Shakespeare)
Henry IV
29
William Shakespeare
Henry V (William Shakespeare)
Henry V
30
William Shakespeare
Richard II (William Shakespeare)
Richard II
31
William Shakespeare
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
32
John Milton
Poems (Michael Drayton)
Poems
33
Michael Drayton
The Nibelungenlied (Anonymous)
The Nibelungenlied
34
Anonymous
Inferno (Dante)
Inferno
35
Dante
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
36
Anonymous
Heimskringla (Snorri Sturluson)
Heimskringla
37
Snorri Sturluson
Saga of Burnt Njal (M Magnusson, Trans)
Saga of Burnt Njal
38
M Magnusson, Trans
Gisli the Outlaw (Anonymous)
Gisli the Outlaw
39
Anonymous
Cuchulain of Muirthemne (Lady Augusta Gregory)
Cuchulain of Muirthemne
40
Lady Augusta Gregory
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