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Top 100: The Oldest Books Jim Has Read

With a degree focused on Theatre and Medieval literature, I've had to read a lot of old books and plays. Add to that my years of teaching World and British Literature, and you will see a wide range of titles. I may not have liked all of them, but here are 100 that made a lasting impression. NOTE; Duplicate titles with different covers represent different translations that I have read and used.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
1
Anonymous
The Holy Bible (Various)
The Holy Bible
2
Various
Mahabharata (Anonymous; Trans. John D. Smith)
Mahabharata
3
Anonymous; Trans. John D. Smith
Ramayana (Valmiki)
Ramayana
4
Valmiki
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
5
Homer
The Odyssey (Rieu Trans.)
The Odyssey
6
Rieu Trans.
Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
7
Lao-Tzu
The Book of Chuang Tzu (Chuang Tzu)
The Book of Chuang Tzu
8
Chuang Tzu
Agamemnon (Arnott)
Agamemnon
9
Arnott
Libation Bearers & Eumenides (Arnott)
Libation Bearers & Eumenides
10
Arnott
Oedipus the King and Antigone (Sophocles)
Oedipus the King and Antigone
11
Sophocles
Three Greek Plays for the Theatre (Arnott)
Three Greek Plays for the Theatre
12
Arnott
The Trojan Women (Euripides)
The Trojan Women
13
Euripides
The Bacchae & Other Plays (Euripides)
The Bacchae & Other Plays
14
Euripides
The Clouds & the Pot of Gold (Arnott)
The Clouds & the Pot of Gold
15
Arnott
The Rope (Plautus)
The Rope
16
Plautus
Poetics (Aristotle)
Poetics
17
Aristotle
The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
18
Virgil
The Antiquities of the Jews (Flavius Josephus)
The Antiquities of the Jews
19
Flavius Josephus
Nag Hammadi Library (Anonymous)
Nag Hammadi Library
20
Anonymous
Goddoddin (Aneurin)
Goddoddin
21
Aneurin
The Mabinogion (Jeffrey Gantz (Translator))
The Mabinogion
22
Jeffrey Gantz (Translator)
Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Bede)
Ecclesiastical History of the English People
23
Bede
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
24
Anonymous
Beowulf (Crossley-Holland)
Beowulf
25
Crossley-Holland
Beowulf (Wright -Trans)
Beowulf
26
Wright -Trans
The Battle of Maldon (Crossley-Holland)
The Battle of Maldon
27
Crossley-Holland
Earliest English Poetry (Alexander)
Earliest English Poetry
28
Alexander
The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore (Andy Orchard (Translator))
The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore
29
Andy Orchard (Translator)
The Prose Edda (Sturlulson)
The Prose Edda
30
Sturlulson
The Saga of the Volsungs (Jesse L. Byock (Translator))
The Saga of the Volsungs
31
Jesse L. Byock (Translator)
Egil's Saga (Anonymous)
Egil's Saga
32
Anonymous
Eyrbyggja Saga (Anonymous)
Eyrbyggja Saga
33
Anonymous
Laxdæla Saga (Anonymous)
Laxdæla Saga
34
Anonymous
Njal's Saga (Anonymous)
Njal's Saga
35
Anonymous
The Vinland Sagas (Unknown)
The Vinland Sagas
36
Unknown
King Harald's Saga (Snorri Sturluson)
King Harald's Saga
37
Snorri Sturluson
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
38
Dante Alighieri
The History of the Kings of Britain (Penguin Classics)
The History of the Kings of Britain
39
Penguin Classics
Arthurian Chronicles (Everyman)
Arthurian Chronicles
40
Everyman
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