Classics of literature! What books do you have at your Airbnb?

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Laura2592
Level 10
Frederick, MD

Classics of literature! What books do you have at your Airbnb?

We have a mini library at our Airbnb and are always looking for new titles to add.

 

Right now we have a lot of classics of literature for both adults and kids.  We have some horror/Stephen King type stuff, accounts from Navy Seals, black history, trashy bodice ripper romance novels,  quirky looks at history or economics (Tipping Point, Freakonomics) etc.

I would say the most popular books are the box set of "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" which I invariably find pulled out.

 

What books do you have or recommend for your listing (if you have any...)

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Robin4
Top Contributor
Mount Barker, Australia

@Laura2592 

Hoping you are still looking in on us Laura!

 

I have a library of about 650 books, most of which I would classify as 'classics of literature' covering just about all genre's from popular authors like........

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John Grisham......The testament.

Wilbur Smith......Rage, A Time to Die, River God, Eagle in the Sky, The Seventh Scroll, Shout at the Devil.

Leon Uris...... QB V11 (Queens Bench 7), Exodus, The Haj, Trinity.

Tom Clancy......A Clear and Present Danger.

Geoffrey Archer.......First Among Equals, A Matter of Honour.

Alistair Macclean.....When Eight bells Toll, Force 10 from Navarone, HMS Ulysses, Fear is the Key.

JR Tolkien........Lords of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Two Towers.

Sydney Sheldon........The Best Laid Plans, Nothing Lasts Forever.

C. S.  Forester........The African Queen.

Colleen McCullough.......Thorn Birds

Cornelius Ryan.......A Bridge Too Far.

Frank Hardy.......Power Without Glory. (A great book for Australians)

 

And many others I won't mention here but I do rotate them regularly. I keep around 300 books and periodicals in the guest cottage at any given time.

 

Biographical and Autobiographical works like.........

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Michael Cane.........What's it All About.

Jane Fonda........My Life so Far.

Robert Lacey.....Majesty.

Barack Obama......Dreams from my Father.

Kathrine Hepburn........Stories of My Life.

Tim Ferguson.......Carry a Big Stick.

 

And of course I have a selection of classics like........

 

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Harper Lee.....To Kill a Mockingbird.

Margaret Mitchell......Gone With The Wind.

Morton Thompson.....The Cry and The Covenant.

Alex Haley.......Roots.

George Orwell......Coming Up for Air, Animal Farm, 1984.

 

And various other notables.

 

I have a good selection of old reference books dating back to 1867 including.....

 

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J Arthur Thomson......An Outline to Science

 

And some absolute classics from the 1870's like these......

 

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The problem with a library of old books is.....they smell musty, and this is something I do have to point out to incoming guests. The cottage is not full of mold.....it's full of old books, and when guests see all the wonderful titles they soon forgive the smell!

 

I am also lucky in that I have only ever lost two books to a guest, and would you believe, that guest was a church minister! He said he would return them.....but never did!

 

As @Ann72  says, books make the listing, you are baring your soul to the world and everywhere you go in our house you will find......books.

 

If it was worth writing we probably have it here!

 

Cheers..........Rob.

 

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Sandra126
Level 10
Daylesford, Australia

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Robin4
Top Contributor
Mount Barker, Australia

@Laura2592 

Hoping you are still looking in on us Laura!

 

I have a library of about 650 books, most of which I would classify as 'classics of literature' covering just about all genre's from popular authors like........

Screenshot_2022-05-26-11-07-03-69.jpg

 

John Grisham......The testament.

Wilbur Smith......Rage, A Time to Die, River God, Eagle in the Sky, The Seventh Scroll, Shout at the Devil.

Leon Uris...... QB V11 (Queens Bench 7), Exodus, The Haj, Trinity.

Tom Clancy......A Clear and Present Danger.

Geoffrey Archer.......First Among Equals, A Matter of Honour.

Alistair Macclean.....When Eight bells Toll, Force 10 from Navarone, HMS Ulysses, Fear is the Key.

JR Tolkien........Lords of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Two Towers.

Sydney Sheldon........The Best Laid Plans, Nothing Lasts Forever.

C. S.  Forester........The African Queen.

Colleen McCullough.......Thorn Birds

Cornelius Ryan.......A Bridge Too Far.

Frank Hardy.......Power Without Glory. (A great book for Australians)

 

And many others I won't mention here but I do rotate them regularly. I keep around 300 books and periodicals in the guest cottage at any given time.

 

Biographical and Autobiographical works like.........

IMG20220526104123.jpg

Michael Cane.........What's it All About.

Jane Fonda........My Life so Far.

Robert Lacey.....Majesty.

Barack Obama......Dreams from my Father.

Kathrine Hepburn........Stories of My Life.

Tim Ferguson.......Carry a Big Stick.

 

And of course I have a selection of classics like........

 

IMG20220526104824.jpg

 

Harper Lee.....To Kill a Mockingbird.

Margaret Mitchell......Gone With The Wind.

Morton Thompson.....The Cry and The Covenant.

Alex Haley.......Roots.

George Orwell......Coming Up for Air, Animal Farm, 1984.

 

And various other notables.

 

I have a good selection of old reference books dating back to 1867 including.....

 

IMG20220526104853.jpg

J Arthur Thomson......An Outline to Science

 

And some absolute classics from the 1870's like these......

 

IMG20220526111545.jpg

 

The problem with a library of old books is.....they smell musty, and this is something I do have to point out to incoming guests. The cottage is not full of mold.....it's full of old books, and when guests see all the wonderful titles they soon forgive the smell!

 

I am also lucky in that I have only ever lost two books to a guest, and would you believe, that guest was a church minister! He said he would return them.....but never did!

 

As @Ann72  says, books make the listing, you are baring your soul to the world and everywhere you go in our house you will find......books.

 

If it was worth writing we probably have it here!

 

Cheers..........Rob.

 

Ann72
Level 10
New York, NY

Some great stuff there @Robin4!  No one talks about Irwin Shaw anymore, but he was one of the greats.  I loved RICH MAN POOR MAN.  I would also like to know what "The Woman's Book" says about careers!  🙂