Top Ten Tuesday - Oldest Books on my TBR

Welcome back to another Top Ten Tuesday. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl since 2018. Its aim was to bring bookworms together. This week's topic was oldest (earliest published) books on my TBR. It required a little research on my part since I didn't want to include every classic I wanted to read. I generally focus on fantasy and mystery on my blog, so I thought I'd only include fantasy and mystery books or books with those elements in today's list. Just to be a little extra, I've arranged the books from oldest to newest.

This Week's Topic: Oldest (earliest published) Books on my TBR

1. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1843) 

A Christmas Carol is one of the most popular classics ever. It's been adapted over and over, it's even inspired a Barbie movie, and yet I still haven't read it. I've read Oliver Twist and The Pickwick Papers so maybe this will be my next Dickens read.

2. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (1909)

The Phantom of the Opera is another popular tale adapted over and over again, but I haven't been able to find time to read it yet. Hopefully, I will soon. The song is certainly always ringing in my mind.

3. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (1920)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first book where Agatha Christie introduces her detective Hercule Poirot. I've read Murder on The Orient Express but I've strangely never read the book where the detective's story began. I have so many Agatha Christie books to read and yet so little time to spare.

4. The Hardy Boys - The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon (1927)

Years ago, I saw a friend borrow one of The Hardy Boys mysteries from our school library, and it's been something I often think about. The Tower Treasure is the first book in the series and I hope to read it some time in the future.

5. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (1937)

If you've been reading my other Top Ten Tuesdays you'll remember that I included The Hobbit in my November TBR freebie. Now, half of the month is gone and yet I'm no closer to reading it. Maybe I'll add it to my December TBR instead.

6. The Princess Bride by William Goldman (1973)

I saw The Princess Bride movie a year or so ago, and I was surprised that it was based on a book. So obviously I had to add it to my never-ending list.

7. The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King   (1994)

The Beekeeper's Apprentice is a book I've been thinking of reading ever since I finished reading all the Sherlock Holmes novels and short stories. The story is set after Sherlock retires and becomes a beekeeper, and as a huge Sherlock fan, I have to get to it soon.

8. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2004)

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell has been on my list for years now ever since I first started looking at YouTube book recommendation videos. I don't think I'll be getting to it yet, so It'll have to stay on the list for now.

9. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (2005) 

I've wanted to start reading some Brandon Sanderson books for a long time now and Elantris is his earliest publication. I hope I'll get to it soon.

10. Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder (2005)

Another book that's been on my list for years. Poison Study sounds amazing every time I look into it, but sadly it'll have to stay on my TBR till I can make time to include it. I'm also not the fastest reader, so it might stay there longer than I wish.

If you haven't read my review of We Free the Stars by Hafsah Faizal yet, you can do so here.

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