What old Book.

[ZR1cliff]

Ive never been one for reading but just recently i have come into possesion of some 40+ old books,some dating back to the 1800's.
I am quite enjoying going through them and reading the odd page and it reminds me off when i was a child looking through my fathers vast collection of books.
My question is if you were stuck some where for some time what old book would you choose to take with you and why,one choice.
Mine would be 'Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling and one my father has in his collection, because as a child i would read the odd page and it would be nice just to finish it.

[nervous]

ive got a playboy from the seventies that im quite fond of, id take that.

might be quite good for starting bush fires too.

[ZR1cliff]

nervous said:

ive got a playboy from the seventies that im quite fond of, id take that. might be quite good for starting bush fires too.

But the glossy pages are no good on your @rse

[TangoAlpha]

Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl

[cotty]

Fly fishing by J R Hartly

[L100NYY]

'Full Throttle' - the story of Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin.

A truly, truly great read but I've just never got around to finishing it!

[Marki]

The Stand Steven King , great book

[rich1231]

Not really really old but Alfred Duggan (sp?) wrote some books back in the 50's. Fictionlized history around the time of the collapse of the Roman Empire.

They have aged very well.

[wedge girl]

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, my Dad bought me a copy years ago, it's the one book I've only ever read snippets of.

[nervous]

theres a reason for that.

might be quicker to just take a drill if youre thinking about boring yourself to death.


personally, im taking 'boatbuilding from coconuts'.

[vixpy1]

Fifty ways to get back the huge amount of money you have just spunked on engine bits..

[nervous]

vixpy1 said:

Fifty ways to get back the huge amount of money you have just spunked on engine bits..

i cant think thats hygenic.

[kerfuffle]

I'm taking 'How to fashion a powered raft out of pubic hair in three easy steps'


On an even less funny note, I have a beautiful edition of Around The World in 80 Days - it's massive, with watercolour illustrations.

[vixpy1]

Nervous is currently reading..

50 crap gags, and ways to delete them after posting without everyone seeing

[nervous]

nervous said:

vixpy1 said: Fifty ways to get back the huge amount of money you have just spunked on engine bits.. i cant think thats hygenic.

i didnt!! it just bloody disappeared.

ted, give the mice a biscuit will you....


>> Edited by nervous on Tuesday 18th October 13:47

[kerfuffle]

Thank God someone's reading it - it took me 20 minutes to write that bloody thing!

[vixpy1]

Now her reading.. Posting the same crap gag twice in the hope someone will laugh...

[alexkp]

Easy - The Complete Sherlock Holmes.

[nervous]

vixpy1 said:

Now her reading.. Posting the same crap gag twice in the hope someone will laugh...

aaah, theres that new definition of irony i was looking for. you could have told me you had it Vix 'oxo tower' Py. it would have saved me an awful lot of time.

[ZR1cliff]

Just flicking through one of the books called "REAL LIFE PROBLEMS AND THIER SOLUTIONS" by R. EDYNBRY
On the subject of "Married Life" and "Settling Down"