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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
A Gilded Age mechanic is transported back in time to Camelot. He kicks off the industrial revolution 1,200 years early.
A Princess of Mars
Its 1917 vision of the Red Planet is hinky. Four-armed green natives? Really? But it still makes for a great pulp adventure story. Pixar’s Andrew Stanton is doing a live-action film adaptation.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
OK, for the last time—Frankenstein is the name of the scientist. The creature is called Frankenstein’s monster. Also, this is an absolutely gripping book.
Gulliver’s Travels
The humor in this 284-year-old fantasy story still feels fresh. Like when Gulliver extinguishes a Lilliputian house fire by peeing on it.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
A text search of this short-story collection reveals that Holmes never says, “Elementary, my dear Watson.”
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The surreal film adaptations might lead you to think Lewis Carroll’s book is strange and bizarre. It’s actually quite down-to-earth… Psyche! It’s totally fucked up!