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1001 Books to Read Before You Die

by alanaleigh

1001 books

Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.

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Magnificent Rebels: Works of the Early Romantics

by breaklikeafish

24 books

...and friends and foes who hung out in Jena at the time.

Inspired by Magnificent Rebels by Andrea Wulf. Around 1800, some of the greatest German thinkers lived in the same city. The intellectual stimulation that took place during their dinners, walks, theater and art gallery visits, and correspondence resulted in new philosophical ideas and an insanely productive few years for many of them.