I first read the Lord of the Rings trilogy over 55 years ago when a work colleague lent me the three hardbacks then extant. I became completely captivated, often reading well into the small hours.
Good to see
Candide featured here (thanks Jim), another book I love.
I'm surprised no Jane Austen appearing, which might explain the paucity of responses to my earlier post
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Arts-and-Literature/Books-and-Authors/Question1828852.html
(which I kid myself was what inspired Ed to raise this one LOL)