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Lists have been compiled by everyone from time magazine to david bowie, and. John lubbock, 1st baron avebury, banker, influential liberalunionist politician, and naturalist who successfully promoted about a dozen measures of some importance in parliament but was perhaps best known for his books on archaeology and entomology. Read the list of one hundred books deemed best worth reading by sir john lubbock 183419, principal of the workingmens college in london from 1883 to 1899. Classified list of sir john lubbocks one hundred best books. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online.

The list was reprinted several times in various forms, with such notables as. John lubbock, 1st baron avebury pc, frs 30 april 1834 28 may 19, known as sir john lubbock, 4th bt from 1865 until 1900, was an english banker, biologist, archaeologist and liberal politician. Harvard book stores 100 favorite titles staff choices included in indexes below lubbock, sir john. The pleasures of life by sir john lubbock free ebook. I have an almost complete set of sir john lubbock s 100 best books from 1897, george routledge. In 1886, during a lecture on the pleasure of reading, the british scientist, politician, and man of letters john lubbock spoke of his wish for a a list of a hundred.

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