Quran or Bhagavad Gita!
On it!
What if it’s a literary classic that is not necessarily a book itself but ispart of one and falls under Nursery Rhyme, fairytale or a particular story in a collection book. Humpty Dumpty for example or the 3 little pigs or something classic like that.
Let’s see if I can list some themes we will likely see…
Cthulhu…
yep, that should cover it.
I appreciate the fact that Cthulhu is too new, but no Hemingway makes me sad.
Dang, is it that old?
Fine…Da****gon then. 
Call of Cthulhu was written in 1926, published in 1928.
- Methinks the year 1920 was purposely chosen by the editors…
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1928. Methinks the year 1920 was purposely chosen by the editors…
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Yeah, Most of HPL’s works hit in 1920 and after. So I’m taking it that it’s exclusive of 1920, leaving only the following HPL works published:
A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Sep 1917
Beyond the Wall of Sleep Oct 1919
Da****gon Nov 1919
The White Ship Nov 1919
Is Edgar Rice Burroughs too pulpy to be considered “classic literature”?
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1928. Methinks the year 1920 was purposely chosen by the editors…
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Bwhahahahaha!
As far as fairy tales, we’re basically looking for old school literature, which I think tales like those from Hans Christian Andersen and Brothers Grimm would fall under. But no Bible, Quran, etc… we’ll save that derby for when we want to get ourselves fired.
Also be aware: normal copyright rules still apply. If we think it will get us in trouble, we may have to reject it.
So this is kinda similar to #142: Classic Literature Mashup - minus the mandatory mashup
I know a book a lot of people will do… and I’m going to be one of them of course! Just can’t resist.
C’mon, guys. There’s so many things you can do with this other than nursery rhymes:
Treasure Island
Moby Dick
Frankenstein
Dracula
Grimm’s Fairy Tales (much different than the severely-altered versions we know today)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (would LOVE to see a Jabberwocky-themed shirt)
Dr.Jekkyl/Mr. Hyde
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Around the World in 80 Days
Journey to the Center of the Earth
War of the Worlds
Canterbury Tales. . .
SO much to work with here. Haven’t fairy tales/nursery rhymes been done to death here?
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So this is kinda similar to #142: Classic Literature Mashup - minus the mandatory mashup 
I know a book a lot of people will do… and I’m going to be one of them of course! Just can’t resist.
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Yeah, the mash-up part of that derby made it kind of tough. I think this one will be a little more open.
But keep in mind, if you try to use that book about a certain whale, Woot will change the title to “Moby Cranky Doodle Donkey.”
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Bwhahahahaha!
As far as fairy tales, we’re basically looking for old school literature, which I think tales like those from Hans Christian Andersen and Brothers Grimm would fall under. But no Bible, Quran, etc… we’ll save that derby for when we want to get ourselves fired.
Also be aware: normal copyright rules still apply. If we think it will get us in trouble, we may have to reject it.
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Copyright shouldn’t be much of an issue, Travis, since for Western literature, copyright ends 70 years after the author’s death…
See Wikipedia
The Jungle Book
Dante’s Inferno
Candide
Most everything by Kafka
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Copyright shouldn’t be much of an issue, Travis, since for Western literature, copyright ends 70 years after the author’s death…
See Wikipedia
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Unless your Little Mermaid looks like a specific Disney character.
I’d already been working on an entry, based on “Invictus”, from William Ernest Henley’s Book of Verses.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8327/8432613145_03b5a54a98_o.jpg
Ahhhhhh! Excellent point.