books
Abridging the Wheel of Time – Wheel of Time Books – Dragonmount.com
I like the idea of having fans vote on which chapters are most essential (and which could be summarized 😉).
15 immersive historical fiction books about overlooked events – Modern Mrs Darcy
So. Many. Books. I want to read them all, including most of the ones in the comments.
MobileRead Wiki – EBook Lending Libraries
I always end up coming back to this page even though it’s out of date.
“Round the World.”: Letters from Japan, China, India, and Egypt – William Perry Fogg – Google Books
This was the basis of “Around the World in Eighty Days”