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This week's question is: What's the oldest work (by publication date) you've read? (submitted by Nicki @ Nicki J. Markus/Asta Idonea)
MY ANSWER: Well, looking over what I have in my "classics" section, my fairy tales are the oldest! The Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve was published (according to Google) in 1740, another source told me 1753, so we're looking at the mid 1700s! Grimm wasn't until the early 1800s and The Count of Monte Cristo was 1844, so The Beauty and the Beast is the oldest among my collection!
Non-fairy tale wise that's to my best estimate, L.J. Smith's The Awakening, the first installment in The Vampire Diaries!
According to Goodreads it was published in 1991. I even have this very cover! I love the retro look the 90s covers had! I treasure these so much! All the other L.J. Smith books I read seem to have released after this series. So this is my oldest novel that I have!
