While She Knits - What's Old?

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Usually, we ask "what's new?"  As in, what is the latest and greatest book you've read? *

But, after many recommendations, I'm finally reading A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson, published in 1981.  So, instead, let's talk about what's old.  What older books have you read recently that you'd recommend to others?

How about if we define "older" as published in the 1900s?


(* in my case, that would be This Dark Endeavor, which had my heart pounding throughout.  Not old.  Latest and greatest.)