For me it would have to be the book I read over and over and over again, finding something new and wonderful every single time. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It is as fresh today as the day it was first written, imo. All of life's puzzles, dramas and emotions can be found within its pages - and it is very, very FUNNY.

I can't think of any book I'd read over and over again, so I think that might be a good time to finally get around to reading War and Peace in its entirety. [img]/domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/happy.gif[/img] I would have a LOT of pages to use as toilet paper or for starting fires when I was done too.

The Oxford Universal Dictionary.

unabridged, of course.

a Quiver - My 91 year-old mother watches Pride and Prejudice every day and has for about the last five years, so that is one book/film I would not want on my island.

LOL Kathy - I don't blame you - although the book is a lot better than the film.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee painted an extremely vivid picture with her words and brought the story to life in a way that is rare. On the one hand, it's too bad she didn't continue her writing, because she has tremendous talent; on the other, the fact that she wrote only one book suggests that she put herself into the story in a way that could not be reproduced.

I suspect that it would be very gratifying to have a powerful and vivid story to read if you were to be relegated to life on a remote island. A little escapism would be welcome.

unabridged, of course.

Mais, oui...bien sur! It already has all the books ever printed in it. Just a little jumbled up, that's all.

LOL! Yes, surely the challenge that will keep you occupied is to reassemble the jumble. [img]/domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/happy.gif[/img]