Books Richard Gilmore recommends
I think it is fair to say that Rory Gilmore got her love of education from Richard, even though he was not a prominent figure in her early life. So, with that being said we definitely see a little bit of Richard's influence in the way Rory reads and even the discussions she has with different characters.
So this is a Richard appreciation post with an emphasis on the books he deemed worthy of his time.
Unlike my Rory list which is categorized by season, this list is much shorter so alphabetically is what I chose for this post!
Absolute Rage by Robert K. Tanenbaum
A Mencken Chrestomathy by H.L. Mencken
A Monetary History of the United States 1867-1960 by Milton Friedman
Euclid's Elements by Euclid
Happy Days: Mencken's Autobiography: 1880-1892 by H.L. Mencken
Heathen Days: Mencken's Autobiography: 1890-1936 by H.L. Mencken
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower by Marcel Proust
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Matisse the Master: The Conquest of Colour, 1909-1954 by Hilary Spurling
Molloy by Samuel Beckett
Newspaper Days, 1899-1906 : Volume 2 of Mencken's Autobiography by H.L. Mencken
Peyton Place by Grace Metalious
Points of View by W. Somerset Maugham
Richard III by William Shakespeare
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
While Richard's list may not be as expansive as Rory's, as far as I can find, it is still pretty impressive!
Have you read any of the books on this list?
I am obsessed withGilmore Girls so I love this content.