My favorite movie when I was a teenager was The Robe.  I saw it with my friends multiple times.  I loved how Caligula was portrayed.  I had read the book by Douglas more than once and the movie was quite different.  Movies and books seldom resemble each other, but then, books are long and movies have a time restraint. 
 
261.  Michelangelo
 
262.  Heidi-Spyrie
 
263.  By Spaceship to the Moon-(This book says that it would be impossible to ever travel to the moon)
 
264.  Jungle Animals-Buck
 
265.  Elsie's Holiday-Finley
 
266.  You Can Learn to Speak-Garff (He was my professor at the university)
 
267.  The First 2000 Years-Skousen (very informative)
 
268.  Understood Betsy
 
269.  The Spanish Goldfish-Glass
 
270.  Bartholomew and the Oobleck-Seuss

My grandparents had a huge back yard with many trees.  They had two hammocks.  The one from Mexico was called a matrimonial hammock and was big enough to sleep three people or more.  I loved to lie in that hammock and read in the warm summer months.
 
161.  Escape by Night
 
162.  Wildlife in Color-Peterson
 
163.  Les Miserable-Hugo
 
164.  Golden Tales from Faraway
 
165.  There was a Horse
 
166.  The Count of Monte Cristo-Dumas (such adventure!)
 
167.  The Cheyenne Way
 
168.  Wild Animals of the World-Bridges and Baker (stunning art work)
 
169.  Dark Star of Itza-Malkuk
 
170.  The Princess and the Goblin-McDonald
 
I'll write more on Monday. 

When I lived in Mexico I had a little brown and white terrier named Cafe Con Leche.  I was about 7 or 8.  I named her Cafe Con Leche (coffee with milk)  because of her color and because it was the name of my favorite candy.  I used to dress her up in doll clothes and parade her around the neighborhood.
 
251.  Pocahontas-Parin d' Aulain
 
252.  Sea Star-Henry
 
253.  Books of Knowledge (I read all of the parts on the ancient worlds of Rome, Egypt and Greece)
 
254.  Born to Trot-Henry
 
255.  Patty and Jo Detectives-Wright
 
256.  Don Quixote-Cervantes
 
257.  Album of Horses-Henry (I practically memmorized this book)
 
258.  Dog Stories for Boys and Girls-Cavanals and Wier (I read these stories over and over, my favorite-Dog of Pompeii)
 
259.  Misty of Chincoteague-Henry
 
260.  Grimm's Fairy Tales-Brothers Grimm

I went to see my old home in Tremonton Friday.  I was born in that house and it was a lovely home.  I was sad to see how run down it is now.
 
241.  The Galilean
 
242.  Ghosts, Ghosts, Ghosts-(What's better than a good ghost story)
 
243.  What's What in the Bullfight-Campillo
 
244.  Arabian Nights
 
245.  The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
 
246.  Rain Drop Splash-Tresselt
 
247.  Sonnets from the Portuguese-Browning (much loved poetry)  
 
248.  Works of Robert Burns-Burns (of course)
 
249.  Brighty of the Grand Canyon-Henry 
 
250.  Audubon's Animals and Birds

My grandfather had a lot trees on his property.  There were many apple trees of various varieties.  There were also peach, cherry, plum, pear and apricot trees, besides these there were weeping willows, maple trees and other ornamental trees.  The apricot tree had a perfect set of branches to sit on comfortably; a great place to relax and read.
 
231.  Disputed Passage-Douglas
 
232.  The Door in the Wall-de Angeli
 
233.  Amos Fortune, Free Man-Yates
 
234.  Imagina-Ford
 
235.  Wag-by-Wall-Potter
 
236.  Ginger Pye-Estes
 
237.  King of the Wind-Henry (beloved horse story)
 
238.  Home for Christmas-Douglas
 
239.  Wuthering Heights-Bronte (I lived this book as I read It)
 
240.  Davey and the Goblin-Canyl  

We had a parrot when I lived at my grandmother's.  His/her-we weren't sure-name was Peter (we guessed it was a male).  He lived in a cage in the basement kitchen.  He whistled and called our dog and he would call me too.  He sounded exactly like my grandmother.
 
221.  The White Stag-Seredy
 
222.  Thimble Summer-Enright
 
223.  Secret Sea-White
 
224.  Call it Courage-Sperry
 
225.  The Matchlock Gun-Edmunds
 
226.  Johnny Tremain-Forbes
 
227.  Rabbit Hill-Lawson
 
228.  Strawberry Girl-Lenski
 
229.  Miss Hickory-Baily
 
230.  Mr. Wind and Madam Rain-DeMusset
 

We had a dog named Blondie.  She was a beautiful golden cocker spaniel.  She really loved my grandmother.  I wanted her to be my dog, but her adoration was focused on my grandmother.  It reminded me of a story I read in a book of dog stories about a little boy who cried himself to sleep each night because he wanted their dog to love him best and the dog was devoted to the boys mother. 
 
211.  The Cat Who Went to Heaven-Coatsworth
 
212.  Waterless Mountain-Armer 
 
213.  Blue Fairy Book-Lang
 
214.  Yung Fu of the Upper Yangtzy-Lewis
 
215.  Invincible Louisa-Meigs
 
216.  Precious Jeopardy-Douglas (I was a fan of Douglas)
 
217.  Dobry-Shannon
 
218.  Caddie Woodlawn-Brink
 
219.  Roller Skates-Sawyer
 
220.  Bambino the Clown-Schreiber

No time for much writing today-grandkids here.
 
201.  Legend of Sleepy Hollow-Irving
 
202.  Tales from Silver Lands-Finger
 
203.  Shen of the Sea-Chrisman
 
204.  Mary Poppins-Travers
 
205.  Gay Neck-Mukerji
 
206.  Smokey the Cow Horse-James
 
207.  Song of Ruth
 
208.  Hitty, Her First 100 Years-Field
 
209.  Oliver Twist-Dickens
 
210.  Paji-Kaviat

Besides reading, I loved to paint, draw and sculpt.  I was not a very good artist, but I wanted to be more than anything.  That summer I was 17 I dabbled in oil painting, drawing and sculpting and none of it was any good.
 
191.  Mexicana-Harnoncourt
 
192.  White Snow, Bright Snow-Duvoisin
 
193.  Song of the Swallows-Politi
 
194.  The Egg Tree-Milhous
 
195.  Caliastro-Dumas
 
196.  Paco Goes to the Fair-Gile and Hoke
 
197.  Desiree-Selinke
 
198.  The Voyage of Dr. Dolittle-Lofting
 
199.  Invitation to Live-Douglas
 
200.  The Dark Frigate-Hawes
 

My friend owned horses.  I went horseback riding with her into the foothills of Bountiful, Utah.  I loved it and I felt like one of the characters in the many novels I had read.
 
181.  Maria Rosa-Jelsey
 
182.  The Little House-Burton
 
183.  Marigold Garden-Greenway
 
184.  I was Hitler's Doctor-Krugger 
 
185.  The Rest of the Road-Blanding
 
186.  Many Moons-Slobodkin
 
187.  Prayer for a Child-Jones
 
188.  Blue Eyed Lady-Molnar
 
189.  Forgive Us Our Trespasses-Douglas
 
190.  The Little Island-Wiesgard 
 

Yesterday I was looking at old family pictures.  Many were taken in my grandparent's back yard.  Seeing those pictures brought back many memories of the family get togethers in that beautiful yard.
 
171.  The Case of the Twisted Candles-Keene (a Nancy Drew mystery)
 
172.  The Greatest Story Ever Told
 
173.  Beautiful Jo
 
174.  Stuart Little-White (I found this very sad)
 
175.  An Angel in the Woods-Lathrop
 
 176.  The Three Musketeers-Dumas
 
177.  Animals of the Bible-Lathrop
 
178.  Green Light-Douglas
 
179.  Mei Li-Handford
 
180.  They Were Strong and Good-Lawson

Day dreaming was a treasured past time.  I would read and often imagine myself in the books I would read.  My teachers always said that I would be a better student if my head were not always in the clouds.  It was my way of escaping.
 
151.  Dr. Doolitle-Lofting
 
152.  Many Moons-Thurber
 
153.  The Forest of Adventures-Ditmars
 
154.  The Egyptian-Waltari (This book was made into a movie)
 
155.  The Aztec Treasure House-Janvier
 
156.  Dark Circle of Branches-Arnier
 
157.  Falcon Fly Back-Blaisdell
 
158.  Gregorio and the White Llama-Bannon
 
159.  Rosebud-Bemelmans
 
160.  Hari, the Jungle Lad-Mukerji  

I have always loved children's literature.  I especially was drawn to the illustrations.  I usually knew who illustrated a book better than who wrote it.
 
141.  Perez and Martina-Belpre'
 
142.  A Child's Garden of Verse-Stevenson
 
143.  The Boats on the River-Flack
 
144.  Pinnochio-Collodi
 
145.  Lentil-McClosky
 
146.  Mr. Pink and the House on the Roof-Heal
 
147.  The Lost Queen of Egypt-Morrison
 
148.  In the Fog-Davis
 
149.  East of Antelope Island-Carr
 
150.  The Trumpeter of Krakew-Kelley

My grandmother had a set of encyclopedias that were truely ancient.  They were full of all kinds of interesting facts about ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome.  I loved those musty smelling old books.
 
131.  Marie Antonett
 
132.  The Odysey-Homer
 
133.  Russia
 
134.  Andersen's Fairy Tales
 
135.  Ivanho-Scott
 
136.  Mary Poppins Opens the Door-Travers
 
137.  Charlott's Web-White (I read it twice)
 
138.  Blue Barns-Sewell
 
139.  Roger and the Fox-Davis
 
140.  The Secret of the Ancient Oak-Wolo
 

My lists were written in the summer of 1955 when I was 17.  I didn't have a job and I didn't get to go on a vacation, so I busied myself with wish lists.
 
121.  The Red Horse-Moeschlin
 
122.  The Last Days of Pompeii-Lytton
 
123.  The White Stag-Seredy
 
124.  Greek Legends and Mythology
 
125.  Angelo, the Naughty One-Garrett
 
126.  Commercial Art
 
127.  Flying Saucers have Landed-Leslie and Adamski
 
128.  Mary
 
129.  McElligot's Pool-Seuss
 
130.  The Snow Queen-Anderson
 

When I read this list I wonder when I had time to read when I seem to have spent so much time making lists.
 
111.  Dr Hudson's Secret Journal-Douglas
 
112.  How Green is my Valley
 
113.  The Little White Horse-Gaudge
 
114.  Tamar
 
115.  Ancient Apostles
 
116.  Presidents of the Church
 
117.  Man and the Dragon-Widtsoe
 
118.  The Magic Rug-Parin d' Aulain
 
119.  The Hidden Treasure of Gaston-Jewett 
 
120.  Anna and the King of Siam
 

The list is very long.  I haven't even started.
 
101.  The Emerald City of Oz-Baum
 
102.  Lost King of Oz
 
103.  Thunder Cave-(a deffinite favorite)
 
104.  Our Wonder World
 
105.  Stephen Foster-Taylor
 
106.  Celebrated Crimes-Dumas
 
107.  History of Utah
 
108.  Bing
 
109.  Prince of Peace-Bryant
 
110.  The Angry Planet-Cross (I LOVED this little sci fi story)
 

My Grandmother had a huge finished basement where we would escape to and live all through the hot summer months.  There was a large kitchen where she would can all of the vegetables and fruit grown in her garden.  There was a rumpus room, bathroom and several bedrooms.
 
When I wanted to read, I would escape to the big couch in the upstairs livingroom.  It was before air conditioning, so the room would be stiflingly hot.  I hardly noticed when immersed in a good read.
 
91.  Stories of Ancient Mythology
 
92.  Fun Fare
 
93.  The Twenty One Balloons-Du Bois
 
94.  Ancient Greek Religion-Rose
 
95.  Purple Prince of Oz-Baum
 
96.  Works of Shakespear
 
97.  Works of Tolstoy
 
98.  Vanity Fare
 
99.  Science Fiction Omnibus-Blieler & Rickty
 
100.  The Ancient Maya-Morley

The list continues.  When there is no author it is because no author was listed after the name of the book.
 
81.  Book of Famous Poets
 
82.  The Magic of Oz-Baum
 
83.  The Scala-Wagons of Oz-Thompson (He must have taken over for Baum)
 
84.  Red Knight of Germany-Gibbons
 
85.  Keys of the Kingdom-Cronn
 
86.  Speedy in Oz-Thompson
 
87.  the Gnome King of Oz-Thompson
 
88.  The Romance of an Old Playhouse-Pyper
 
89.  Ozoplanning with the Wizard of Oz-Thompson
 
90.  Stories of Ancient Greeks

What would summer be without a stack of good books to read?  I was often enthralled with a good intriguing mystery.
 
71.  Doctrine and Covenants
 
72.  Heart Throbs of the West-Carter
 
73.  Jesus the Christ-Talmage
 
74.  Works of Edgar Allen Poe
 
75.  Junior Miss-Benson
 
76.  Book About a Thousand Things-Stimpson
 
77.  The Gospel Through the Ages-Hunter
 
78.  The Junior Classics-Collier
 
79.  Joseph Smith-Witdsoe
 
80.  The Wonder City of Oz-Baum

I lived with my grandmother when I was a teenager.  She was wonderful, but she thought that reading was a waste of time.  She felt that the only thing that I should be doing was chores.  I became quite creative in finding time to read.
 
61.  Cyrano de Bergerac-a favorite
 
62.  Tales of Hoffman
 
63.  Man Eating Leopards
 
64.  Midnight Visitor-Sutton
 
65.  Arrows into the Sun-Lauritzen
 
66.  The Quest of the Missing Map-Kune
 
67.  Currier and Ives-Peters
 
68.  Foxes of Harrow-Yerby
 
69.  Captain from Castille-Shellaberger
 
70.  Pearl of Great Price-Abraham and Moses

As I transcribe the books list I remember those lazy, warm, summer days when, after the chores were done, I would find a corner and settle down to loose myself in a completely different world by escaping into the pages of a good book. 
 
51.  Quo Vadis
 
52.  Eight Cousins-Alcott
 
53.  The Cain Mutiny
 
54.  Little Men-Alcott
 
55.  Man Eaters of Kumaon-Corbett
 
56.  White Fang-London (I think)
 
57.  Wizard of Oz-Baum (My grandmother had all of the original Oz books)
 
58.  The Sea Around Us-Carson
 
59.  Sweet Love Remebered-Stafford
 
60.  Call of the Wild-London

More books

This is fun!
 
41.  The City in the Dawn-Allen
 
42.  Little Boy Lost-Hudson (I own this book and it is a treasure)
 
43.  Ben Hur-Wallace (Loved it)
 
44.  Canterbury Tales-Chaucer
 
45.  Magnificent Obsession
 
46.  Son of the Black Stallion-Farley
 
47.  While the Patient Slept
 
48.  Little Women-Alcott
 
49.  The Roman Empire
 
50.  Under the Lilacs-Alcott
 
I found these lists while going through old notebooks.  

Here we go again.  I did love to read and I read very slowly, savoring each word and image that the words conjured in my mind.  Mind you, I didn't read all of these books.  They were just the ones that I wanted to read some day.
 
31.  The Book of Mormon (I've since read it many times)
 
32.  Silver Chalice-Costain
 
33.  Miracle of the Bells-Janney
 
34.  Brave Bulls-Lea
 
35.  The Quest-Ursenbach
 
36.  King Arthur-Pyle
 
37.  Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea-Vern
 
38.  Three Mulla Mulgars-De La Mare
 
39.  Gone with the Wind-Mitchell
 
40.  Winter 1951 Selections Short Stories-Readers Digest

Continuation of the never-ending list of books I wanted to read
 
21.  At the back of the North Wind-McDonald
 
22.  Cutlass Empire-Mason
 
23.  King's General
 
24.  Adam of the Road-Gray
 
25.  The Great Promise-Huston
 
26.  The Iliad-Homer
 
27.  Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come-Fox
 
28.  The Nazarene
 
29.  The Dictionary-Webster
 
30.  Faust-Goethe
 
I was definitely a weird kid.

Books I own (continued)
11.  Ready of Not-Stoltz
 
12.  The Big Fisherman-Douglas
 
13.  Under the Sea Wind-Carson
 
14.  Tales of Terror and the Supernatural-Varios authors
 
15.  The Patchwork Girl of Oz-Baum
 
16.  The Road to Oz-Baum
 
17.  Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz-Baum
 
18.  The Golden Exile-Schoonover
 
19.  The Black Stallion-Farley
 
20.  White Banners-Douglas
 
That's it for now.  It is obvious that I liked fantasy and scary tales as well as animal stories and books with religious themes.
 

I have ended my list of music that I owned.  I have added many songs and albums through the years.  I need to note that the music that I loved had to be passionate as most Latin and opera music is.  My love for classical music is forever in my heart.
 
Now for the books I wanted to read.  This is a very long list and many I never did read.  In a sense, my eyes were bigger than my ability to consume.
 
There are 361 titles, many are children's or books written for young people, and many others would be way above the head of a 17 year old, but I did aim high.

 

1.  Daddy Long Legs-Webster

 

2.  In Our Image-Harte (I loved this Biblical book with stunning illustrations)

 

3.  Homes and Habits of Wild Animals-Schmidt

 

4.  Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm-Wiggens

 

5.  My Name is Aram-Sarroyan

 

6.  The Bible

 

7.  Dickens Stories about Children

 

8.  Flute of the Smoking Mirror-Gillmore

 

9.  Diary of a Young Girl-Frank

 

10.  The Robe-Douglas

 

45 RPM singles
 
Love is a Many Splendored Thing
 
Love Turns Winter to Spring
 
Memories are Made of This
 
Muneca Triste
 
Pim-Pollo
 
Que Seas Feliz
 
Sinceridad
 
Te Quiero Asi

In 1955 at the age of 17


These were my 78 RPM records-the big vinyl ones.
 
Emperor Concerto-Beethoven
 
Rhapsody in Blue-Gershwin
 
Pier Gynt Suite No. 1-Grieg
 
Hans Christian Andersen-music from the movie
 
These next are singles
 
If I Love
 
Isle of Capri
 
Los Marcianos
 
Maldito Corazon
 
Song from Desiree
 

In 1955 I was 17 and faced with a long summer when I stayed at my grandmother's with no prospects of a trip anywhere, so I decided to fill my life with as many activities as I could cram into those summer days.  I made lists and lists of things to occupy myself and enjoyed a most interesting and active summer.
 
To begin with I made a list of all the 33 1/2 records that I owned:
 
Aida
 
Belafonte
 
Brute force Steel band
 
Cara Mia
 
Chacksfield
 
Compagnon de la Chanson
 
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
 
My Fair Lady
 
Night on Bare Mountain
 
Paganini
 
Paris After Midnight
 
Swan Lake
 
The King and I
 
Warsaw Concerto