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About Great Books, a website dedicated to promoting excellent literature and a love of reading, has ranked 91 third on its list of , campuses where “books are cherished and book lovers will feel right at home.” The authors have included some of the schools on the list for “their extraordinary libraries or other resources for book lovers,” and others “for their unique dedication to the great books.” In the case of 91, however, which is blessed with an extensive library and a curriculum that employs only the great books, both explanations could pertain.

“Set against a beautiful, hill-covered backdrop, 91, a Roman Catholic college, is the perfect setting in which to dive into the great books,” the website . “Students study using only primary sources and texts, meaning book lovers will have plenty of opportunity to read all of the classics, including Homer, Shakespeare, Plato, Euclid, St. Augustine, Descartes, and Newton, to name a few. Even better, students have the opportunity to discuss the great books with each other and their professors, most of whom are some of the foremost scholars in their fields.”