Do you have a favorite book that makes you feel nostalgic and if so, what time period does it represent and why does it make you feel that way?

Do you have a favorite book that makes you feel nostalgic and if so, what time period does it represent and why does it make you feel that way?
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Huckleberry Finn,The Wind in the Willows,Of Mice and Men,Alice in Wonderland,The Catcher in the Rye,The Scarlet Ibis and last but not least Aesop’s Fables.I recently saw it in a bookstore with the beautiful illustrations I remember as a little girl.When I went back to get it,they were all gone :(
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