Fragments of greek literature, thought lost when the Alexandrian library burnt down have bee found in an Egyptian mummy. Apparently he wanted soemthing to read on the other side
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/3269965.stm
Personally Im taking Wheel Of Time (assuming its finished before I die), because it should keep me going for aeons with its fashion descriptions (and to be fair an interesting plot when you can find any)
What would you take along?