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Good holiday reads
Le Grand Meaulnes (Classiques De Poche)Le Grand Meaulnes (Classiques De Poche) by Henri Alain-Fournier
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Charming and poignant
End ZoneEnd Zone by Don DeLillo
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An early DeLillo outing, very drole
Landscape with Figures: An anthology of Richard Jefferies's Prose (Penguin English Library)Landscape with Figures: An anthology of Richard Jefferies's Prose (Penguin English Library) by Richard Jefferies
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Elegaic examination of the English countryside
Mr. Norris Changes TrainsMr. Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood
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Berlin, anti-Nazism and high camp - all amusingly packaged
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Classics)The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Classics) by Jacob Burckhardt
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The Renaissance invented
History of FoodHistory of Food by Maguelonne ToussaintSamat
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An idiosyncratic brick, but highly enjoyable
Enemies of PromiseEnemies of Promise by Cyril Connolly
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The "outstanding moral coward" of his generation
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (Penguin Classics)The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (Penguin Classics) by Benvenuto Cellini
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Unghosted
The HolocaustThe Holocaust by Martin Gilbert
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The prolix Churchill historian's laconic - and excellent - account
The Comedians (Vintage Classics)The Comedians (Vintage Classics) by Graham Greene
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Explains the decline of the Haitian tourist industry
The Iliad (Oxford World's Classics)The Iliad (Oxford World's Classics) by Homer
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Take it round the Peloponnese with you
Dead Souls (Classics)Dead Souls (Classics) by N.V. Gogol
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Black humour of the blackest variety can drive you mad
Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Classics)Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Classics) by M.R. James
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Gentle spine-chillers - the Mezzo-tint remains a favourite
Pierre Et Jean (En Francais/In French)Pierre Et Jean (En Francais/In French) by Guy de Maupassant
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Small, stylish and elegant - everything you'd want from a novel
Leave It to PsmithLeave It to Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse
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Impeccable rail journey candyfloss
"Daily Mirror" Style"Daily Mirror" Style by Keith Waterhouse
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Writing lessons
A Journal of the Plague Year: Being Observations or Memorials of the Most Remarkable Occurences, as Well Public as Private, Which Happened in London During ... Great Visitation in 1665 (Penguin Classics)A Journal of the Plague Year: Being Observations or Memorials of the Most Remarkable Occurences, as Well Public as Private, Which Happened in London During ... Great Visitation in 1665 (Penguin Classics) by Daniel Defoe
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Effortlessly modern - try Flight to Arras also
Njal's Saga (Penguin Classics)Njal's Saga (Penguin Classics) by Robert Cook
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The origins of prose fiction in a bitter, brutal story
Wind, Sand and Stars (Penguin Modern Classics)Wind, Sand and Stars (Penguin Modern Classics) by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
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The human struggle from an aviation pioneer
More Pricks Than Kicks (Calderbooks)More Pricks Than Kicks (Calderbooks) by Samuel Beckett
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Pre-miserabilist Beckett stories
The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden AgeThe Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age by Simon Schama
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Still lives from a still-restrained Schama