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Impressive recent reads
Empire Adrift: The Portuguese Court in Rio De Janeiro, 1808-1821Empire Adrift: The Portuguese Court in Rio De Janeiro, 1808-1821 by Patrick Wilcken
Buy new: £3.58 / Used from: £0.51
model of how to write history
Me: Moir: Volume One: v. 1Me: Moir: Volume One: v. 1 by Vic Reeves
Buy new: £5.39 / Used from: £3.00
a very entertaining, charming and honest read
Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Traitor, Hero, SpyAgent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Traitor, Hero, Spy by Ben Macintyre
Buy new: £1.29 / Used from: £0.70
very good read a reminder that while war is terrible for some it is an opportunity
Michael Palin Diaries 1969-1979: The Python YearsMichael Palin Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years by Michael Palin
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Unjustly and harshly reviewed by some, worth reading but as with all diaries you have to be a little selective
The ScapegoatThe Scapegoat by Daniel Pennac
Buy used from: £5.49
You will soon be drawn in to a very strange world
The Civil War: An Illustrated HistoryThe Civil War: An Illustrated History by Geoffrey C. Ward
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Near definitive account of a war that shaped America
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories: The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James v. 1 (Penguin Classics)Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories: The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James v. 1 (Penguin Classics) by M.R. James
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bit dated but worth reading to see where most modern horror comes from
Vanity Fair: Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero (Oxford World's Classics)Vanity Fair: Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero (Oxford World's Classics) by William Makepeace Thackeray
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For me the best English novel of the nineteenth century, I re read time and again and it never fades
Belshazzar's DaughterBelshazzar's Daughter by Barbara Nadel
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Absolutely gripping narrative, one of the best novels i have read in years
The English Patient: 21 Great Bloomsbury Reads for the 21st Century (21st Birthday Celebratory Edn)The English Patient: 21 Great Bloomsbury Reads for the 21st Century (21st Birthday Celebratory Edn) by Michael Ondaatje
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Not an easy read but a very rewarding one