 | A House for Mr. Biswas (Penguin Modern Classics) by V.S. Naipaul
Buy used from: £1.83 Unmissable front-to-back perfection. Mr Biswas is anyone who has ever felt they have more to offer, but is bereft of opportunity
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 | Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £1.37 Another non-conformist! Babbitt is an unexpected gem that will make you laugh, and get you to the end before you know it
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 | The Jungle (American Library) by Upton Sinclair
Buy new: £5.14 / Used from: £3.23 A book from the days when America still had a strong Socialist element. In fact, the time when it looked like there might be a Communist Revolution. What happened?
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 | Wells : Tono-Bungay (Everyman) by H.G. Wells
Buy used from: £4.49 Pure comedy. An under-appreciated H G Wells classic. The Time Machine isn't a scratch on this baby
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 | Sophie's Choice (Vintage classics) by William Styron
Buy used from: £2.70 Drags a bit, but worth including for the lingering effect it has on you after you've finished it
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 | I, Claudius and Claudius the God (Penguin Modern Classics) by Robert Graves
Buy used from: £6.89 A fascinating insight into Ancient Rome for those who can't face ploughing through reference books. Don't miss Caligula!
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 | Père Goriot (Oxford World's Classics) by Honoré de Balzac
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £1.50 French realism at its best
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 | La Bete Humaine (Penguin Classics) by Emile Zola
Buy used from: £0.01 More French realism. Who needs the tat the Victorians wre spewing when the French were coming up with these gritty masterpieces?
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 | Wise Children (Vintage Classics) by Angela Carter
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £0.01 The one Angela Carter book that you can't do without
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 | How to Lose Friends and Alienate People by Toby Young
Buy used from: £0.01 I work for a magazine publishers' - couldn't miss this one off the list
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 | Down and Out in Paris and London (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
Buy new: £5.37 / Used from: £3.38 Forget 1984 and Animal Farm - this is the Orwell that everyone should read
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