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the books I couldn't live without
The Poetic Edda (Oxford World's Classics)The Poetic Edda (Oxford World's Classics)
Buy used from: £4.25
The starting point for any detailed study of norse mythology or literature... note the 'detailed' ... but compared to a lot of ancient norse texts it's very very well translated and accesible.
The Boys at Twilight: Poems, 1990-1995The Boys at Twilight: Poems, 1990-1995 by Glyn Maxwell
Buy new: £8.06 / Used from: £0.58
Some rather wonderful poetry here.... really incredible
Gilgamesh (Chatto poetry)Gilgamesh (Chatto poetry) by Derrek Hines
Buy new: £8.09 / Used from: £1.39
Excellant new translation of the world's oldest book.... really makes it relevant to today
The God of Small ThingsThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
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An amazing story extremely well written
The Lord of the Rings - illustrated hardbackThe Lord of the Rings - illustrated hardback by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy used from: £37.49
What more needs to be said. Utter brilliance
The SilmarillionThe Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
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More detail to the above but quite specilised really....
The Lost Road (The History of Middle-Earth , Vol 5)The Lost Road (The History of Middle-Earth , Vol 5) by J.R.R. Tolkien
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My favourite of the histories... but basically this goes for them all. Extremely impenetrable if you do not have a real passion for tolkien
The Famished RoadThe Famished Road by Ben Okri
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Unusual and captivating.... a real engrossing read
Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Collins classics)Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Collins classics) by William Shakespeare
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Just completely essential in my book.... couldn't live without it
Last of the RomanticsLast of the Romantics by Phillip Ramos
Buy new: £9.16 / Used from: £5.91
I love the romantics. ok? don't callme a snob. well actually u can if you want ... as i kinda am