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Goodbye to All That (Essential Penguin)Goodbye to All That (Essential Penguin) by Robert Graves
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An unputdownable read. Fascinating insight into life as an officer in WW1 and all that entailed
BirdsongBirdsong by Sebastian Faulks
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enchanting novel. In my opinion it needs a second read to fully appreciate it
Le Grand Meaulnes (Penguin Modern Classics)Le Grand Meaulnes (Penguin Modern Classics) by Henri Alain-Fournier
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wierd and wonderful
The ManxmanThe Manxman by Hall Caine
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sad novel that takes you on a journey that you don't want to end
The Way We Live Now (Wordsworth Classics)The Way We Live Now (Wordsworth Classics) by Anthony Trollope
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A truly great book. Trollope's finest and there is some competition!!
Vile Bodies (Penguin Modern Classics)Vile Bodies (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
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A cynical look at the facade that was life in popular circles during the twenties. Enjoyable read
The Forsyte Saga (Wordsworth Classics)The Forsyte Saga (Wordsworth Classics) by John Galsworthy
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I recommend the Forsyte saga trilogy tremendously. In my opinion, the first book is the best and the last is the least good
Catch-22Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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Everyone loves Catch22 and for good reason. Once you have fathomed out what on earth is going on, it's well worth struggling through.
Father and Son (Oxford World's Classics)Father and Son (Oxford World's Classics) by Edmund Gosse
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A great autobiography
A Pair of Blue Eyes (Wordsworth Classics)A Pair of Blue Eyes (Wordsworth Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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I love Thomas Hardy's books and I think this is one of his top two.
Far from the Madding Crowd (Penguin Popular Classics)Far from the Madding Crowd (Penguin Popular Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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This is the other : )
The Turn of the Screw (Penguin Popular Classics)The Turn of the Screw (Penguin Popular Classics) by Henry James
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My idea of good literature. A very short book but fun to read, James has a very different way of writing to most 19th century authors...
Can You Forgive Her? (English Library)Can You Forgive Her? (English Library) by Anthony Trollope
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Typical Trollope, entertaining and witty, not outdated at all.
North and SouthNorth and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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A good read, takes you on a journey
Bleak House (Wordsworth Classics)Bleak House (Wordsworth Classics) by Charles Dickens
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Great book and great BBC adaptation
Rebecca (Virago modern classics)Rebecca (Virago modern classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
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A modern classic and a book you can read again and again