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War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics)War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics) by L.N. Tolstoy
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Quite simply unforgettable
Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics)Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
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Read it again and again. Moved me beyond words
Resurrection (Oxford World's Classics)Resurrection (Oxford World's Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
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Magnificent
Remembrance of Things Past: v. 1 (Twentieth Century Classics)Remembrance of Things Past: v. 1 (Twentieth Century Classics) by Marcel Proust
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This and all the subsequent volumes form a great reading experience. Superb.
Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady (Classics)Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady (Classics) by Samuel Richardson
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Wonderful - passionate - immensely involving. A classic.
Cannery Row (Penguin Modern Classics)Cannery Row (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Steinbeck
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A beautiful work. I will keep my copy forever.
A Scots Quair: "Sunset Song", "Cloud Howe" and "Grey Granite" (Canongate Classics)A Scots Quair: "Sunset Song", "Cloud Howe" and "Grey Granite" (Canongate Classics) by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
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Stunned and moved me beyond description. The first one in the series is the best.
Raj QuartetRaj Quartet by Paul Scott
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Endlessly fascinating. Writing straight out of the top drawer.
Staying onStaying on by Paul Scott
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A gem. Marvellous characters
Dinner at the Homesick RestaurantDinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler
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Have never been disappointed by this writer. This is probably the best I have read so far.
The Heather BlazingThe Heather Blazing by Colm Toibin
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Wonderful stylist. Fine sense of atmosphere
Small IslandSmall Island by Andrea Levy
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Brilliantly presented characters - narrated with complete conviction. On the same level as Paul Scott
Mister JohnsonMister Johnson by Joyce Cary
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A dream of a book. Heart rending.
Days Of Heaven [1979] [DVD]Days Of Heaven [1979] [DVD]
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One of the most beautiful of all films by a cinematic master
The Thin Red Line [1999] [DVD]The Thin Red Line [1999] [DVD]
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All other war films give way to this lyrical - unbearably poignant poem on celluloid
The New World [DVD] [2005]The New World [DVD] [2005]
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Could happily see it again and again. Its star will never dim
The Kenneth Williams DiariesThe Kenneth Williams Diaries by Kenneth Williams
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Endlessly fascinating. Wonderful picture of thespian life. What a comic genius
The Painted Veil (Vintage Classics)The Painted Veil (Vintage Classics) by W. Somerset Maugham
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One of the most perfect masterpieces I have ever encountered. Something to treasure throughout my life
While the Sun ShinesWhile the Sun Shines by John Harding
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A book of rare charm and spontaneity. This is writing at its most genuine and clear sighted
One Big Damn PuzzlerOne Big Damn Puzzler by John Harding
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Very inventive, full of life. This is a joy to read and fully confirms this author's exceptional gifts.