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Good holiday reads
Le Grand Meaulnes (Classiques De Poche)Le Grand Meaulnes (Classiques De Poche) by Henri Alain-Fournier
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Charming and poignant
End ZoneEnd Zone by Don DeLillo
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An early DeLillo outing, very drole
Landscape with Figures: An anthology of Richard Jefferies's Prose (Penguin English Library)Landscape with Figures: An anthology of Richard Jefferies's Prose (Penguin English Library) by Richard Jefferies
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Elegaic examination of the English countryside
Mr. Norris Changes TrainsMr. Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood
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Berlin, anti-Nazism and high camp - all amusingly packaged
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Classics)The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Classics) by Jacob Burckhardt
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The Renaissance invented
History of FoodHistory of Food by Maguelonne ToussaintSamat
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An idiosyncratic brick, but highly enjoyable
Enemies of PromiseEnemies of Promise by Cyril Connolly
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The "outstanding moral coward" of his generation
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (Penguin Classics)The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (Penguin Classics) by Benvenuto Cellini
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Unghosted
The HolocaustThe Holocaust by Martin Gilbert
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The prolix Churchill historian's laconic - and excellent - account
The Comedians (Vintage classics)The Comedians (Vintage classics) by Graham Greene
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Explains the decline of the Haitian tourist industry
The Iliad (Oxford World's Classics)The Iliad (Oxford World's Classics) by Homer
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Take it round the Peloponnese with you
Dead Souls (Classics)Dead Souls (Classics) by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
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Black humour of the blackest variety can drive you mad
Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Classics)Ghost Stories (Wordsworth Classics) by M.R. James
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Gentle spine-chillers - the Mezzo-tint remains a favourite
Pierre Et Jean (En Francais/In French)Pierre Et Jean (En Francais/In French) by Guy de Maupassant
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Small, stylish and elegant - everything you'd want from a novel
Leave it to PsmithLeave it to Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse
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Impeccable rail journey candyfloss
"Daily Mirror" Style"Daily Mirror" Style by Keith Waterhouse
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Writing lessons
A Journal of the Plague YearA Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe
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Effortlessly modern - try Flight to Arras also
Njal's Saga (Penguin Classics)Njal's Saga (Penguin Classics) by Robert Cook
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The origins of prose fiction in a bitter, brutal story
Wind, Sand and Stars (Penguin Modern Classics)Wind, Sand and Stars (Penguin Modern Classics) by Antoine Saint-Exupery
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The human struggle from an aviation pioneer
More Pricks Than Kicks (Calderbooks)More Pricks Than Kicks (Calderbooks) by Samuel Beckett
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Pre-miserabilist Beckett stories
Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the GoEmbarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Go by Simon Schama
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Still lives from a still-restrained Schama