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Best Christmas Books, Warm and Funny
The Uncommon ReaderThe Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Buy used from: £0.01
Charming premise, intelligent and well-written
A Visit from Voltaire: A Comic NovelA Visit from Voltaire: A Comic Novel by Dinah Lee Küng
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £0.01
Christmas favourite for its light-hearted Noel and New Year's chapters
The Book of General Ignorance (A Quite Interesting Book)The Book of General Ignorance (A Quite Interesting Book) by John Lloyd
Buy new: £7.76 / Used from: £0.01
Fry is always welcomed as a member of the family
The Interesting Bits: The History You Might Have MissedThe Interesting Bits: The History You Might Have Missed by Justin Pollard
Buy new: £9.06 / Used from: £0.35
Give someone swotting up a laugh
Mitfords: Letters Between Six SistersMitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters
Buy new: £15.41 / Used from: £5.99
Good and gossipy with an interesting historical backdrop
His Dark Materials Trilogy: Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass: "Northern Lights" WITH "The Subtle Knife" AND "The Amber Spyglass"His Dark Materials Trilogy: Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass: "Northern Lights" WITH "The Subtle Knife" AND "The Amber Spyglass" by Pullman; Philip
Buy new: £22.49 / Used from: £17.00
Another favourite--anti-Church but very spiritual
Shakespeare: The World as a Stage (Eminent Lives)Shakespeare: The World as a Stage (Eminent Lives) by Bill Bryson
Buy new: £11.49 / Used from: £0.01
Bryson delivers in the Christmas mood