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The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set)
1.  The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) by J. R. R. Tolkien
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  "The one and only, musn't be forgotten"
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Anna Karenina (Wordsworth Classics)
2.  Anna Karenina (Wordsworth Classics) by L.N. Tolstoy
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  "Tolstoy's best book, making it one of the best novels ever. Tolstoy's ability with character is unparalleled"
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War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics)
3.  War and Peace (Wordsworth Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
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  "So many characters, all so vividly realised, so long you can't hold it properly"
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Q: Dance of Death
4.  Q: Dance of Death by Luther Blissett
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  "No he's not a footballer, 4 italian weirdos have written the most amazing book I have read for years."
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Foucault's Pendulum
5.  Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
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  "Another Italian, much less weird, but even more learned. The first and only conspiracy book I have ever read. This got me into Templars in a big way. This man has too many things in his head."
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The Name of the Rose (Harvest in Translation)
6.  The Name of the Rose (Harvest in Translation) by Umberto Eco
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  "Same guy, same learning, makes you wonder about philosophy in new ways."
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Divine Comedy, the
7.  Divine Comedy, the by Dante Alighieri
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  "Dante has such beautiful imagery, it makes you rue the fact that you could never ever write anything at all."
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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
8.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "The ultimate in paranoia, an essential for futurists and still very very valid, hello America"
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The Templars
9.  The Templars by Piers Paul Read
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  "An excellent introduction to Templars, very readable and covers just about everything that really happened (despite those quacks out there). If you want to read more, look for Malcolm Barber"
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Ivanhoe (Penguin Popular Classics)
10.  Ivanhoe (Penguin Popular Classics) by Walter Scott
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  "Bad Templar, evil Templar, they are such scum"
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Baudolino
11.  Baudolino by Umberto Eco
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  "Eco does very very funny. If you've ever read John Mandeville, this book is up your street."
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The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics)
12.  The Idiot (Wordsworth Classics) by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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  "Dostoevsky's best book. Not as dark and claustrophobic as crime & Punishment, but all of Dostoevsky's art is still there"
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Crime and Punishment (Oxford World's Classics)
13.  Crime and Punishment (Oxford World's Classics) by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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  "Dark, ominous, oppressive, magnificent"
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The Brothers Karamazov (Everyman's Library classics)
14.  The Brothers Karamazov (Everyman's Library classics) by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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  "Dostoevsky takes a more esoteric turn, looking at spiritual matters, but with still the same psychological drive as crime & punishment"
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The Histories (Oxford World's Classics)
15.  The Histories (Oxford World's Classics) by Herodotus
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  "This guy is the father of history, and people actually believed everything he wrote, it was even used in universities until recently as factual basis. Still an essential source"
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Xenophon: History of My Times (Penguin Classics)
16.  Xenophon: History of My Times (Penguin Classics) by Xenophon
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  "Another essential greek historian. Unfortunately I've not got round to reading other essentials like Thucydides and Cicero, but I will do."
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Le Morte d'Arthur
17.  Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory
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  "The definitive Arthur fable. Plodding at times, a very repetitive, but this is the man who started the romance of Arthur."
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The Once and Future King
18.  The Once and Future King by T. H. White
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  "And this book is the most alluring Arthur story ever. Characters are sympathetic and very much alive."
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Don Quixote (Penguin Classics)
19.  Don Quixote (Penguin Classics) by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
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  "Muy muy triste, a very sad and beautiful story. If only I could read in Spanish"
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Midnight's Children
20.  Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
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  "Salman Rushdie does more for english than any other author. Very delightful"
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The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) forum
Should I read it, ive seen the films, Is it worth it? 		8 12 Apr 2012
Nineteen Eighty-Four forum
Definitive book of the 20th century? 		5 25 Jan 2012
War and Peace (Vintage Classics) forum
Kindle version not available to UK 		3 2 Jan 2012
War and Peace (Vintage Classics) forum
War and Peace (Vol 2) - Kindle edition 		0 24 Oct 2011
Crime and Punishment (Penguin Popular Classics) forum
Which translation is best? 		0 9 Dec 2010
Crime and Punishment (Penguin Popular Classics) forum
Russian historical romance in the genre of The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons 		0 20 Apr 2010
Nineteen Eighty-Four forum
Definitive book of the 20th century? 		4 6 Feb 2010
Crime and Punishment (Penguin Popular Classics) forum
McDuff's translation. 		0 29 Jun 2009
Crime and Punishment (Penguin Popular Classics) forum
penguin popular classics 		0 19 Apr 2009
The Name of the Rose (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics) forum
Suggestions 		0 16 Sep 2007
Nineteen Eighty-Four forum
Definitive book of the 20th century? 		0 21 Jun 2007
 
   

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