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A Listmania! list by S M B "A Janeite" (Isle of Wight, England)
 
Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
1.  Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "This book needs no introduction or endorsement"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (229 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)
2.  Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) by Charlotte Brontė
The list author says:
  "Deservedly on of the most beloved books ever"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (200 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (Penguin Classics)
3.  Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (Penguin Classics) by George Eliot
The list author says:
  "One of the most unlikely heros in literature, I think"
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

A Town Like Alice
4.  A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute
The list author says:
  "One day I shall read this without sobbing throughout the first half"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

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Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics)
5.  Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
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  "Better read than watched, they just can't get that atmosphere on screen"
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4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (133 customer reviews)

The Making of a Marchioness
6.  The Making of a Marchioness by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The list author says:
  "A joy, I can't understand why this isn't better known"
£13.72   Used & New from: £1.33
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

War and Peace (Penguin Classics)
7.  War and Peace (Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
The list author says:
  "Yes it's a doorstop but what a cracking read"
£7.69   Used & New from: £3.24
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (141 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Persuasion (Penguin Classics)
8.  Persuasion (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "Beautiful, my favourite JA heroine"
£4.89   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)

The Warden (Oxford World's Classics)
9.  The Warden (Oxford World's Classics) by Anthony Trollope
The list author says:
  "A good introduction to AT."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Wives and Daughters (Wordsworth Classics)
10.  Wives and Daughters (Wordsworth Classics) by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
The list author says:
  "Her last and best but aarrghh no last chapter!"
£1.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

The White Witch
11.  The White Witch by Elizabeth Goudge
The list author says:
  "Chance found and loved"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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