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England, Their England
1.  England, Their England by A.G. Macdonell
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  "Scot explores English life in the 1920s. The chapter on village cricket is, rightly, often anthologized. But the rest of the book is a delight as well."
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Joy in the Morning
2.  Joy in the Morning by Sir P G Wodehouse
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  "This one is as good as any from the founding father."
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Scoop: A Novel About Journalists (Penguin Modern Classics)
3.  Scoop: A Novel About Journalists (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
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  "satire on journalism; still very funny and apt."
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Volume One in the Trilogy of Five (Hitchhikers Guide 1)
4.  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Volume One in the Trilogy of Five (Hitchhikers Guide 1) by Douglas Adams
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  "A true descendant of Wodehouse, though writing in a different genre. The radio series is the best of all the many versions IMHO."
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Barchester Towers
5.  Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
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  "Wrongly categorized by Amazon as drama, it describes the shark-like stirrings in a serene-looking  pool of rrual anglicanism in the 1860s."
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Lucky Jim (Penguin Modern Classics)
6.  Lucky Jim (Penguin Modern Classics) by Kingsley Amis
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  "Classic satire and comedy of post-war university life."
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Paradise (Jamie's Myth)
7.  Paradise (Jamie's Myth) by Glenn Myers
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  "Millenials turn heaven into hell; I loved this book, but I am rather biassed."
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Mort (Discworld Novels)
8.  Mort (Discworld Novels) by Terry Pratchett
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  "Another humorist working in fantasy, for me this is the funniest and most coherent of Terry Pratchett's many wonderful books."
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The Screwtape Letters: includes Screwtape Proposes a Toast (C.S. Lewis Signature Classics, Sixtieth Anniversary Edition)
9.  The Screwtape Letters: includes Screwtape Proposes a Toast (C.S. Lewis Signature Classics, Sixtieth Anniversary Edition) by C. S. Lewis
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  "Sly and brilliantly original."
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