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The File on H.
1.  The File on H. by Ismail Kadare
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  "Very funny book set in Albania"
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Scotland: The Story of a Nation
2.  Scotland: The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson
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  "Wonderfully written and detailed history."
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Ham on Rye
3.  Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski
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  "Disturbing yet funny semi-autobiographical madness."
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The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston (Faber Paper-Covered Editions)
4.  The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston (Faber Paper-Covered Editions) by Siegfried Sassoon
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  "Vivid account of life before and during WW1."
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The Great Gatsby (Penguin Popular Classics)
5.  The Great Gatsby (Penguin Popular Classics) by F Scott Fitzgerald
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  "One of the greatest books ever written"
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East of Eden (Penguin Modern Classics)
6.  East of Eden (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Steinbeck
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  "A wonderful, if a times dark, account of America"
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Penguin Modern Classics)
7.  The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Penguin Modern Classics) by Carson McCullers
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  "An odd, humorous, touching portrayal of outsiders."
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
8.  Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "Hugely influential and still relevant both in terms of language and narrative."
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Animal Farm: A Fairy Story
9.  Animal Farm: A Fairy Story by George Orwell
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  "True and funny. 'All animals are equal but some are more equal than others'"
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Thursbitch
10.  Thursbitch by Alan Garner
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  "One of Britains most original novelists. Thought provoking and dazzlingly original."
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Invisible Man (Penguin Modern Classics)
11.  Invisible Man (Penguin Modern Classics) by Ralph Ellison
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  "The tale of a black man growing up in 1950's America. Astounding read, comparable to Steinbeck at his best."
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The Outsider (Penguin Modern Classics)
12.  The Outsider (Penguin Modern Classics) by Albert Camus
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  "Truely a classic. This book will stay with you for a long time."
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Wide Sargasso Sea (Penguin Modern Classics)
13.  Wide Sargasso Sea (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jean Rhys
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  "Incredible re-working of Jane Eyre. Rhys was a truely gifted writer."
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Lonesome Dove
14.  Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
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  "The best western ever written? Definitely, full of wonderfully drawn chartacters."
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Education of a Wandering Man
15.  Education of a Wandering Man by Louis L'Amour
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  "An inspirational autobiography. L'amour had a full and rich life."
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Smoke from the Altar: Poems
16.  Smoke from the Altar: Poems by Louis L'Amour
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  "L'amour's poetry sparkles in way his novels never came near to."
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The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Stirling/South Carolina Research Edition of the Collected Works of James Hogg)
17.  The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Stirling/South Carolina Research Edition of the Collected Works of James Hogg) by Ian Campbell
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  "A true original masterpiece of gothic literature. Hogg deserves to be rescued from obscurity."
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The Strings are False: An Unfinished Autobiography
18.  The Strings are False: An Unfinished Autobiography by Louis MacNeice
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  "Outstanding Autobiography. Perhaps the best I've ever read."
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Macbeth (New Penguin Shakespeare)
19.  Macbeth (New Penguin Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare
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  "Perhaps Shakespeare's best tragedy, chocked full of memorable, wonderful language."
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The Walled Orchard
20.  The Walled Orchard by Tom Holt
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  "Set in ancient Greece this is one of the funniest books I've ever read."
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Wordsworth Classics)
21.  The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Wordsworth Classics) by Omar Khayyam
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  "A joy to read."
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Beowulf: A New Translation
22.  Beowulf: A New Translation by Seamus Heaney
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  "Heaney breathes new life into Beowulf."
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The Gormenghast Trilogy
23.  The Gormenghast Trilogy by Mervyn Peake
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  "Uniquely strange. A staggering feat of imagination"
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Collected Poems
24.  Collected Poems by Louis MacNeice
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  "The 20th century's greatest poet."
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On Fire
25.  On Fire by Larry Brown
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  "Larry Brown is one of Americas best."
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