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The Story of My Life (Penguin Classics)
1.  The Story of My Life (Penguin Classics) by Giacomo Casanova
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  "What a life! This is a glorious read simply because the exploits, intrigues and assignations are true. Lovely stylish, insight into the mores of the time."
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All the Pretty Horses: Volume One of The Border Trilogy
2.  All the Pretty Horses: Volume One of The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy
The list author says:
  "Pure poetry. Brilliantly observed story, with language that brings the landscape alive. Stark yet capitavating and ultimately uplifting."
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A Farewell To Arms
3.  A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway
The list author says:
  "Spartan language, even bleak but somehow you are drawn into the apparently banal and mundane to find a gem of a romance buried in the pointlesness of the war."
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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)

I Married A Communist
4.  I Married A Communist by Philip Roth
The list author says:
  "Pure class. This has everything, great plot, complex characterisation and Roths fabulous prose just drawing you along.  A fantastic tale of McCarthyist America,"
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains (Oxford World's Classics)
5.  The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains (Oxford World's Classics) by Owen Wister
The list author says:
  "Groundbreaking novel that set out the archetype for the Western genre. Good versus evil, pretty gal, horses, injuns. Great prose and style puts you right there."
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Arthur & George
6.  Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
The list author says:
  "Beautifully crafted story told with a precision that keeps you hooked. Various plot twists are clever and delicately woven."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Wuthering Heights (Pocket Penguin Classics)
7.  Wuthering Heights (Pocket Penguin Classics) by Emily Brontë
The list author says:
  "Mean, moody, dark & daring. The power of the twin emotions of love and hate just drip from the page. The Classic... Classic!"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (329 customer reviews)

Roughing it (Penguin Classics American Library)
8.  Roughing it (Penguin Classics American Library) by Mark Twain
The list author says:
  "Mad as a box of frogs! Outlandish tales within a roaring travelogue. try and get Mark Twain Library edition(US) if you can."
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Byron: Life and Legend
9.  Byron: Life and Legend by Fiona MacCarthy
The list author says:
  "Gloriously detailed work but with a style that keeps the pages turning. Gives an excellent portryal of the man and his milieu."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

The Red and the Black (Penguin Classics)
10.  The Red and the Black (Penguin Classics) by Stendhal
The list author says:
  "Conceit, deceit, triumph, disaster, love and loss. apart from a brilliant satire on its times it is a cracking tale, melodrama and morals."
£6.99   Used & New from: £1.41
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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