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My favourite books
A Listmania! list by A. Bryden-reid "bonzo_the_second" (St Andrews, Scotland)

1. The Book of the New Sun: Volume 2: Sword and Citadel: Sword and Citadel Vol 2 (FANTASY MASTERWORKS) by Gene Wolfe

The list author says:
	"A stunning conclusion to a fantastic quartet. Perhaps not flawless, and some may not warm to Wolfe's constant ambiguity, but brilliant nonetheless."

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2. The Book Of The New Sun: Volume 1: Shadow and Claw (Fantasy Masterworks): Shadow and Claw Vol 1 by Gene Wolfe

The list author says:
	"Wonderful writing and a brilliant mind; worthy of being the first amongst the master-class of modern fantasy. Severian and the beginning of his journey - great."

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3. The Great Gatsby (Penguin Popular Classics) by F Scott Fitzgerald

The list author says:
	"The finest piece of writing I have ever read: Fitzgerald's style is lovely, his mark left broadly and for all to see - fantastic, stupendous, brilliant. Sad, true, and devilishly so."

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4. Paradise Lost (Longman Annotated English Poets) by Prof Alastair Fowler

The list author says:
	"Paradise Lost is the most amazing poem I have ever read: brilliant themes and huge lines of meaningful poetry, encapsulating the myths and giving them a feeling of truth, humanity, and wonder."

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5. The Complete English Poems (Penguin Classics) by John Donne

The list author says:
	"John Donne is a poet so like myself in thought that I feel his writings are something of a dream. He is brutal and wise to the point of pain."

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6. The Great Dune Trilogy: Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune (GOLLANCZ S.F.) by Frank Herbert

The list author says:
	"Dune: superb and deep, giving us Paul Muad'Dib, one of the most amazing characters ever to be written. Dune Messiah: emotional, magical, beautiful. CoD: Good, but not that good."

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7. Tess of the D'urbervilles (Penguin Popular Classics) by Thomas Hardy

The list author says:
	"I read little books concerning feminism (and this is hardly that feministic in theme) but still an interesting book. Hardy's fort� was poetry but this was good, very good. An enjoyable read."

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8. Gulliver's Travels (Penguin Popular Classics) by Jonathan Swift

The list author says:
	"Great ideas and themes, the only lack being that the style of writ was not as entertaining as I thought it might be."

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9. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

The list author says:
	"Intelligent style, dramatic themes, and great characters - who could want more."

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10. The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Penguin Popular Classics) by Joseph Conrad

The list author says:
	"Dazzling style of writing as always."

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11. Beloved by Toni Morrison

The list author says:
	"Great, simply great."

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12. Great Expectations (Penguin Popular Classics) by Charles Dickens

The list author says:
	"When I was young, i used to be intimidated by Dickens, but as I have grown, so has my passion for his work. Love it - I love it all."

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13. David Copperfield (Penguin Popular Classics) by Charles Dickens

The list author says:
	"The closest thing to knowing Dickens might be in knowing this book. Just my opinion though."

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14. Beowulf: Verse Translation (Penguin Classics) by PENGUIN GROUP (UK)

The list author says:
	"Love this poem, always have."

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15. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales of Terror (Penguin Classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson

The list author says:
	"I love RLS, and this is one of the many works which he claims fame from, and rightfully so."

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16. Latro in the Mist by Gene Wolfe

The list author says:
	"This book takes me away from reality and, at the same time, backwards through time: this is fantastic!"

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17. The War Poems Of Wilfred Owen by Wilfred Owen

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	"A brilliant poet."

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18. Complete Poems and Plays T.S. Eliot by T.S. Eliot

The list author says:
	"Fantastic stuff. Modern, eloquent, and aesthetic."

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19. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Wordsworth Special Editions) by William Shakespeare

The list author says:
	"Everyone should know the works of this man - Shakespeare was and is a genius: fact."

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20. The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd Ed. by Geoffrey Chaucer

The list author says:
	"I love all the tales from this time, especially Chaucer's fabliaux."

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21. Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (Oxford World's Classics) by Friedrich Nietzsche

The list author says:
	"Compulsory philosophy for those who appreciate raw genius."

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22. Human, All Too Human (Penguin Classics) by Friedrich Nietzsche

The list author says:
	"Another of Nietzsche's testaments. Pure brilliance."

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23. The Idiot (Penguin Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The list author says:
	"Dostoevsky doing his usual. Good narrative. Good story."

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The Great Gatsby (Penguin Popular Classics)

Tess of the D'urbervilles (Penguin Popular Classics)

Gulliver's Travels (Penguin Popular Classics)

Heart of Darkness

The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale (Penguin Popular Classics)

Great Expectations (Penguin Popular Classics)

David Copperfield (Penguin Popular Classics)

The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd Ed.

Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (Oxford World's Classics)

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