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The Three Musketeers (Penguin Classics)
1.  The Three Musketeers (Penguin Classics) by Alexandre Dumas
The list author says:
  "If you want to read of camaraderie, look no further."
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The Man of Property (Forsyte Saga)
2.  The Man of Property (Forsyte Saga) by John Galsworthy
The list author says:
  "I read the books of the Forsyte Saga over and over again. It is the most beautifully realised world, full of such painstakingly drawn characters."
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The Light Years: v. 1 (Cazalet Chronicle)
3.  The Light Years: v. 1 (Cazalet Chronicle) by Elizabeth Jane Howard
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  "My grandmother used to read these books over and over again, because she just loved the characters, and loved visiting them as old friends."
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I Capture the Castle
4.  I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
The list author says:
  "J.K. Rowling said this book had one of the most charismatic narrators she had ever met, and I can't say fairer than that. It's to be enjoyed when recovering from 'flu - a hot water bottle of a book."
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The Darling Buds of May
5.  The Darling Buds of May by H.E. Bates
The list author says:
  "The Larkin Family are for reading about when you are living abroad and longing for England. They are all bunting, scrumpy and larks."
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The World of Samuel Pepys: A Pepys Anthology
6.  The World of Samuel Pepys: A Pepys Anthology by Robert Latham
The list author says:
  "Samuel Pepys is an aquired taste, but, like stilton cheese or fine wine, a taste worth aquiring."
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Something Fresh: A Blandings Story
7.  Something Fresh: A Blandings Story by P. G. Wodehouse
The list author says:
  "Now I'm sure you already know Jeeves and Wooster, but have you been to Bladings? No? You MUST go to Blandings Castle, they are such a wonderful bunch, you would love them."
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Whose Body? (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery)
8.  Whose Body? (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) by Dorothy L Sayers
The list author says:
  "Lord Peter and Harriet are amoung my newer literary friends. You might not like Lord Peter because he is eccentric and talkative, but I could idle away many happy hours listening to him talk piffle."
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To the Lighthouse
9.  To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
The list author says:
  "One day Woolf will take hold of you and not let you go. I tried to read this one in the VIth form, but it escaped me. A couple of years later, unexpectedly, it grabbed me."
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Stories (Wordsworth Special Editions)
10.  Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Stories (Wordsworth Special Editions) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The list author says:
  "Sherlock Holmes is a detective worth getting to know. I am not always impressed with the stories that he appears in, but as a character he is great to while away an afternoon with."
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A Journey Around My Room (Hesperus Classics)
11.  A Journey Around My Room (Hesperus Classics) by Alain de Botton
The list author says:
  "It's not often that an author from another age offers to take you on holiday with them, travelling around the landscape of their bedroom. Take him up on it, it will be a new kind of journey for you."
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Little Women (Penguin Popular Classics)
12.  Little Women (Penguin Popular Classics) by Louisa M Alcott
The list author says:
  "This is another favourite of my grandmother's. When I read it I see the faces of Elizabeth Taylor and Janet Leigh from the 1949 film. I can't help it."
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Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy (Penguin Classics)
13.  Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy (Penguin Classics) by Elaine Showalter
The list author says:
  "Daddy Long Legs made me into a letter writter. The story and characters were so captivating that they made me think in letters.I began writing letters to my grandmother once a week, and never stopped."
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The Road to Wigan Pier (Penguin Modern Classics)
14.  The Road to Wigan Pier (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
The list author says:
  "Get to know George Orwell. He will make sure that you never take what you have for granted, and if you ever become a politician he will make sure that you never forget the poor."
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The Mennyms (Red Fox Classics)
15.  The Mennyms (Red Fox Classics) by Sylvia Waugh
The list author says:
  "I have a soft spot for the Mennym family. They are hot water bottle books for dark autumn evenings."
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The Screwtape Letters: Letters from a Senior to a Junior Devil
16.  The Screwtape Letters: Letters from a Senior to a Junior Devil by C. S. Lewis
The list author says:
  "The Screwtape Letters are at their funniest when read by John Cleese. Though Screwtape is not a pleasant character, you should still make the effort to know your enemy."
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The Warden (Oxford World's Classics)
17.  The Warden (Oxford World's Classics) by Anthony Trollope
The list author says:
  "I was introduced to the world of Barchester thanks to Alan Rickman's colourful portrayal of Obadiah Slope, which, once seen, is never forgotten."
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Swallows and Amazons
18.  Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
The list author says:
  "Who could fail to be enchanted, and to long for a boat?"
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Lark Rise to Candleford: A Trilogy (Penguin Modern Classics)
19.  Lark Rise to Candleford: A Trilogy (Penguin Modern Classics) by Flora Thompson
The list author says:
  "The Lark Rise to Candleford trilogy have perhaps been marred for some readers by the BBC's latest series of Bonnet Watch. Whether it was up you street or not, the books are worth a try."
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Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics)
20.  Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
The list author says:
  "Get to know Charles Dickens. He has been my old friend for many years."
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War and Peace (Pocket Penguin Classics)
21.  War and Peace (Pocket Penguin Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
The list author says:
  "All of life is here. But don't force yourself to read it. It has to get you at just the right time."
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Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)
22.  Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "If you haven't, you must."
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Essential Penguin)
23.  The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Essential Penguin) by Muriel Spark
The list author says:
  "I love the way Muriel Spark writes."
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The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint (Penguin Classics)
24.  The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint (Penguin Classics) by William Shakespeare
The list author says:
  "He knows us better than we know ourselves."
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John Donne - The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)
25.  John Donne - The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics) by John Donne
The list author says:
  "What a man! His life sounds almost as thrilling as his verse. His sermons also make wonderful reading. They are full of fury. I love a bit of fury in a sermon."
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