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Vanity Fair: A Novel Without A Hero (Oxford World's Classics)
1.  Vanity Fair: A Novel Without A Hero (Oxford World's Classics) by William Makepeace Thackeray
The list author says:
  "Funny, funny, funny. Great victorian caricature, caustic authorial wit. Cruel satire. Sheer pleasure."
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The Canterbury Tales (Penguin Classics)
2.  The Canterbury Tales (Penguin Classics) by Geoffrey Chaucer
The list author says:
  "Great portrait of medieval England. Tales of wit, farce, immorality, chivalry, mysticism, romance, heroism, earthy humour. Colour, life and joy."
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Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) (Penguin Classics)
3.  Tales from the Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights) (Penguin Classics) by PENGUIN GROUP (UK)
The list author says:
  "If you like a bedtime story, read this - there are loads in here, and they're all great."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics)
4.  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics) by Mark Twain
The list author says:
  "Timeless classic. A serious work in praise of freedom and human dignity."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

If This Is a Man, and The Truce (Everyman's Library Classics)
5.  If This Is a Man, and The Truce (Everyman's Library Classics) by Primo Levi
The list author says:
  "Mind-boggling first-hand account of the terrors of nazism and industrial genocide"
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster
6.  Into Thin Air: Personal Account of the Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
The list author says:
  "Spellbinding - even if you are not interested in mountaineering. Bit of a cautionary tale of greed, selfishness, ego and driving ambition. Unputdownable"
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Decline and Fall (Penguin Modern Classics)
7.  Decline and Fall (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
The list author says:
  "Excellent comedy by a master of the English language"
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The Code Of The Woosters (Everyman Wodehouse)
8.  The Code Of The Woosters (Everyman Wodehouse) by Sir P G Wodehouse
The list author says:
  "This or anything else really by a genius of comic writing"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Christ Stopped at Eboli (Penguin Modern Classics)
9.  Christ Stopped at Eboli (Penguin Modern Classics) by Carlo Levi
The list author says:
  "Levi's account of his exile in Southern Italy during Mussolin's dictatorship. Great detail and moving accounts of the life of the backward peasants who Levi lived among"
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The Acid House
10.  The Acid House by Irvine Welsh
The list author says:
  "Very, very funny and imaginative. Some of the stuff in here had me in tears. Unfortunately it's been downhill all the way for Welsh since this book."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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