Some of My Favourite Novels Part One (No Particular Order)

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Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics)
1.  Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics) by Emily Bronte
The list author says:
  "My absolute favourite novel. It has been since I first read it in year 7."
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Katherine
2.  Katherine by Anya Seton
The list author says:
  "My second favourite.  Tells the story of Katherine Swynford, mistress of John of Gaunt."
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Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)
3.  Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "My third. I first read it when I was about 11 and the excitement I feel when I read it has never gone away."
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The Iliad (Oxford World's Classics)
4.  The Iliad (Oxford World's Classics) by Homer
The list author says:
  "Amazing story. Not a novel, but I decided to sneak it on anyway."
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Persuasion (Penguin Classics)
5.  Persuasion (Penguin Classics) by Jane Austen
The list author says:
  "Another Austen makes it on the list. I love Anne Elliot."
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Here be Dragons
6.  Here be Dragons by Sharon Penman
The list author says:
  "First of Sharon Penman's magnificent trilogy about the last independent princes in Wales."
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Frenchman's Creek (Virago Modern Classics)
7.  Frenchman's Creek (Virago Modern Classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
The list author says:
  "My favourite Daphne du Maurier novel. A brilliant novel about identity and how far you can escape the world. I read it practically every term in university."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

Cross Stitch (Outlander, US)
8.  Cross Stitch (Outlander, US) by Diana Gabaldon
The list author says:
  "Original and brilliant, I think I will cry when I have no new books in this series to look forward to."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (147 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Little Women (Classics S.)
9.  Little Women (Classics S.) by Louisa Alcott
The list author says:
  "I have loved this since childhood. I always wanted to be a cross between Jo and Beth."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)

Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Classics)
10.  Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Classics) by Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos
The list author says:
  "One of my all-time favourites. Stunning and marvellous."
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North and South (Penguin Classics)
11.  North and South (Penguin Classics) by Elizabeth Gaskell
The list author says:
  "My first Elizabeth Gaskell novel."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)

Venetia
12.  Venetia by Miss Georgette Heyer
The list author says:
  "Probably my favourite Heyer, but so many of her novels should really be on this list. The dialogue between Venetia and Damerel is witty and entertaining."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Ivanhoe (Penguin Classics)
13.  Ivanhoe (Penguin Classics) by Walter Scott
The list author says:
  "Another of my childhood favourites."
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The Mysteries of Udolpho (Oxford World's Classics)
14.  The Mysteries of Udolpho (Oxford World's Classics) by Ann Radcliffe
The list author says:
  "My first, and favourite Gothic novel."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Time Traveler's Wife
15.  The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The list author says:
  "One of the best "new" novels I have read."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,211 customer reviews) | 6 customer discussions

The Conquest
16.  The Conquest by Elizabeth Chadwick
The list author says:
  "Elizabeth Chadwick is one of my few must-buy authors. This book is one of my favourites."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)
17.  Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) by Charlotte Brontë
The list author says:
  "Yet another novel I read as a pre-teen that has stuck with me."
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Ruth (Oxford World's Classics)
18.  Ruth (Oxford World's Classics) by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
The list author says:
  "Another Gaskell. Daring for it's time... but not sure if that really excuses the ending."
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4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Lonesome Dove
19.  Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
The list author says:
  "Brilliant western,"
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Possession: A Romance
20.  Possession: A Romance by A S Byatt
The list author says:
  "Fascinating."
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)

The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics)
21.  The Handmaid's Tale (Contemporary Classics) by Margaret Atwood
The list author says:
  "Discovered this while at university and it still strikes many chords."
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Cecilia: or Memoirs of an Heiress (Oxford World's Classics)
22.  Cecilia: or Memoirs of an Heiress (Oxford World's Classics) by Fanny Burney
The list author says:
  "I love, love, love the novels of Frances Burney."
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The Rector's Daughter (Virago Modern Classics)
23.  The Rector's Daughter (Virago Modern Classics) by F.M. Mayor
The list author says:
  "One of the most moving novels I have ever read. A hidden gem."
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

I Capture The Castle
24.  I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith
The list author says:
  "One of the best heroines in literature."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (99 customer reviews)

The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II
25.  The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II by Susan Higginbotham
The list author says:
  "Don't even try to read this without  a hanky!"
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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