Ten neglected English novelists

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The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea
1.  The Alexandria Quartet: Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea by Lawrence Durrell
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  "A close call over the "Avignon Quintet" - read both!"
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The Singapore Grip
2.  The Singapore Grip by J.G. Farrell
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  "Farrel died young but won the Booker for "Siege of Krishnapur""
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Night and the City
3.  Night and the City by Gerald Kersh
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  "Dark, emotive portrait of lowlife London after WWII."
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Alms for Oblivion: Vol 1 (Omnibus Edition: The Rich Pay Late; Friends in Low Places; The Sabre Squadron; Fielding Gray)
4.  Alms for Oblivion: Vol 1 (Omnibus Edition: The Rich Pay Late; Friends in Low Places; The Sabre Squadron; Fielding Gray) by Simon Raven
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  "Appears to be out of print - try others"
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He Died with His Eyes Open
5.  He Died with His Eyes Open by Derek Raymond
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  "First of the "Factory" novels - bleak but unforgettable"
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Hangover Square: A Story of Darkest Earl's Court (Penguin Modern Classics)
6.  Hangover Square: A Story of Darkest Earl's Court (Penguin Modern Classics) by Patrick Hamilton
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  ""Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky" is also well worth reading"
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Goshawk Squadron (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
7.  Goshawk Squadron (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Derek Robinson
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  "Try getting hold of "The Eldorado Network" - now criminally out of print."
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Mapp and Lucia (Penguin Modern Classics)
8.  Mapp and Lucia (Penguin Modern Classics) by E. F. Benson
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  "Intelligent comedy, slightly camp bitchiness. Once read, you will be hooked on Benson for life."
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War Of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts
9.  War Of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts by Louis de Bernieres
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  "Everyone knows "Captain Corelli", but the South American trilogy is so much better"
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Master and Commander
10.  Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
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  "Perhaps the most under-rated novelist of all"
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