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A Listmania! list by Mr. D. Clark "londinius"
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Vanity Fair (Penguin Popular Classics)
1.  Vanity Fair (Penguin Popular Classics) by William Thackeray
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  "The Funniest book in the English Language - Never fails to lift my depression"
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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Foucault's Pendulum
2.  Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
The list author says:
  "Eco's finest - even better than The Name of The Rose"
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)

Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Oxford World's Classics)
3.  Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Oxford World's Classics) by Thomas Hardy
The list author says:
  "So its official - all men really are B*******"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)

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Oscar and Lucinda
4.  Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey
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  "Wierd and wonderful - a nineteenth century novel written in the late twentieth century"
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The Small House at Allington (Classics)
5.  The Small House at Allington (Classics) by Anthony Trollope
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  "Beautiful - but do read the first four Barchesters first !"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

God Knows
6.  God Knows by Joseph Heller
The list author says:
  "Better even than Catch 22"
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Dune
7.  Dune by Frank Herbert
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  "Even if you hate Sci Fi you should read it - but I wouldn't bother with the sequels"
£4.76   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (130 customer reviews)

I, Claudius & Claudius the God
8.  I, Claudius & Claudius the God by Robert Graves
The list author says:
  "My favourite work of historical fiction - or should that be FACTion ?"
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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David Copperfield (Penguin Popular Classics)
9.  David Copperfield (Penguin Popular Classics) by Charles Dickens
The list author says:
  "Dicken's own personal favourite - he was a very good judge."
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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)

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Les Miserables (Everyman's Library Classics)
10.  Les Miserables (Everyman's Library Classics) by Victor Hugo
The list author says:
  "Simply one of the finest novels ever written. Read it."
£9.74   Used & New from: £5.97
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (99 customer reviews)

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Last updated: 06/04/2004
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