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The Mayor of Casterbridge (Wordsworth Classics)
1.  The Mayor of Casterbridge (Wordsworth Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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  "Just a wonderful book."
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The Emperor Of Dreams: Best Fantasy Tales (Fantasy Masterworks)
2.  The Emperor Of Dreams: Best Fantasy Tales (Fantasy Masterworks) by Clark Ashton Smith
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  "Clark Aston Smith wrote beautiful prose evoking rich, corupt, jewlled landscapes. This collection is a great introduction to his work."
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An Equal Music
3.  An Equal Music by Vikram Seth
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  "One of the few books I have read through twice back to back. Astounding novel."
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Billy Ray's Farm
4.  Billy Ray's Farm by Larry Brown
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  "A superb collection of essays by one of my favourite authors. Brown provides great insite into both the world of a writer and rural Mississippi."
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Land Under England (SF master series)
5.  Land Under England (SF master series) by Joseph O'Neill
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  "Writen in 1935 this novel about the remnants of the Roman Empire living under Hadrians Wall is a brilliant defence of individuality and a attack on the rising Nazi menace."
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A Sand County Almanac: With other Essays on Conservation from `Round River' (Galaxy Books)
6.  A Sand County Almanac: With other Essays on Conservation from `Round River' (Galaxy Books) by Aldo Leopold
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  "One of the fathers of modern environmental thinking Leopold's work is still relevant today. This book is a joy to read."
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Deep Blues
7.  Deep Blues by Robert Palmer
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  "The best book ever writen on Blues."
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Howards End (Dover Thrift Editions)
8.  Howards End (Dover Thrift Editions) by E. M. Forster
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  "Wonderfully observed book about society just after then turn of the last century."
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The Queen's Wake: A Legendary Tale (The Collected Works of James Hogg)
9.  The Queen's Wake: A Legendary Tale (The Collected Works of James Hogg) by James Hogg
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  "Great poem(s). Great edition."
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Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation
10.  Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation by Alan Paton
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  "Great novel about life in South Africa just after World War 2 from both a Black and White perspective."
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Penguin Great Ideas : The Prince
11.  Penguin Great Ideas : The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
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  "Winnig at all costs."
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Resurrection (Oxford World's Classics)
12.  Resurrection (Oxford World's Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
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  "Unusual, but great novel."
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The Ship of Ishtar: Collier Nucleus Fantasy & Science Fiction
13.  The Ship of Ishtar: Collier Nucleus Fantasy & Science Fiction by Abraham Merritt
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  "I am amazed that Merritt is so overlooked today. Rich complex stories."
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The Mysterious Flame Of Queen Loana: An Illustrated Novel
14.  The Mysterious Flame Of Queen Loana: An Illustrated Novel by Umberto Eco
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  "This will make your brain hurt. :-)"
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The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories (Penguin Modern Classics)
15.  The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories (Penguin Modern Classics) by H P Lovecraft
The list author says:
  "Lovecraft alternates between scary genius and over-writen purple prose. Any of the Penguin classics edition of his work are a great introduction to his writing."
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The Georgian Poets: Abercrombie, Brooke, Drinkwater, Lascelles, Thomas (Writers & Their Work S.)
16.  The Georgian Poets: Abercrombie, Brooke, Drinkwater, Lascelles, Thomas (Writers & Their Work S.) by Rennie Parker
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  "Excellent introduction to this forgotten movement in poetry."
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Tess of the D'urbervilles (Penguin Popular Classics)
17.  Tess of the D'urbervilles (Penguin Popular Classics) by Thomas Hardy
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  "Hardy's wonderful evokation of rural England and rural life. A classic"
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Selected Poems (Cape Poetry)
18.  Selected Poems (Cape Poetry) by John Burnside
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  "John Burnside is an extraordanary poet."
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Murder in the Dark: Short Fictions and Prose Poems
19.  Murder in the Dark: Short Fictions and Prose Poems by Margaret Atwood
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  "Great little collection of prose and poems."
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The Castle (Vintage Classics)
20.  The Castle (Vintage Classics) by Franz Kafka
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  "It may be a tough read but seeing the world from Kafka's view make it worth while."
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Tales Of The Dying Earth (Fantasy Masterworks)
21.  Tales Of The Dying Earth (Fantasy Masterworks) by Jack Vance
The list author says:
  "Great collection of stories in a similar vein to Clark Ashton Smith."
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Selected Poems
22.  Selected Poems by Mervyn Peake
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  "Peake had a wonderful comand of the English language. A splendid little collection."
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A Social History of English Cricket
23.  A Social History of English Cricket by Sir Derek Birley
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  "This could well be the best book ever writen about English cricket."
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Solaris
24.  Solaris by Lem Stanislaw
The list author says:
  "Amazing novel. Needs to be read again and again."
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Dandelion Wine (Grand Master Editions)
25.  Dandelion Wine (Grand Master Editions) by Ray Bradbury
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  "A wondefully remembered 1920s summer."
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