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A Listmania! list by alchemilla18 "alchemilla18" (Scotland)
 
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Wordsworth Classics)
1.  The Mayor of Casterbridge (Wordsworth Classics) by Thomas Hardy
The list author says:
  "Just a wonderful book."
£1.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

The Emperor Of Dreams: Best Fantasy Tales (Fantasy Masterworks)
2.  The Emperor Of Dreams: Best Fantasy Tales (Fantasy Masterworks) by Clark Ashton Smith
The list author says:
  "Clark Aston Smith wrote beautiful prose evoking rich, corupt, jewlled landscapes. This collection is a great introduction to his work."
Used & New from: £39.94
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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An Equal Music
3.  An Equal Music by Vikram Seth
The list author says:
  "One of the few books I have read through twice back to back. Astounding novel."
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (96 customer reviews)

Billy Ray's Farm
4.  Billy Ray's Farm by Larry Brown
The list author says:
  "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."
Used & New from: £4.35

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Land Under England (SF master series)
5.  Land Under England (SF master series) by Joseph O'Neill
The list author says:
  "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."
Used & New from: £0.61
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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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
The list author says:
  "One of the fathers of modern environmental thinking Leopold's work is still relevant today. This book is a joy to read."
£7.54   Used & New from: £1.28
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Deep Blues
7.  Deep Blues by Robert Palmer
The list author says:
  "The best book ever writen on Blues."
£13.95   Used & New from: £5.60
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Howards End (Dover Thrift Editions)
8.  Howards End (Dover Thrift Editions) by E. M. Forster
The list author says:
  "Wonderfully observed book about society just after then turn of the last century."
Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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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
The list author says:
  "Great poem(s). Great edition."
£15.19   Used & New from: £7.00

Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation
10.  Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation by Alan Paton
The list author says:
  "Great novel about life in South Africa just after World War 2 from both a Black and White perspective."
£6.29   Used & New from: £3.57
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)

Penguin Great Ideas : The Prince
11.  Penguin Great Ideas : The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
The list author says:
  "Winnig at all costs."
£3.74   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

Resurrection (Oxford World's Classics)
12.  Resurrection (Oxford World's Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
The list author says:
  "Unusual, but great novel."
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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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
The list author says:
  "I am amazed that Merritt is so overlooked today. Rich complex stories."
Used & New from: £8.17
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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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
The list author says:
  "This will make your brain hurt. :-)"
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.01
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

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."
£6.99   Used & New from: £2.08
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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
The list author says:
  "Excellent introduction to this forgotten movement in poetry."
£9.89   Used & New from: £1.09

Tess of the D'urbervilles (Penguin Popular Classics)
17.  Tess of the D'urbervilles (Penguin Popular Classics) by Thomas Hardy
The list author says:
  "Hardy's wonderful evokation of rural England and rural life. A classic"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (77 customer reviews)

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Selected Poems (Cape Poetry)
18.  Selected Poems (Cape Poetry) by John Burnside
The list author says:
  "John Burnside is an extraordanary poet."
£9.10   Used & New from: £5.50
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Murder in the Dark: Short Fictions and Prose Poems
19.  Murder in the Dark: Short Fictions and Prose Poems by Margaret Atwood
The list author says:
  "Great little collection of prose and poems."
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5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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The Castle (Vintage Classics)
20.  The Castle (Vintage Classics) by Franz Kafka
The list author says:
  "It may be a tough read but seeing the world from Kafka's view make it worth while."
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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."
£7.69   Used & New from: £2.57
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

Selected Poems
22.  Selected Poems by Mervyn Peake
The list author says:
  "Peake had a wonderful comand of the English language. A splendid little collection."
Used & New from: £0.01

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A Social History of English Cricket
23.  A Social History of English Cricket by Sir Derek Birley
The list author says:
  "This could well be the best book ever writen about English cricket."
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Solaris
24.  Solaris by Lem Stanislaw
The list author says:
  "Amazing novel. Needs to be read again and again."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.68
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Dandelion Wine (Grand Master Editions)
25.  Dandelion Wine (Grand Master Editions) by Ray Bradbury
The list author says:
  "A wondefully remembered 1920s summer."
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4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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