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The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics)
1.  The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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  "a wonderful examination of wealth, happiness, lonliness and love"
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin)
2.  One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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  "probably the most inventive novelist of the C20th, a masterpiece of imagination"
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Love in the Time of Cholera
3.  Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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  "more from Garcia Marquez, an exploration of the depths of human love"
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A Handful of Dust (Penguin Modern Classics)
4.  A Handful of Dust (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
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  "Waugh's best depiction of the breakdown of upperclass society between the wars, some of his most memorable characters"
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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
5.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "the only book to ever truly scare the life out of me"
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Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
6.  Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder by Evelyn Waugh
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  "more Waugh and more intriguing characters on a path to self destruction"
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Strait is the Gate (Penguin Modern Classics)
7.  Strait is the Gate (Penguin Modern Classics) by Andre Gide
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  "Gide's heartbreaking tale of love and religious devotion cannot fail to assault your heart"
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The Pearl (Penguin Modern Classics)
8.  The Pearl (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Steinbeck
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  "Steinbeck's cautionary parable of poverty, unexpected wealth and its consequences"
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A Prayer For Owen Meany
9.  A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
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  "a dark masterpiece touched with humour and tragedy"
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The Secret History
10.  The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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  "an incredible and compelling debut novel"
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Miss Wyoming
11.  Miss Wyoming by Douglas Coupland
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  "not Coupland's best, but my personal favourite"
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Popular Classics)
12.  The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Popular Classics) by Oscar Wilde
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  "be careful what you wish for - you might just get it..."
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Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Popular Classics)
13.  Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus (Penguin Popular Classics) by Mary Shelley
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  "Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece - an examination of good and evil, and the dangers of playing God"
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Casino Royale (James Bond 007)
14.  Casino Royale (James Bond 007) by Ian Fleming
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  "a classy thriller featuring some agent called Bond, open your eyes to the real Bond and erase Roger Moore from your mind!"
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Lolita (Penguin Classics)
15.  Lolita (Penguin Classics) by Craig Raine
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  "a beautifully written tale of obssession, lust and desire. One of the greatest users of language of the C20th."
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A Room with a View
16.  A Room with a View by E M Forster
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  "wonderfully written characters and locations, if you've only seen the film you're missing out (though Helena B-C does make a wonderful Lucy Honeychurch!)"
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The Stars' Tennis Balls
17.  The Stars' Tennis Balls by Stephen Fry
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  "wicked, irreverent, and very cruel - a fantastic romp of a novel"
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Decline and Fall (Penguin Modern Classics)
18.  Decline and Fall (Penguin Modern Classics) by Evelyn Waugh
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  "Waugh? What is it good for? Another great farce from a master of wit"
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The Art of Travel
19.  The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
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  "not a work of fiction like the rest of my choices, but an inspired book on the nature of travel through an appreciation of the arts. Inspiring, uplifting and altogether satisfying"
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The Twelve Caesars
20.  The Twelve Caesars by Gaius Suetonius
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  "the gossip, scandals and intrigues (and a little bit of history) of ther first Roman emperors - a history lesson Daily Mirror style!"
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Aberystwyth Mon Amour
21.  Aberystwyth Mon Amour by Malcolm Pryce
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  "who ever thought the windswept prom of Aberystwyth would inspire a work of comic crime genius?"
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