It occurred to me that there were a couple of important things I missed off the post. on the Guardian 1000 Books the other day.
Specifically how, if you don’t currently have a way of tagging things in FluidDB, to do it, and what the list of about tags actually is.
This post aims to remedy those two omissions.
Tagging a Book¶
If you have fdb.py already, the basic idea is just that to rate Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with a 10, you type:
fdb tag -a "book:alices adventures in wonderland (lewis carroll)" rating=10
Here
- fdb is an alias for ‘python fdb.py'
- tag is the fdb command to tag something
- -a says that I’m going to specify the item I want to tag through its about tag (which will be the next argument).
- "book:alices adventures in wonderland (lewis carroll)" is the about tag of the object corresponding to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland using previously discussed conventions. (See section below (The About Tags) for the about tags for the Guardian 1000 books.)
- rating is shorthand for (in my case) /njr/rating, which is fdb‘s way of referring to what FluidDB itself calls njr/rating. (I lost the battle for leading slash inside Fluidinfo, but it lives on in fdb.py.)
If you want to check you have the right object first and then verify that you successfully tagged it, a full interaction might be:
$ fdb tags -a "book:alices adventures in wonderland (lewis carroll)"
Object with about="book:alices adventures in wonderland (lewis carroll)":
/objects/03c8ce35-aa5e-4b58-b3ab-ddda55642b15
/miro/class = "record"
/fluiddb/about = "book:alices adventures in wonderland (lewis carroll)"
/miro/books/surname = "Carroll"
/miro/books/title = "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
/miro/books/forename = "Lewis"
/miro/books/guardian-1000 = True
/miro/books/year = 1865
/miro/books/author = "Lewis Carroll"
$ fdb tag -a "book:alices adventures in wonderland (lewis carroll)" rating=10
$ fdb tags -a "book:alices adventures in wonderland (lewis carroll)"
Object with about="book:alices adventures in wonderland (lewis carroll)":
/objects/03c8ce35-aa5e-4b58-b3ab-ddda55642b15
/miro/class = "record"
/fluiddb/about = "book:alices adventures in wonderland (lewis carroll)"
/miro/books/surname = "Carroll"
/miro/books/title = "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
/njr/rating = 10
/miro/books/forename = "Lewis"
/miro/books/guardian-1000 = True
/miro/books/year = 1865
/miro/books/author = "Lewis Carroll"
Another tip is that if you don’t want to look at my list below, you can search on books to find their about tags using fdb. For example:
$ fdb show -q 'miro/books/surname = "Carroll"' /about
2 objects matched
Object 8cd6fd0a-40e1-4889-ac3f-2b3dbb6f861d:
/fluiddb/about = "book:through the looking glass and what alice found there (lewis carroll)"
Object 03c8ce35-aa5e-4b58-b3ab-ddda55642b15:
/fluiddb/about = "book:alices adventures in wonderland (lewis carroll)"
You can see the tags all the books have in the previous post and see the query language that FluidDB supports at on the FluidDB Query Language page. Unfortunately, at the moment, text matching is exact and case sensitive, so looking at the table below or working out the noramlized about tag (which uses the book-1 convention) is probably easier.
Installing and Configuring fdb¶
If you don’t have it already and would like it, you can grab fdb.py from fdb.py and place it somewhere suitable. (You’ll probably want to rename the directory from fdb.py to fdb; sorry about that; it was my first use of github and I’m not sure there’s a way for me to rename the project directory now it’s up there.) If you’re using an earlier version of python than 2.6, you’ll need simplejson.py as well.
You then need to create a two-line file in your home directory with your FluidDB username on the first line and your FluidDB password on the second line. On Unix, this file is .fluidDBcredentials and on Windows it is fluidDBcredentials.ini.
Optionally then create an alias fdb for python /path/to/fdb.py. In bash you do this with
alias fdb='python /home/martha/fdb/fdb.py
if your home directory is '/home/martha and you stuck the directory you downloaded from github in your home directory and renamed it to remove the .py extension.
And that’s it. You could run its tests by typing
fdb
and you should get a line of 14 dots and then an OK of some sort.
Now you should be good to tag.
The About Tags¶
Here are the about tags:
| author | title | about |
|---|---|---|
| Kobo Abe | The Face of Another | book:the face of another (kobo abe) |
| Chinua Achebe | Things Fall Apart | book:things fall apart (chinua achebe) |
| Chinua Achebe | Anthills of the Savannah | book:anthills of the savannah (chinua achebe) |
| Douglas Adams | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | book:the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy (douglas adams) |
| Junghyo Ahn | Silver Stallion | book:silver stallion (junghyo ahn) |
| Latifa al-Zayyat | al-Bab al-Maftouh | book:al bab al maftouh (latifa al zayyat) |
| Louisa May Alcott | Little Women | book:little women (louisa may alcott) |
| Richard Aldington | Death of a Hero | book:death of a hero (richard aldington) |
| Brian W Aldiss | Non-Stop | book:non stop (brian w aldiss) |
| Nelson Algren | The Man with the Golden Arm | book:the man with the golden arm (nelson algren) |
| Eric Ambler | Epitaph for a Spy | book:epitaph for a spy (eric ambler) |
| Eric Ambler | The Mask of Dimitrios | book:the mask of dimitrios (eric ambler) |
| Eric Ambler | Journey into Fear | book:journey into fear (eric ambler) |
| Kingsley Amis | Lucky Jim | book:lucky jim (kingsley amis) |
| Martin Amis | Money | book:money (martin amis) |
| Martin Amis | London Fields | book:london fields (martin amis) |
| Martin Amis | The Information | book:the information (martin amis) |
| Mulk Raj Anand | Untouchable | book:untouchable (mulk raj anand) |
| Isaac Asimov | Foundation | book:foundation (isaac asimov) |
| Kate Atkinson | Behind the Scenes at the Museum | book:behind the scenes at the museum (kate atkinson) |
| Margaret Atwood | The Handmaid’s Tale | book:the handmaids tale (margaret atwood) |
| Margaret Atwood | Cat’s Eye | book:cats eye (margaret atwood) |
| Margaret Atwood | The Blind Assassin | book:the blind assassin (margaret atwood) |
| Paul Auster | The New York Trilogy | book:the new york trilogy (paul auster) |
| Paul Auster | In the Country of Last Things | book:in the country of last things (paul auster) |
| Jane Austin | Sense and Sensibility | book:sense and sensibility (jane austin) |
| Jane Austin | Pride and Prejudice | book:pride and prejudice (jane austin) |
| Jane Austin | Mansfield Park | book:mansfield park (jane austin) |
| Jane Austin | Emma | book:emma (jane austin) |
| Jane Austin | Northanger Abbey | book:northanger abbey (jane austin) |
| Jane Austin | Persuasion | book:persuasion (jane austin) |
| Beryl Bainbridge | The Bottle Factory Outing | book:the bottle factory outing (beryl bainbridge) |
| Beryl Bainbridge | Master Georgie | book:master georgie (beryl bainbridge) |
| Beryl Bainbridge | According to Queeney | book:according to queeney (beryl bainbridge) |
| Nicholson Baker | Room Temperature | book:room temperature (nicholson baker) |
| Nigel Balchin | Darkness Falls from the Air | book:darkness falls from the air (nigel balchin) |
| James Baldwin | Go Tell It On the Mountain | book:go tell it on the mountain (james baldwin) |
| James Baldwin | Giovanni’s Room | book:giovannis room (james baldwin) |
| JG Ballard | The Drowned World | book:the drowned world (jg ballard) |
| JG Ballard | Crash | book:crash (jg ballard) |
| JG Ballard | Empire of the Sun | book:empire of the sun (jg ballard) |
| JG Ballard | Millennium People | book:millennium people (jg ballard) |
| Honoré de Balzac | La Comédie Humaine | book:la comedie humaine (honore de balzac) |
| Honoré de Balzac | Eugénie Grandet | book:eugenie grandet (honore de balzac) |
| Honoré de Balzac | Le Père Goriot | book:le pere goriot (honore de balzac) |
| Miklos Banffy | They Were Counted | book:they were counted (miklos banffy) |
| Iain M Banks | Consider Phlebas | book:consider phlebas (iain m banks) |
| Iain Banks | The Wasp Factory | book:the wasp factory (iain banks) |
| Iain Banks | The Crow Road | book:the crow road (iain banks) |
| Lynne Reid Banks | The L-Shaped Room | book:the l shaped room (lynne reid banks) |
| Clive Barker | Weaveworld | book:weaveworld (clive barker) |
| Nicola Barker | Darkmans | book:darkmans (nicola barker) |
| Pat Barker | Regeneration | book:regeneration (pat barker) |
| Djuna Barnes | Nightwood | book:nightwood (djuna barnes) |
| Julian Barnes | Flaubert’s Parrot | book:flauberts parrot (julian barnes) |
| Julian Barnes | A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters | book:a history of the world in 10 1 2 chapters (julian barnes) |
| Sebastian Barry | A Long Long Way | book:a long long way (sebastian barry) |
| Stan Barstow | A Kind of Loving | book:a kind of loving (stan barstow) |
| Henry Howarth Bashford | Augustus Carp, Esq By Himself — Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man | book:augustus carp esq by himself being the autobiography of a really good man (henry howarth bashford) |
| Giorgio Bassani | The Garden of the Finzi-Continis | book:the garden of the finzi continis (giorgio bassani) |
| HE Bates | Fair Stood the Wind for France | book:fair stood the wind for france (he bates) |
| HE Bates | Love for Lydia | book:love for lydia (he bates) |
| Nina Bawden | Carrie’s War | book:carries war (nina bawden) |
| Stephen Baxter | The Time Ships | book:the time ships (stephen baxter) |
| Greg Bear | Darwin’s Radio | book:darwins radio (greg bear) |
| Alison Bechdel | Fun Home | book:fun home (alison bechdel) |
| Samuel Beckett | Malone Dies | book:malone dies (samuel beckett) |
| Samuel Beckett | Molloy | book:molloy (samuel beckett) |
| William Beckford | Vathek | book:vathek (william beckford) |
| Sybille Bedford | A Legacy | book:a legacy (sybille bedford) |
| Max Beerbohm | Zuleika Dobson | book:zuleika dobson (max beerbohm) |
| Aphra Behn | Oroonoko or The Royal Slave | book:oroonoko or the royal slave (aphra behn) |
| Saul Bellow | The Adventures of Augie March | book:the adventures of augie march (saul bellow) |
| Saul Bellow | Herzog | book:herzog (saul bellow) |
| Saul Bellow | Humboldt’s Gift | book:humboldts gift (saul bellow) |
| Saul Bellow | More Die of Heartbreak | book:more die of heartbreak (saul bellow) |
| Alan Bennett | The Uncommon Reader | book:the uncommon reader (alan bennett) |
| Arnold Bennett | The Old Wives’ Tale | book:the old wives tale (arnold bennett) |
| Arnold Bennett | Clayhanger | book:clayhanger (arnold bennett) |
| EF Benson | Queen Lucia | book:queen lucia (ef benson) |
| EC Bentley | Trent’s Last Case | book:trents last case (ec bentley) |
| John Berger | G | book:g (john berger) |
| Anthony Berkeley | The Poisoned Chocolates Case | book:the poisoned chocolates case (anthony berkeley) |
| Thomas Bernhard | Extinction | book:extinction (thomas bernhard) |
| Alfred Bester | The Stars My Destination | book:the stars my destination (alfred bester) |
| RD Blackmore | Lorna Doone | book:lorna doone (rd blackmore) |
| Nicholas Blake | The Beast Must Die | book:the beast must die (nicholas blake) |
| Roberto Bolaño | The Savage Detectives | book:the savage detectives (roberto bolano) |
| Elizabeth Bowen | The Last September | book:the last september (elizabeth bowen) |
| Elizabeth Bowen | The Death of the Heart | book:the death of the heart (elizabeth bowen) |
| Elizabeth Bowen | The Heat of the Day | book:the heat of the day (elizabeth bowen) |
| Jane Bowles | Two Serious Ladies | book:two serious ladies (jane bowles) |
| Paul Bowles | The Sheltering Sky | book:the sheltering sky (paul bowles) |
| WE Bowman | The Ascent of Rum Doodle | book:the ascent of rum doodle (we bowman) |
| William Boyd | A Good Man in Africa | book:a good man in africa (william boyd) |
| William Boyd | An Ice-Cream War | book:an ice cream war (william boyd) |
| William Boyd | Any Human Heart | book:any human heart (william boyd) |
| Malcolm Bradbury | The History Man | book:the history man (malcolm bradbury) |
| Ray Bradbury | Fahrenheit 451 | book:fahrenheit 451 (ray bradbury) |
| Mary E Braddon | Lady Audley’s Secret | book:lady audleys secret (mary e braddon) |
| Caryl Brahms and SJ Simon | No Bed for Bacon | book:no bed for bacon (caryl brahms and sj simon) |
| John Braine | Room at the Top | book:room at the top (john braine) |
| Patrick O’Brian | Master and Commander | book:master and commander (patrick obrian) |
| Flann O’Brien | At Swim-Two-Birds | book:at swim two birds (flann obrien) |
| Flann O’Brien | The Third Policeman | book:the third policeman (flann obrien) |
| Tim O’Brien | The Things they Carried | book:the things they carried (tim obrien) |
| Raymond Briggs | When the Wind Blows | book:when the wind blows (raymond briggs) |
| André Brink | A Dry White Season | book:a dry white season (andre brink) |
| Poppy Z Brite | Lost Souls | book:lost souls (poppy z brite) |
| Hermann Broch | The Death of Virgil | book:the death of virgil (hermann broch) |
| Charlotte Brontë | Jane Eyre | book:jane eyre (charlotte bronte) |
| Charlotte Brontë | Shirley | book:shirley (charlotte bronte) |
| Charlotte Brontë | Villette | book:villette (charlotte bronte) |
| Emily Brontë | Wuthering Heights | book:wuthering heights (emily bronte) |
| Anita Brookner | Look at Me | book:look at me (anita brookner) |
| Charles Brockden Brown | Wieland | book:wieland (charles brockden brown) |
| Rita Mae Brown | Rubyfruit Jungle | book:rubyfruit jungle (rita mae brown) |
| John Buchan | The Thirty-Nine Steps | book:the thirty nine steps (john buchan) |
| John Buchan | Greenmantle | book:greenmantle (john buchan) |
| Algis Budrys | Rogue Moon | book:rogue moon (algis budrys) |
| Mikhail Bulgakov | The Master and Margarita | book:the master and margarita (mikhail bulgakov) |
| Edward Bulwer-Lytton | The Coming Race | book:the coming race (edward bulwer lytton) |
| Anthony Burgess | A Clockwork Orange | book:a clockwork orange (anthony burgess) |
| Anthony Burgess | Earthly Powers | book:earthly powers (anthony burgess) |
| Anthony Burgess | The End of the World News | book:the end of the world news (anthony burgess) |
| James Lee Burke | The Neon Rain | book:the neon rain (james lee burke) |
| James Lee Burke | The Tin Roof Blowdown | book:the tin roof blowdown (james lee burke) |
| Ivy Compton-Burnett | Manservant and Maidservant | book:manservant and maidservant (ivy compton burnett) |
| WR Burnett | The Asphalt Jungle | book:the asphalt jungle (wr burnett) |
| Fanny Burney | Evelina | book:evelina (fanny burney) |
| Edgar Rice Burroughs | A Princess of Mars | book:a princess of mars (edgar rice burroughs) |
| William Burroughs | Naked Lunch | book:naked lunch (william burroughs) |
| Octavia Butler | Kindred | book:kindred (octavia butler) |
| Samuel Butler | Erewhon | book:erewhon (samuel butler) |
| Samuel Butler | The Way of All Flesh | book:the way of all flesh (samuel butler) |
| Ron Butlin | The Sound of My Voice | book:the sound of my voice (ron butlin) |
| AS Byatt | The Virgin in the Garden | book:the virgin in the garden (as byatt) |
| AS Byatt | Possession | book:possession (as byatt) |
| David B | Epileptic | book:epileptic (david b) |
| Louis-Ferdinand Céline | Journey to the End of the Night | book:journey to the end of the night (louis ferdinand celine) |
| James M Cain | The Postman Always Rings Twice | book:the postman always rings twice (james m cain) |
| James M Cain | Double Indemnity | book:double indemnity (james m cain) |
| Erskine Caldwell | Tobacco Road | book:tobacco road (erskine caldwell) |
| Italo Calvino | The Baron in the Trees | book:the baron in the trees (italo calvino) |
| Italo Calvino | Invisible Cities | book:invisible cities (italo calvino) |
| Ramsey Campbell | The Influence | book:the influence (ramsey campbell) |
| Albert Camus | The Outsider | book:the outsider (albert camus) |
| Albert Camus | The Plague | book:the plague (albert camus) |
| Elias Canetti | Auto-da-Fé | book:auto da fe (elias canetti) |
| Truman Capote | Breakfast at Tiffany’s | book:breakfast at tiffanys (truman capote) |
| Peter Carey | Illywhacker | book:illywhacker (peter carey) |
| Peter Carey | Oscar and Lucinda | book:oscar and lucinda (peter carey) |
| Peter Carey | True History of the Kelly Gang | book:true history of the kelly gang (peter carey) |
| Alejo Carpentier | The Kingdom of This World | book:the kingdom of this world (alejo carpentier) |
| John le Carré | The Spy Who Came in From the Cold | book:the spy who came in from the cold (john le carre) |
| John le Carré | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | book:tinker tailor soldier spy (john le carre) |
| John le Carré | The Constant Gardener | book:the constant gardener (john le carre) |
| Leonora Carrington | The Hearing Trumpet | book:the hearing trumpet (leonora carrington) |
| Lewis Carroll | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland | book:alices adventures in wonderland (lewis carroll) |
| Lewis Carroll | Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There | book:through the looking glass and what alice found there (lewis carroll) |
| JL Carr | A Season in Sinji | book:a season in sinji (jl carr) |
| JL Carr | The Harpole Report | book:the harpole report (jl carr) |
| JL Carr | A Month in the Country | book:a month in the country (jl carr) |
| John Dickson Carr | The Hollow Man | book:the hollow man (john dickson carr) |
| Angela Carter | The Passion of New Eve | book:the passion of new eve (angela carter) |
| Angela Carter | Nights at the Circus | book:nights at the circus (angela carter) |
| Angela Carter | Wise Children | book:wise children (angela carter) |
| Joyce Cary | Mister Johnson | book:mister johnson (joyce cary) |
| Joyce Cary | The Horse’s Mouth | book:the horses mouth (joyce cary) |
| Willa Cather | My Antonia | book:my antonia (willa cather) |
| Willa Cather | One Of Ours | book:one of ours (willa cather) |
| Willa Cather | A Lost Lady | book:a lost lady (willa cather) |
| Willa Cather | The Professor’s House | book:the professors house (willa cather) |
| Miguel de Cervantes | Don Quixote | book:don quixote (miguel de cervantes) |
| Michael Chabon | The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay | book:the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay (michael chabon) |
| Raymond Chandler | The Big Sleep | book:the big sleep (raymond chandler) |
| Raymond Chandler | The Long Goodbye | book:the long goodbye (raymond chandler) |
| James Hadley Chase | No Orchids for Miss Blandish | book:no orchids for miss blandish (james hadley chase) |
| John Cheever | The Wapshot Chronicle | book:the wapshot chronicle (john cheever) |
| GK Chesterton | The Man Who Was Thursday | book:the man who was thursday (gk chesterton) |
| Erskine Childers | The Riddle of the Sands | book:the riddle of the sands (erskine childers) |
| Kate Chopin | The Awakening | book:the awakening (kate chopin) |
| Agatha Christie | The Mysterious Affair at Styles | book:the mysterious affair at styles (agatha christie) |
| Agatha Christie | The Secret Adversary | book:the secret adversary (agatha christie) |
| Agatha Christie | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | book:the murder of roger ackroyd (agatha christie) |
| Agatha Christie | The Murder at the Vicarage | book:the murder at the vicarage (agatha christie) |
| Agatha Christie | And Then There Were None | book:and then there were none (agatha christie) |
| Arthur C Clarke | Childhood’s End | book:childhoods end (arthur c clarke) |
| Susanna Clarke | Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell | book:jonathan strange and mr norrell (susanna clarke) |
| Jean Cocteau | Les Enfants Terribles | book:les enfants terribles (jean cocteau) |
| M Coetzee | Waiting for the Barbarians | book:waiting for the barbarians (m coetzee) |
| M Coetzee | Disgrace | book:disgrace (m coetzee) |
| Jonathan Coe | What a Carve Up! | book:what a carve up (jonathan coe) |
| Sidone-Gabrille Colette | Chéri | book:cheri (sidone gabrille colette) |
| Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette | Claudine à l’école | book:claudine a lecole (sidonie gabrielle colette) |
| Colette | The Vagabond | book:the vagabond (colette) |
| Wilkie Collins | The Woman in White | book:the woman in white (wilkie collins) |
| Wilkie Collins | The Moonstone | book:the moonstone (wilkie collins) |
| Richard Condon | The Manchurian Candidate | book:the manchurian candidate (richard condon) |
| Michael G Coney | Hello Summer, Goodbye | book:hello summer goodbye (michael g coney) |
| Joseph Conrad | Lord Jim | book:lord jim (joseph conrad) |
| Joseph Conrad | Heart of Darkness | book:heart of darkness (joseph conrad) |
| Joseph Conrad | Nostromo | book:nostromo (joseph conrad) |
| Joseph Conrad | The Secret Agent | book:the secret agent (joseph conrad) |
| Joseph Conrad | Under Western Eyes | book:under western eyes (joseph conrad) |
| Joseph Conrad | Victory: An Island Tale | book:victory an island tale (joseph conrad) |
| Bernard Cornwell | Sharpe’s Eagle | book:sharpes eagle (bernard cornwell) |
| Patricia Cornwell | Postmortem | book:postmortem (patricia cornwell) |
| Douglas Coupland | Microserfs | book:microserfs (douglas coupland) |
| Douglas Coupland | Girlfriend in a Coma | book:girlfriend in a coma (douglas coupland) |
| Francis Coventry | The History of Pompey the Little | book:the history of pompey the little (francis coventry) |
| Jim Crace | Quarantine | book:quarantine (jim crace) |
| Jim Crace | Being Dead | book:being dead (jim crace) |
| Stephen Crane | The Red Badge of Courage | book:the red badge of courage (stephen crane) |
| Michael Crichton | The Andromeda Strain | book:the andromeda strain (michael crichton) |
| Michael Crichton | Jurassic Park | book:jurassic park (michael crichton) |
| Edmund Crispin | The Case of the Gilded Fly | book:the case of the gilded fly (edmund crispin) |
| Richmal Crompton | Just William | book:just william (richmal crompton) |
| Amanda Cross | Poetic Justice | book:poetic justice (amanda cross) |
| Alfred Döblin | Berlin Alexanderplatz | book:berlin alexanderplatz (alfred doblin) |
| Friedrich Dürrenmatt | The Pledge | book:the pledge (friedrich durrenmatt) |
| Mark Danielewski | House of Leaves | book:house of leaves (mark danielewski) |
| Marie Darrieussecq | Pig Tales | book:pig tales (marie darrieussecq) |
| Simone de Beauvoir | The Mandarins | book:the mandarins (simone de beauvoir) |
| José Maria de Eça de Queiroz | The Crime of Father Amaro | book:the crime of father amaro (jose maria de eca de queiroz) |
| Pierre-Ambroise-François Choderlos de Laclos | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | book:les liaisons dangereuses (pierre ambroise francois choderlos de laclos) |
| Madame de Lafayette | The Princess of Clèves | book:the princess of cleves (madame de lafayette) |
| Guy de Maupassant | Bel-Ami | book:bel ami (guy de maupassant) |
| Antoine de Sainte-Exupéry | The Little Prince | book:the little prince (antoine de sainte exupery) |
| Peter De Vries | Slouching towards Kalamazoo | book:slouching towards kalamazoo (peter de vries) |
| Daniel Defoe | Robinson Crusoe | book:robinson crusoe (daniel defoe) |
| Daniel Defoe | Moll Flanders | book:moll flanders (daniel defoe) |
| Daniel Defoe | Roxana | book:roxana (daniel defoe) |
| Len Deighton | The Ipcress File | book:the ipcress file (len deighton) |
| Len Deighton | Bomber | book:bomber (len deighton) |
| EM Delafield | The Provincial Lady | book:the provincial lady (em delafield) |
| Samuel R Delaney | The Einstein Intersection | book:the einstein intersection (samuel r delaney) |
| Don DeLillo | White Noise | book:white noise (don delillo) |
| Don DeLillo | Underwold | book:underwold (don delillo) |
| Colin Dexter | Last Seen Wearing | book:last seen wearing (colin dexter) |
| Colin Dexter | The Remorseful Day | book:the remorseful day (colin dexter) |
| Giuseppe di Lampedusa | The Leopard | book:the leopard (giuseppe di lampedusa) |
| Michael Dibdin | A Rich Full Death | book:a rich full death (michael dibdin) |
| Michael Dibdin | Ratking | book:ratking (michael dibdin) |
| Michael Dibdin | Dirty Tricks | book:dirty tricks (michael dibdin) |
| Michael Dibdin | Dead Lagoon | book:dead lagoon (michael dibdin) |
| Charles Dickens | The Pickwick Papers | book:the pickwick papers (charles dickens) |
| Charles Dickens | Oliver Twist | book:oliver twist (charles dickens) |
| Charles Dickens | Martin Chuzzlewit | book:martin chuzzlewit (charles dickens) |
| Charles Dickens | Dombey and Son | book:dombey and son (charles dickens) |
| Charles Dickens | Bleak House | book:bleak house (charles dickens) |
| Charles Dickens | Hard Times | book:hard times (charles dickens) |
| Charles Dickens | Little Dorrit | book:little dorrit (charles dickens) |
| Charles Dickens | A Tale of Two Cities | book:a tale of two cities (charles dickens) |
| Charles Dickens | Great Expectations | book:great expectations (charles dickens) |
| James Dickey | Deliverance | book:deliverance (james dickey) |
| Philip K Dick | The Man in the High Castle | book:the man in the high castle (philip k dick) |
| Philip K Dick | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? | book:do androids dream of electric sheep (philip k dick) |
| Denis Diderot | Jacques the Fatalist and His Master | book:jacques the fatalist and his master (denis diderot) |
| Joan Didion | Play It As It Lays | book:play it as it lays (joan didion) |
| Thomas M Disch | Camp Concentration | book:camp concentration (thomas m disch) |
| Benjamin Disraeli | Sybil or The Two Nations | book:sybil or the two nations (benjamin disraeli) |
| EL Doctorow | The Book of Daniel | book:the book of daniel (el doctorow) |
| JP Donleavy | A Fairy Tale of New York | book:a fairy tale of new york (jp donleavy) |
| Fyodor Dostoevsky | Notes from Underground | book:notes from underground (fyodor dostoevsky) |
| Fyodor Dostoevsky | The Idiot | book:the idiot (fyodor dostoevsky) |
| Fyodor Dostoevsky | Crime and Punishment | book:crime and punishment (fyodor dostoevsky) |
| Fyodor Dostoevsky | The Brothers Karamazov | book:the brothers karamazov (fyodor dostoevsky) |
| Julie Doucet | My New York Diary | book:my new york diary (julie doucet) |
| Norman Douglas | South Wind | book:south wind (norman douglas) |
| Arthur Conan Doyle | A Study in Scarlet | book:a study in scarlet (arthur conan doyle) |
| Arthur Conan Doyle | The Sign of Four | book:the sign of four (arthur conan doyle) |
| Arthur Conan Doyle | The Hound of the Baskervilles | book:the hound of the baskervilles (arthur conan doyle) |
| Roddy Doyle | The Commitments | book:the commitments (roddy doyle) |
| Margaret Drabble | The Millstone | book:the millstone (margaret drabble) |
| Theodore Dreiser | Sister Carrie | book:sister carrie (theodore dreiser) |
| Theodore Dreiser | An American Tragedy | book:an american tragedy (theodore dreiser) |
| Daphne du Maurier | Rebecca | book:rebecca (daphne du maurier) |
| Daphne du Maurier | The Parasites | book:the parasites (daphne du maurier) |
| Daphne du Maurier | My Cousin Rachel | book:my cousin rachel (daphne du maurier) |
| Alexandre Dumas | The Count of Monte Cristo | book:the count of monte cristo (alexandre dumas) |
| Alexandre Dumas | The Three Musketeers | book:the three musketeers (alexandre dumas) |
| Marguerite Duras | The Lover | book:the lover (marguerite duras) |
| Gerald Durrell | My Family and Other Animals | book:my family and other animals (gerald durrell) |
| Lawrence Durrell | Justine | book:justine (lawrence durrell) |
| William Eastlake | The Bamboo Bed | book:the bamboo bed (william eastlake) |
| Umberto Eco | The Name of the Rose | book:the name of the rose (umberto eco) |
| Umberto Eco | Foucault’s Pendulum | book:foucaults pendulum (umberto eco) |
| Maria Edgeworth | Castle Rackrent | book:castle rackrent (maria edgeworth) |
| Maria Edgeworth | Ennui | book:ennui (maria edgeworth) |
| Enayat el-Zayyat | Al-Hubb w’al-Samt | book:al hubb wal samt (enayat el zayyat) |
| George Eliot | Adam Bede | book:adam bede (george eliot) |
| George Eliot | The Mill on the Floss | book:the mill on the floss (george eliot) |
| George Eliot | Silas Marner | book:silas marner (george eliot) |
| George Eliot | Middlemarch | book:middlemarch (george eliot) |
| George Eliot | Daniel Deronda | book:daniel deronda (george eliot) |
| Ralph Ellison | Invisible Man | book:invisible man (ralph ellison) |
| Bret Easton Ellis | American Psycho | book:american psycho (bret easton ellis) |
| RJ Ellory | A Quiet Belief in Angels | book:a quiet belief in angels (rj ellory) |
| James Ellroy | The Big Nowhere | book:the big nowhere (james ellroy) |
| James Ellroy | LA Confidential | book:la confidential (james ellroy) |
| Willem Elsschot | Cheese | book:cheese (willem elsschot) |
| Shusaku Endo | Silence | book:silence (shusaku endo) |
| Anne Enright | The Gathering | book:the gathering (anne enright) |
| Jeffrey Eugenides | The Virgin Suicides | book:the virgin suicides (jeffrey eugenides) |
| Jeffrey Eugenides | Middlesex | book:middlesex (jeffrey eugenides) |
| Michel Faber | Under the Skin | book:under the skin (michel faber) |
| JG Farrell | The Siege of Krishnapur | book:the siege of krishnapur (jg farrell) |
| William Faulkner | The Sound and the Fury | book:the sound and the fury (william faulkner) |
| William Faulkner | As I Lay Dying | book:as i lay dying (william faulkner) |
| William Faulkner | Sanctuary | book:sanctuary (william faulkner) |
| Sebastian Faulks | Birdsong | book:birdsong (sebastian faulks) |
| Helen Fielding | Bridget Jones’s Diary | book:bridget joness diary (helen fielding) |
| Henry Fielding | Joseph Andrews | book:joseph andrews (henry fielding) |
| Henry Fielding | Tom Jones | book:tom jones (henry fielding) |
| Ronald Firbank | Caprice | book:caprice (ronald firbank) |
| F Scott Fitzgerald | The Great Gatsby | book:the great gatsby (f scott fitzgerald) |
| F Scott Fitzgerald | Tender is the Night | book:tender is the night (f scott fitzgerald) |
| Penelope Fitzgerald | The Blue Flower | book:the blue flower (penelope fitzgerald) |
| Gustave Flaubert | Madame Bovary | book:madame bovary (gustave flaubert) |
| Gustave Flaubert | Sentimental Education | book:sentimental education (gustave flaubert) |
| Gustave Flaubert | Bouvard and Pécuchet | book:bouvard and pecuchet (gustave flaubert) |
| Ian Fleming | Casino Royale | book:casino royale (ian fleming) |
| Ian Fleming | Goldfinger | book:goldfinger (ian fleming) |
| Ian Fleming | You Only Live Twice | book:you only live twice (ian fleming) |
| Jonathan Safran Foer | Everything Is Illuminated | book:everything is illuminated (jonathan safran foer) |
| Theodor Fontane | Effi Briest | book:effi briest (theodor fontane) |
| Ford Madox Ford | The Good Soldier | book:the good soldier (ford madox ford) |
| Ford Madox Ford | Parade’s End | book:parades end (ford madox ford) |
| Richard Ford | The Sportswriter | book:the sportswriter (richard ford) |
| Richard Ford | Independence Day | book:independence day (richard ford) |
| CS Forester | The African Queen | book:the african queen (cs forester) |
| CS Forester | The Ship | book:the ship (cs forester) |
| EM Forster | A Room With a View | book:a room with a view (em forster) |
| EM Forster | Howards End | book:howards end (em forster) |
| EM Forster | A Passage to India | book:a passage to india (em forster) |
| Frederick Forsyth | The Day of the Jackal | book:the day of the jackal (frederick forsyth) |
| Henri Alain-Fournier | Le Grand Meaulnes | book:le grand meaulnes (henri alain fournier) |
| John Fowles | The Magus | book:the magus (john fowles) |
| John Fowles | The French Lieutenant’s Woman | book:the french lieutenants woman (john fowles) |
| Jonathan Franzen | The Corrections | book:the corrections (jonathan franzen) |
| George MacDonald Fraser | Flashman | book:flashman (george macdonald fraser) |
| Michael Frayn | Towards the End of Morning | book:towards the end of morning (michael frayn) |
| Michael Frayn | Spies | book:spies (michael frayn) |
| Charles Frazier | Cold Mountain | book:cold mountain (charles frazier) |
| Esther Freud | Hideous Kinky | book:hideous kinky (esther freud) |
| William Gaddis | The Recognitions | book:the recognitions (william gaddis) |
| Neil Gaiman | American Gods | book:american gods (neil gaiman) |
| Paul Gallico | The Snow Goose | book:the snow goose (paul gallico) |
| John Galsworthy | The Man of Property | book:the man of property (john galsworthy) |
| Alex Garland | The Beach | book:the beach (alex garland) |
| Alan Garner | Red Shift | book:red shift (alan garner) |
| Elizabeth Gaskell | Mary Barton | book:mary barton (elizabeth gaskell) |
| Elizabeth Gaskell | Cranford | book:cranford (elizabeth gaskell) |
| Elizabeth Gaskell | Ruth | book:ruth (elizabeth gaskell) |
| Elizabeth Gaskell | North and South | book:north and south (elizabeth gaskell) |
| William Gerhardie | The Polyglots | book:the polyglots (william gerhardie) |
| Stella Gibbons | Cold Comfort Farm | book:cold comfort farm (stella gibbons) |
| Lewis Grassic Gibbon | Sunset Song | book:sunset song (lewis grassic gibbon) |
| William Gibson | Neuromancer | book:neuromancer (william gibson) |
| André Gide | The Immoralist | book:the immoralist (andre gide) |
| André Gide | Strait Is the Gate | book:strait is the gate (andre gide) |
| André Gide | The Vatican Cellars | book:the vatican cellars (andre gide) |
| André Gide | The Counterfeiters | book:the counterfeiters (andre gide) |
| Charlotte Perkins Gilman | Herland | book:herland (charlotte perkins gilman) |
| George Gissing | New Grub Street | book:new grub street (george gissing) |
| George Gissing | The Odd Women | book:the odd women (george gissing) |
| Johann Wolfgang Goethe | The Sorrows of Young Werther | book:the sorrows of young werther (johann wolfgang goethe) |
| Nikolai Gogol | Dead Souls | book:dead souls (nikolai gogol) |
| William Golding | Lord of the Flies | book:lord of the flies (william golding) |
| William Golding | To the Ends of the Earth trilogy | book:to the ends of the earth trilogy (william golding) |
| Oliver Goldsmith | The Vicar of Wakefield | book:the vicar of wakefield (oliver goldsmith) |
| Ivan Goncharov | Oblomov | book:oblomov (ivan goncharov) |
| Nadine Gordimer | July’s People | book:julys people (nadine gordimer) |
| Maxim Gorky | Mother | book:mother (maxim gorky) |
| René Goscinny | Asterix the Gaul | book:asterix the gaul (rene goscinny) |
| Kenneth Grahame | The Wind in the Willows | book:the wind in the willows (kenneth grahame) |
| Günter Grass | The Tin Drum | book:the tin drum (gunter grass) |
| Robert Graves | Count Belisarius | book:count belisarius (robert graves) |
| Alasdair Gray | Lanark | book:lanark (alasdair gray) |
| Richard Greaves (George Barr McCutcheon) | Brewster’s Millions | book:brewsters millions (richard greaves george barr mccutcheon) |
| Graham Greene | A Gun For Sale | book:a gun for sale (graham greene) |
| Graham Greene | Brighton Rock | book:brighton rock (graham greene) |
| Graham Greene | The Power and the Glory | book:the power and the glory (graham greene) |
| Graham Greene | The Ministry of Fear | book:the ministry of fear (graham greene) |
| Graham Greene | The Third Man | book:the third man (graham greene) |
| Graham Greene | The End of the Affair | book:the end of the affair (graham greene) |
| Graham Greene | Our Man in Havana | book:our man in havana (graham greene) |
| Graham Greene | Travels With My Aunt | book:travels with my aunt (graham greene) |
| Walter Greenwood | Love on the Dole | book:love on the dole (walter greenwood) |
| Henry Green | Living | book:living (henry green) |
| Michael Green | Squire Haggard’s Journal | book:squire haggards journal (michael green) |
| John Grisham | A Time to Kill | book:a time to kill (john grisham) |
| John Grisham | The King of Torts | book:the king of torts (john grisham) |
| Vasily Grossman | Life and Fate | book:life and fate (vasily grossman) |
| George Grossmith | Diary of a Nobody | book:diary of a nobody (george grossmith) |
| Giovanni Guareschi | The Little World of Don Camillo | book:the little world of don camillo (giovanni guareschi) |
| Ursula K Le Guin | The Earthsea series | book:the earthsea series (ursula k le guin) |
| Ursula K Le Guin | The Left Hand of Darkness | book:the left hand of darkness (ursula k le guin) |
| Peter Høeg | Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow | book:miss smillas feeling for snow (peter hoeg) |
| Mark Haddon | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | book:the curious incident of the dog in the night time (mark haddon) |
| Andrew O’Hagan | Personality | book:personality (andrew ohagan) |
| CT Rawi Hage | De Niro’s Game | book:de niros game (ct rawi hage) |
| H Rider Haggard | King Solomon’s Mines | book:king solomons mines (h rider haggard) |
| H Rider Haggard | She | book:she (h rider haggard) |
| Joe Haldeman | The Forever War | book:the forever war (joe haldeman) |
| Radclyffe Hall | The Well of Loneliness | book:the well of loneliness (radclyffe hall) |
| Patrick Hamilton | Hangover Square | book:hangover square (patrick hamilton) |
| Patrick Hamilton | The Slaves of Solitude | book:the slaves of solitude (patrick hamilton) |
| Dashiell Hammett | Red Harvest | book:red harvest (dashiell hammett) |
| Dashiell Hammett | The Maltese Falcon | book:the maltese falcon (dashiell hammett) |
| Dashiell Hammett | The Glass Key | book:the glass key (dashiell hammett) |
| Dashiell Hammett | The Thin Man | book:the thin man (dashiell hammett) |
| Knut Hamsun | Hunger | book:hunger (knut hamsun) |
| Thomas Hardy | Far from the Madding Crowd | book:far from the madding crowd (thomas hardy) |
| Thomas Hardy | The Mayor of Casterbridge | book:the mayor of casterbridge (thomas hardy) |
| Thomas Hardy | The Woodlanders | book:the woodlanders (thomas hardy) |
| Thomas Hardy | Tess of the D’Urbervilles | book:tess of the durbervilles (thomas hardy) |
| Thomas Hardy | Jude the Obscure | book:jude the obscure (thomas hardy) |
| M John Harrison | Light | book:light (m john harrison) |
| John Harris | Covenant with Death | book:covenant with death (john harris) |
| Robert Harris | Fatherland | book:fatherland (robert harris) |
| Robert Harris | Enigma | book:enigma (robert harris) |
| Thomas Harris | Black Sunday | book:black sunday (thomas harris) |
| Thomas Harris | Red Dragon | book:red dragon (thomas harris) |
| LP Hartley | The Shrimp and the Anemone | book:the shrimp and the anemone (lp hartley) |
| LP Hartley | The Go-Between | book:the go between (lp hartley) |
| Jaroslav Hasek | The Good Soldier Svejk | book:the good soldier svejk (jaroslav hasek) |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne | The Scarlet Letter | book:the scarlet letter (nathaniel hawthorne) |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne | The House of the Seven Gables | book:the house of the seven gables (nathaniel hawthorne) |
| Shirley Hazzard | The Transit of Venus | book:the transit of venus (shirley hazzard) |
| Robert A Heinlein | Stranger in a Strange Land | book:stranger in a strange land (robert a heinlein) |
| Joseph Heller | Catch-22 | book:catch 22 (joseph heller) |
| Ernest Hemingway | A Farewell to Arms | book:a farewell to arms (ernest hemingway) |
| Ernest Hemingway | For Whom the Bell Tolls | book:for whom the bell tolls (ernest hemingway) |
| Ernest Hemingway | The Old Man and the Sea | book:the old man and the sea (ernest hemingway) |
| Frank Herbert | Dune | book:dune (frank herbert) |
| Hergé | The Crab with the Golden Claws | book:the crab with the golden claws (herge) |
| Hergé | Tintin in Tibet | book:tintin in tibet (herge) |
| Hergé | The Castafiore Emerald | book:the castafiore emerald (herge) |
| Hermann Hesse | Steppenwolf | book:steppenwolf (hermann hesse) |
| Hermann Hesse | Narziss and Goldmund | book:narziss and goldmund (hermann hesse) |
| Hermann Hesse | The Glass Bead Game | book:the glass bead game (hermann hesse) |
| Georgette Heyer | Regency Buck | book:regency buck (georgette heyer) |
| Georgette Heyer | The Infamous Army | book:the infamous army (georgette heyer) |
| Carl Hiaasen | Tourist Season | book:tourist season (carl hiaasen) |
| George V Higgins | The Friends of Eddie Coyle | book:the friends of eddie coyle (george v higgins) |
| Patricia Highsmith | Strangers on a Train | book:strangers on a train (patricia highsmith) |
| Patricia Highsmith | The Talented Mr Ripley | book:the talented mr ripley (patricia highsmith) |
| Reginald Hill | Bones and Silence | book:bones and silence (reginald hill) |
| Chester Himes | A Rage in Harlem | book:a rage in harlem (chester himes) |
| Barry Hines | A Kestrel for a Knave | book:a kestrel for a knave (barry hines) |
| Russell Hoban | Riddley Walker | book:riddley walker (russell hoban) |
| Eric Hodgins | Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House | book:mr blandings builds his dream house (eric hodgins) |
| James Hogg | The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner | book:the private memoirs and confessions of a justified sinner (james hogg) |
| Alan Hollinghurst | The Swimming-Pool Library | book:the swimming pool library (alan hollinghurst) |
| Alan Hollinghurst | The Line of Beauty | book:the line of beauty (alan hollinghurst) |
| Winifred Holtby | South Riding | book:south riding (winifred holtby) |
| Anthony Hope | The Prisoner of Zenda | book:the prisoner of zenda (anthony hope) |
| Nick Hornby | High Fidelity | book:high fidelity (nick hornby) |
| Paul Hornschemeier | The Three Paradoxes | book:the three paradoxes (paul hornschemeier) |
| Khaled Hosseini | The Kite Runner | book:the kite runner (khaled hosseini) |
| Michel Houellebecq | Atomised | book:atomised (michel houellebecq) |
| Geoffrey Household | Rogue Male | book:rogue male (geoffrey household) |
| Bohumil Hrabal | I Served the King of England | book:i served the king of england (bohumil hrabal) |
| WH Hudson | Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest | book:green mansions a romance of the tropical forest (wh hudson) |
| Richard Hughes | A High Wind in Jamaica | book:a high wind in jamaica (richard hughes) |
| Thomas Hughes | Tom Brown’s School Days | book:tom browns school days (thomas hughes) |
| Victor Hugo | Les Misérables | book:les miserables (victor hugo) |
| Zora Neale Hurston | Their Eyes Were Watching God | book:their eyes were watching god (zora neale hurston) |
| Aldous Huxley | Crome Yellow | book:crome yellow (aldous huxley) |
| Aldous Huxley | Brave New World | book:brave new world (aldous huxley) |
| James Hynes | The Lecturer’s Tale — A Novel | book:the lecturers tale a novel (james hynes) |
| Frances Iles | Malice Aforethought | book:malice aforethought (frances iles) |
| Arnaldur Indridason | Silence of the Grave | book:silence of the grave (arnaldur indridason) |
| Michael Innes | Death at the President’s Lodging | book:death at the presidents lodging (michael innes) |
| John Irving | A Prayer for Owen Meany | book:a prayer for owen meany (john irving) |
| Christopher Isherwood | Mr Norris Changes Trains | book:mr norris changes trains (christopher isherwood) |
| Christopher Isherwood | Goodbye to Berlin | book:goodbye to berlin (christopher isherwood) |
| Kazuo Ishiguro | The Remains of the Day | book:the remains of the day (kazuo ishiguro) |
| Kazuo Ishiguro | The Unconsoled | book:the unconsoled (kazuo ishiguro) |
| Shirley Jackson | The Haunting of Hill House | book:the haunting of hill house (shirley jackson) |
| Howard Jacobson | The Mighty Walzer | book:the mighty walzer (howard jacobson) |
| Henry James | Washington Square | book:washington square (henry james) |
| Henry James | Portrait of a Lady | book:portrait of a lady (henry james) |
| Henry James | The Turn of the Screw | book:the turn of the screw (henry james) |
| Henry James | The Wings of the Dove | book:the wings of the dove (henry james) |
| Henry James | The Ambassadors | book:the ambassadors (henry james) |
| PD James | Cover Her Face | book:cover her face (pd james) |
| PD James | A Taste for Death | book:a taste for death (pd james) |
| PD James | The Children of Men | book:the children of men (pd james) |
| Randall Jarrell | Pictures from an Institution | book:pictures from an institution (randall jarrell) |
| Richard Jefferies | After London; Or, Wild England | book:after london or wild england (richard jefferies) |
| Elfriede Jelinek | The Piano Teacher | book:the piano teacher (elfriede jelinek) |
| Elizabeth Jenkins | The Tortoise and the Hare | book:the tortoise and the hare (elizabeth jenkins) |
| Jerome K Jerome | Three Men in a Boat | book:three men in a boat (jerome k jerome) |
| BS Johnson | The Unfortunates | book:the unfortunates (bs johnson) |
| Samuel Johnson | Rasselas | book:rasselas (samuel johnson) |
| Gwyneth Jones | Bold as Love | book:bold as love (gwyneth jones) |
| James Jones | From Here to Eternity | book:from here to eternity (james jones) |
| James Joyce | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | book:a portrait of the artist as a young man (james joyce) |
| James Joyce | Ulysses | book:ulysses (james joyce) |
| James Joyce | Finnegans Wake | book:finnegans wake (james joyce) |
| Layla al-Juhani | Jahiliyya | book:jahiliyya (layla al juhani) |
| Ismail Kadare | Chronicle in Stone | book:chronicle in stone (ismail kadare) |
| Franz Kafka | The Trial | book:the trial (franz kafka) |
| Franz Kafka | The Castle | book:the castle (franz kafka) |
| MacKinlay Kantor | Andersonville | book:andersonville (mackinlay kantor) |
| Yasunari Kawabata | Beauty and Sadness | book:beauty and sadness (yasunari kawabata) |
| MM Kaye | The Far Pavilions | book:the far pavilions (mm kaye) |
| Nikos Kazantzakis | Zorba the Greek | book:zorba the greek (nikos kazantzakis) |
| Molly Keane | Good Behaviour | book:good behaviour (molly keane) |
| Garrison Keillor | Lake Wobegon Days | book:lake wobegon days (garrison keillor) |
| James Kelman | How Late It Was, How Late | book:how late it was how late (james kelman) |
| Yashar Kemal | Memed, My Hawk | book:memed my hawk (yashar kemal) |
| Harry Kemelman | Friday the Rabbi Slept Late | book:friday the rabbi slept late (harry kemelman) |
| Thomas Keneally | Confederates | book:confederates (thomas keneally) |
| Thomas Keneally | Schindler’s Ark | book:schindlers ark (thomas keneally) |
| AL Kennedy | Day | book:day (al kennedy) |
| Pamela Kent | Moon over Africa | book:moon over africa (pamela kent) |
| Jack Kerouac | On the Road | book:on the road (jack kerouac) |
| Ken Kesey | One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest | book:one flew over the cuckoos nest (ken kesey) |
| Daniel Keyes | Flowers for Algernon | book:flowers for algernon (daniel keyes) |
| Colette Khoury | Ayyam Ma’ah | book:ayyam maah (colette khoury) |
| Stephen King | The Shining | book:the shining (stephen king) |
| Stephen King | Misery | book:misery (stephen king) |
| Stephen King | Dolores Claiborne | book:dolores claiborne (stephen king) |
| Rudyard Kipling | Kim | book:kim (rudyard kipling) |
| Arthur Koestler | Darkness at Noon | book:darkness at noon (arthur koestler) |
| Jerzy Kosinski | The Painted Bird | book:the painted bird (jerzy kosinski) |
| Milan Kundera | The Book of Laughter and Forgetting | book:the book of laughter and forgetting (milan kundera) |
| Milan Kundera | The Unbearable Lightness of Being | book:the unbearable lightness of being (milan kundera) |
| Hanif Kureishi | The Buddha of Suburbia | book:the buddha of suburbia (hanif kureishi) |
| Andrey Kurkov | Death and the Penguin | book:death and the penguin (andrey kurkov) |
| John Lanchester | The Debt to Pleasure | book:the debt to pleasure (john lanchester) |
| Philip Larkin | A Girl in Winter | book:a girl in winter (philip larkin) |
| Nella Larsen | Passing | book:passing (nella larsen) |
| Marghanita Laski | The Victorian Chaise-longue | book:the victorian chaise longue (marghanita laski) |
| DH Lawrence | Sons and Lovers | book:sons and lovers (dh lawrence) |
| DH Lawrence | The Rainbow | book:the rainbow (dh lawrence) |
| DH Lawrence | Women in Love | book:women in love (dh lawrence) |
| DH Lawrence | Lady Chatterley’s Lover | book:lady chatterleys lover (dh lawrence) |
| Harper Lee | To Kill A Mockingbird | book:to kill a mockingbird (harper lee) |
| Laurie Lee | Cider with Rosie | book:cider with rosie (laurie lee) |
| Rosamond Lehmann | Invitation to the Waltz | book:invitation to the waltz (rosamond lehmann) |
| Rosamond Lehmann | The Weather in the Streets | book:the weather in the streets (rosamond lehmann) |
| Rosamond Lehmann | The Echoing Grove | book:the echoing grove (rosamond lehmann) |
| Stanislaw Lem | Solaris | book:solaris (stanislaw lem) |
| Elmore Leonard | 52 Pick-Up | book:52 pick up (elmore leonard) |
| Elmore Leonard | Get Shorty | book:get shorty (elmore leonard) |
| Alain-René Lesage | L’Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane | book:lhistoire de gil blas de santillane (alain rene lesage) |
| Doris Lessing | The Grass is Singing | book:the grass is singing (doris lessing) |
| Doris Lessing | The Golden Notebook | book:the golden notebook (doris lessing) |
| Doris Lessing | Memoirs of a Survivor | book:memoirs of a survivor (doris lessing) |
| Jonathan Lethem | Motherless Brooklyn | book:motherless brooklyn (jonathan lethem) |
| Primo Levi | If Not Now, When? | book:if not now when (primo levi) |
| CS Lewis | The Chronicles of Narnia | book:the chronicles of narnia (cs lewis) |
| MG Lewis | The Monk | book:the monk (mg lewis) |
| Sinclair Lewis | Main Street | book:main street (sinclair lewis) |
| Sinclair Lewis | Elmer Gantry | book:elmer gantry (sinclair lewis) |
| David Lindsay | A Voyage to Arcturus | book:a voyage to arcturus (david lindsay) |
| Richard Llewellyn | How Green Was My Valley | book:how green was my valley (richard llewellyn) |
| David Lodge | Changing Places | book:changing places (david lodge) |
| David Lodge | Nice Work | book:nice work (david lodge) |
| Jack London | The Call of the Wild | book:the call of the wild (jack london) |
| Jack London | Martin Eden | book:martin eden (jack london) |
| Anita Loos | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | book:gentlemen prefer blondes (anita loos) |
| Audre Lorde | Zami | book:zami (audre lorde) |
| Malcolm Lowry | Under the Volcano | book:under the volcano (malcolm lowry) |
| Robert Ludlum | The Bourne Identity | book:the bourne identity (robert ludlum) |
| Alison Lurie | Foreign Aff airs | book:foreign aff airs (alison lurie) |
| Gabriel García Márquez | One Hundred Years of Solitude | book:one hundred years of solitude (gabriel garcia marquez) |
| Gabriel García Márquez | Love in the Time of Cholera | book:love in the time of cholera (gabriel garcia marquez) |
| Amin Maalouf | Samarkand | book:samarkand (amin maalouf) |
| Rose Macaulay | The Towers of Trebizond | book:the towers of trebizond (rose macaulay) |
| AG Macdonnell | England, Their England | book:england their england (ag macdonnell) |
| Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis | The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas | book:the posthumous memoirs of bras cubas (joaquim maria machado de assis) |
| Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis | Dom Casmurro | book:dom casmurro (joaquim maria machado de assis) |
| Colin MacInnes | Absolute Beginners | book:absolute beginners (colin macinnes) |
| Compton Mackenzie | Whisky Galore | book:whisky galore (compton mackenzie) |
| Julian Maclaren-Ross | Of Love and Hunger | book:of love and hunger (julian maclaren ross) |
| Alastair Maclean | The Guns of Navarone | book:the guns of navarone (alastair maclean) |
| Ken MacLeod | The Night Sessions | book:the night sessions (ken macleod) |
| David Madsen | Memoirs of a Gnostic Dwarf | book:memoirs of a gnostic dwarf (david madsen) |
| Naguib Mahfouz | Cairo trilogy | book:cairo trilogy (naguib mahfouz) |
| Naguib Mahfouz | Palace Walk | book:palace walk (naguib mahfouz) |
| Norman Mailer | The Naked and the Dead | book:the naked and the dead (norman mailer) |
| Bernard Malamud | The Assistant | book:the assistant (bernard malamud) |
| David Malouf | Remembering Babylon | book:remembering babylon (david malouf) |
| André Malraux | La Condition Humaine | book:la condition humaine (andre malraux) |
| Henning Mankell | Sidetracked | book:sidetracked (henning mankell) |
| Olivia Manning | The Fortunes of War novels | book:the fortunes of war novels (olivia manning) |
| Thomas Mann | Buddenbrooks | book:buddenbrooks (thomas mann) |
| Thomas Mann | Death in Venice | book:death in venice (thomas mann) |
| Thomas Mann | The Magic Mountain | book:the magic mountain (thomas mann) |
| Hilary Mantel | Beyond Black | book:beyond black (hilary mantel) |
| Alessandro Manzoni | The Betrothed | book:the betrothed (alessandro manzoni) |
| Javier Marías | A Heart So White | book:a heart so white (javier marias) |
| Dacia Maraini | The Silent Duchess | book:the silent duchess (dacia maraini) |
| Frederick Marryat | The Children of the New Forest | book:the children of the new forest (frederick marryat) |
| Michael Marshall Smith | Only Forward | book:only forward (michael marshall smith) |
| Richard Matheson | I Am Legend | book:i am legend (richard matheson) |
| Charles Maturin | Melmoth the Wanderer | book:melmoth the wanderer (charles maturin) |
| Somerset Maugham | Of Human Bondage | book:of human bondage (somerset maugham) |
| W Somerset Maugham | Cakes and Ale — Or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard | book:cakes and ale or the skeleton in the cupboard (w somerset maugham) |
| Armistead Maupin | Tales of the City | book:tales of the city (armistead maupin) |
| William Maxwell | Chateau | book:chateau (william maxwell) |
| William Maxwell | So Long, See You Tomorrow | book:so long see you tomorrow (william maxwell) |
| FM Mayor | The Rector’s Daughter | book:the rectors daughter (fm mayor) |
| Ed McBain | Cop Hater | book:cop hater (ed mcbain) |
| Patrick McCabe | The Butcher Boy | book:the butcher boy (patrick mccabe) |
| Cormac McCarthy | Blood Meridian | book:blood meridian (cormac mccarthy) |
| Cormac McCarthy | All the Pretty Horses | book:all the pretty horses (cormac mccarthy) |
| Cormac McCarthy | No Country for Old Men | book:no country for old men (cormac mccarthy) |
| Cormac McCarthy | The Road | book:the road (cormac mccarthy) |
| Mary McCarthy | The Group | book:the group (mary mccarthy) |
| Carson McCullers | The Heart is a Lonely Hunter | book:the heart is a lonely hunter (carson mccullers) |
| Carson McCullers | The Member of the Wedding | book:the member of the wedding (carson mccullers) |
| Johnston McCulley | The Mark of Zorro | book:the mark of zorro (johnston mcculley) |
| Ian McEwan | The Child in Time | book:the child in time (ian mcewan) |
| Ian McEwan | Enduring Love | book:enduring love (ian mcewan) |
| Ian McEwan | Atonement | book:atonement (ian mcewan) |
| John McGahern | Amongst Women | book:amongst women (john mcgahern) |
| Jay McInerney | Bright Lights, Big City | book:bright lights big city (jay mcinerney) |
| Larry McMurtry | Lonesome Dove | book:lonesome dove (larry mcmurtry) |
| Herman Melville | Moby-Dick or, The Whale | book:moby dick or the whale (herman melville) |
| Jed Mercurio | Ascent | book:ascent (jed mercurio) |
| George Meredith | The Ordeal of Richard Feverel | book:the ordeal of richard feverel (george meredith) |
| George Meredith | The Egoist | book:the egoist (george meredith) |
| China Miéville | The Scar | book:the scar (china mieville) |
| James Michener | Tales of the South Pacific | book:tales of the south pacific (james michener) |
| Walter M Miller Jr | A Canticle for Leibowitz | book:a canticle for leibowitz (walter m miller jr) |
| Andrew Miller | Ingenious Pain | book:ingenious pain (andrew miller) |
| Henry Miller | Tropic of Cancer | book:tropic of cancer (henry miller) |
| Isabel Miller | Patience and Sarah | book:patience and sarah (isabel miller) |
| Spike Milligan | Puckoon | book:puckoon (spike milligan) |
| Magnus Mills | The Restraint of Beasts | book:the restraint of beasts (magnus mills) |
| Rohinton Mistry | A Fine Balance | book:a fine balance (rohinton mistry) |
| Rohinton Mistry | Family Matters | book:family matters (rohinton mistry) |
| David Mitchell | Cloud Atlas | book:cloud atlas (david mitchell) |
| Margaret Mitchell | Gone with the Wind | book:gone with the wind (margaret mitchell) |
| Nancy Mitford | The Pursuit of Love | book:the pursuit of love (nancy mitford) |
| Nancy Mitford | Love in a Cold Climate | book:love in a cold climate (nancy mitford) |
| Nicholas Monsarrat | The Cruel Sea | book:the cruel sea (nicholas monsarrat) |
| Michael Moorcock | Mother London | book:mother london (michael moorcock) |
| Brian Moore | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | book:the lonely passion of judith hearne (brian moore) |
| Elsa Morante | Arturo’s Island: A Novel | book:arturos island a novel (elsa morante) |
| Elsa Morante | History | book:history (elsa morante) |
| Alberto Moravia | The Time of Indifference | book:the time of indifference (alberto moravia) |
| Toni Morrison | The Bluest Eye | book:the bluest eye (toni morrison) |
| Toni Morrison | Song of Solomon | book:song of solomon (toni morrison) |
| Toni Morrison | Beloved | book:beloved (toni morrison) |
| William Morris | News From Nowhere | book:news from nowhere (william morris) |
| John Mortimer | Charade | book:charade (john mortimer) |
| John Mortimer | Titmuss Regained | book:titmuss regained (john mortimer) |
| Walter Mosley | Devil in a Blue Dress | book:devil in a blue dress (walter mosley) |
| Timothy Mo | Sour Sweet | book:sour sweet (timothy mo) |
| Alice Munro | Who Do You Think You Are? | book:who do you think you are (alice munro) |
| Haruki Murakami | Norwegian Wood | book:norwegian wood (haruki murakami) |
| Haruki Murakami | The Wind-up Bird Chronicle | book:the wind up bird chronicle (haruki murakami) |
| Iris Murdoch | Under the Net | book:under the net (iris murdoch) |
| Iris Murdoch | The Black Prince | book:the black prince (iris murdoch) |
| Robert Musil | The Man Without Qualities | book:the man without qualities (robert musil) |
| Irène Némirovsky | Suite Française | book:suite francaise (irene nemirovsky) |
| Vladimir Nabokov | Lolita, or the Confessions of a White Widowed Male | book:lolita or the confessions of a white widowed male (vladimir nabokov) |
| Vladimir Nabokov | Pnin | book:pnin (vladimir nabokov) |
| Vladimir Nabokov | Pale Fire | book:pale fire (vladimir nabokov) |
| Vladimir Nabokov | Ada or Ardor | book:ada or ardor (vladimir nabokov) |
| Shiva Naipaul | Fireflies | book:fireflies (shiva naipaul) |
| VS Naipaul | A House for Mr Biswas | book:a house for mr biswas (vs naipaul) |
| VS Naipaul | A Bend in the River | book:a bend in the river (vs naipaul) |
| RK Narayan | The Painter of Signs | book:the painter of signs (rk narayan) |
| Audrey Niffenegger | The Time Traveler’s Wife | book:the time travelers wife (audrey niffenegger) |
| Bao Ninh | The Sorrow of War | book:the sorrow of war (bao ninh) |
| Anaïs Nin | Delta of Venus | book:delta of venus (anais nin) |
| Larry Niven | Ringworld | book:ringworld (larry niven) |
| Jeff Noon | Vurt | book:vurt (jeff noon) |
| Cees Nooteboom | All Souls Day | book:all souls day (cees nooteboom) |
| Frank Norris | McTeague | book:mcteague (frank norris) |
| Kenzaburo Oe | Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness | book:teach us to outgrow our madness (kenzaburo oe) |
| Ben Okri | The Famished Road | book:the famished road (ben okri) |
| Michael Ondaatje | The English Patient | book:the english patient (michael ondaatje) |
| E Phillips Oppenheim | The Strange Boarders of Palace Crescent | book:the strange boarders of palace crescent (e phillips oppenheim) |
| E Phillips Oppenhein | The Great Impersonation | book:the great impersonation (e phillips oppenhein) |
| Baroness Emmuska Orczy | The Scarlet Pimpernel | book:the scarlet pimpernel (baroness emmuska orczy) |
| George Orwell | Burmese Days | book:burmese days (george orwell) |
| George Orwell | Animal Farm | book:animal farm (george orwell) |
| George Orwell | Nineteen Eighty-four | book:nineteen eighty four (george orwell) |
| Chuck Palahniuk | Fight Club | book:fight club (chuck palahniuk) |
| Orhan Pamuk | My Name Is Red | book:my name is red (orhan pamuk) |
| Sara Paretsky | Toxic Shock | book:toxic shock (sara paretsky) |
| Sara Paretsky | Blacklist | book:blacklist (sara paretsky) |
| Pier Paolo Pasolini | The Ragazzi | book:the ragazzi (pier paolo pasolini) |
| John Dos Passos | Three Soldiers | book:three soldiers (john dos passos) |
| John Dos Passos | U.S.A. | book:u s a (john dos passos) |
| Boris Pasternak | Doctor Zhivago | book:doctor zhivago (boris pasternak) |
| Alan Paton | Cry, The Beloved Country | book:cry the beloved country (alan paton) |
| Cesare Pavese | The Moon and the Bonfire | book:the moon and the bonfire (cesare pavese) |
| David Peace | Nineteen Seventy-Four | book:nineteen seventy four (david peace) |
| David Peace | Nineteen Seventy Seven | book:nineteen seventy seven (david peace) |
| David Peace | GB84 | book:gb84 (david peace) |
| Thomas Love Peacock | Headlong Hall | book:headlong hall (thomas love peacock) |
| Thomas Love Peacock | Nightmare Abbey | book:nightmare abbey (thomas love peacock) |
| Mervyn Peake | Titus Groan | book:titus groan (mervyn peake) |
| George Pelecanos | The Big Blowdown | book:the big blowdown (george pelecanos) |
| George Pelecanos | Hard Revolution | book:hard revolution (george pelecanos) |
| Victor Pelevin | The Sacred Book of the Werewolf | book:the sacred book of the werewolf (victor pelevin) |
| Walker Percy | The Moviegoer | book:the moviegoer (walker percy) |
| Georges Perec | La Disparition | book:la disparition (georges perec) |
| Georges Perec | Les Revenentes | book:les revenentes (georges perec) |
| Georges Perec | La Vie mode d’emploi | book:la vie mode demploi (georges perec) |
| Robert M Pirsig | Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance | book:zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance (robert m pirsig) |
| Sylvia Plath | The Bell Jar | book:the bell jar (sylvia plath) |
| Robert Plunkett | My Search for Warren Harding | book:my search for warren harding (robert plunkett) |
| Frederik Pohl & CM Kornbluth | The Space Merchants | book:the space merchants (frederik pohl & cm kornbluth) |
| Chaim Potok | My Name is Asher Lev | book:my name is asher lev (chaim potok) |
| Anthony Powell | Afternoon Men | book:afternoon men (anthony powell) |
| Anthony Powell | A Dance to the Music of Time | book:a dance to the music of time (anthony powell) |
| Anthony Powell | The Valley of Bones | book:the valley of bones (anthony powell) |
| Anthony Powell | The Soldier’s Art | book:the soldiers art (anthony powell) |
| Anthony Powell | The Military Philosophers | book:the military philosophers (anthony powell) |
| Dawn Powell | A Time to Be Born | book:a time to be born (dawn powell) |
| John Cowper Powys | A Glastonbury Romance | book:a glastonbury romance (john cowper powys) |
| Abbé Prévost | Manon Lescaut | book:manon lescaut (abbe prevost) |
| Terry Pratchett | The Discworld series | book:the discworld series (terry pratchett) |
| Richard Price | Lush Life | book:lush life (richard price) |
| JB Priestley | The Good Companions | book:the good companions (jb priestley) |
| Christopher Priest | The Prestige | book:the prestige (christopher priest) |
| Annie Proulx | The Shipping News | book:the shipping news (annie proulx) |
| Marcel Proust | Remembrance of Things Past | book:remembrance of things past (marcel proust) |
| Philip Pullman | His Dark Materials | book:his dark materials (philip pullman) |
| Mario Puzo | The Godfather | book:the godfather (mario puzo) |
| Barbara Pym | Excellent Women | book:excellent women (barbara pym) |
| Barbara Pym | Less Than Angels | book:less than angels (barbara pym) |
| Thomas Pynchon | V | book:v (thomas pynchon) |
| Thomas Pynchon | The Crying of Lot 49 | book:the crying of lot 49 (thomas pynchon) |
| Thomas Pynchon | Gravity’s Rainbow | book:gravitys rainbow (thomas pynchon) |
| Thomas Pynchon | Vineland | book:vineland (thomas pynchon) |
| Raymond Queneau | Zazie in the Metro | book:zazie in the metro (raymond queneau) |
| François Rabelais | Gargantua and Pantagruel | book:gargantua and pantagruel (francois rabelais) |
| Ann Radcliffe | The Mysteries of Udolpho | book:the mysteries of udolpho (ann radcliffe) |
| Ian Rankin | Black & Blue | book:black & blue (ian rankin) |
| Ian Rankin | The Hanging Garden | book:the hanging garden (ian rankin) |
| Ian Rankin | Exit Music | book:exit music (ian rankin) |
| Rudolf Erich Raspe | The Surprising Adventures Of Baron Munchausen | book:the surprising adventures of baron munchausen (rudolf erich raspe) |
| Simon Raven | Alms for Oblivion | book:alms for oblivion (simon raven) |
| Piers Paul Read | A Married Man | book:a married man (piers paul read) |
| Erich Maria Remarque | All Quiet on the Western Front | book:all quiet on the western front (erich maria remarque) |
| Ruth Rendell | Judgment in Stone | book:judgment in stone (ruth rendell) |
| Ruth Rendell | Live Flesh | book:live flesh (ruth rendell) |
| Alastair Reynolds | Revelation Space | book:revelation space (alastair reynolds) |
| Jean Rhys | Wide Sargasso Sea | book:wide sargasso sea (jean rhys) |
| Dorothy Richardson | Pointed Roofs | book:pointed roofs (dorothy richardson) |
| Henry Handel Richardson | Maurice Guest | book:maurice guest (henry handel richardson) |
| Henry Handel Richardson | The Fortunes of Richard Mahony | book:the fortunes of richard mahony (henry handel richardson) |
| Samuel Richardson | Pamela | book:pamela (samuel richardson) |
| Samuel Richardson | Clarissa | book:clarissa (samuel richardson) |
| Mordecai Richler | Solomon Gursky Was Here | book:solomon gursky was here (mordecai richler) |
| Kim Stanley Robinson | The Years of Rice and Salt | book:the years of rice and salt (kim stanley robinson) |
| Marilynne Robinson | Gilead | book:gilead (marilynne robinson) |
| João Guimarães Rosa | The Devil to Pay in the Backlands | book:the devil to pay in the backlands (joao guimaraes rosa) |
| Henry Roth | Call It Sleep | book:call it sleep (henry roth) |
| Joseph Roth | The Radetzky March | book:the radetzky march (joseph roth) |
| Philip Roth | Portnoy’s Complaint | book:portnoys complaint (philip roth) |
| Philip Roth | American Pastoral | book:american pastoral (philip roth) |
| Philip Roth | The Human Stain | book:the human stain (philip roth) |
| Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Julie, ou la Nouvelle Héloïse | book:julie ou la nouvelle heloise (jean jacques rousseau) |
| JK Rowling | Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | book:harry potter and the philosophers stone (jk rowling) |
| Arundhati Roy | The God of Small Things | book:the god of small things (arundhati roy) |
| Salman Rushdie | Midnight’s Children | book:midnights children (salman rushdie) |
| Salman Rushdie | Shame | book:shame (salman rushdie) |
| Salman Rushdie | The Satanic Verses | book:the satanic verses (salman rushdie) |
| Joanna Russ | The Female Man | book:the female man (joanna russ) |
| Geoff Ryman | Air | book:air (geoff ryman) |
| Rafael Sabatini | Scaramouche | book:scaramouche (rafael sabatini) |
| Rafael Sabatini | Captain Blood His Odyssey | book:captain blood his odyssey (rafael sabatini) |
| Françoise Sagan | Bonjour Tristesse | book:bonjour tristesse (francoise sagan) |
| Kurban Said | Ali and Nino | book:ali and nino (kurban said) |
| Saki | The Westminster Alice | book:the westminster alice (saki) |
| Saki | The Unbearable Bassington | book:the unbearable bassington (saki) |
| JD Salinger | The Catcher in the Rye | book:the catcher in the rye (jd salinger) |
| James Salter | The Hunters | book:the hunters (james salter) |
| James Salter | A Sport and a Pastime | book:a sport and a pastime (james salter) |
| James Salter | Light Years | book:light years (james salter) |
| Cora Sandel | Alberta and Jacob | book:alberta and jacob (cora sandel) |
| CJ Sansom | Dissolution | book:dissolution (cj sansom) |
| José Saramago | Blindness | book:blindness (jose saramago) |
| Dorothy L Sayers | Whose Body? | book:whose body (dorothy l sayers) |
| Dorothy L Sayers | Murder Must Advertise | book:murder must advertise (dorothy l sayers) |
| Bernhard Schlink | The Reader | book:the reader (bernhard schlink) |
| Leonardo Sciascia | To Each His Own | book:to each his own (leonardo sciascia) |
| Paul Scott | Staying On | book:staying on (paul scott) |
| Walter Scott | Ivanhoe | book:ivanhoe (walter scott) |
| Aara Seale | The Reluctant Orphan | book:the reluctant orphan (aara seale) |
| Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle | Molesworth | book:molesworth (geoffrey willans and ronald searle) |
| Ronald Searle | Hurrah for St Trinian’s | book:hurrah for st trinians (ronald searle) |
| WG Sebald | The Rings of Saturn | book:the rings of saturn (wg sebald) |
| WG Sebald | Austerlitz | book:austerlitz (wg sebald) |
| Erich Segal | Love Story | book:love story (erich segal) |
| Hubert Selby Jr | Last Exit to Brooklyn | book:last exit to brooklyn (hubert selby jr) |
| Will Self | Great Apes | book:great apes (will self) |
| Will Self | How the Dead Live | book:how the dead live (will self) |
| Samuel Selvon | The Lonely Londoners | book:the lonely londoners (samuel selvon) |
| Ousmane Sembène | God’s Bit of Wood | book:gods bit of wood (ousmane sembene) |
| Victor Serge | The Case of Comrade Tulayev | book:the case of comrade tulayev (victor serge) |
| Vikram Seth | A Suitable Boy | book:a suitable boy (vikram seth) |
| Anna Sewell | Black Beauty | book:black beauty (anna sewell) |
| Tom Sharpe | Porterhouse Blue | book:porterhouse blue (tom sharpe) |
| Tom Sharpe | Blott on the Landscape | book:blott on the landscape (tom sharpe) |
| Irwin Shaw | The Young Lions | book:the young lions (irwin shaw) |
| Wilfred Sheed | Office Politics | book:office politics (wilfred sheed) |
| Mary Shelley | Frankenstein | book:frankenstein (mary shelley) |
| Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu | Uncle Silas | book:uncle silas (joseph sheridan le fanu) |
| Lao She | Rickshaw Boy | book:rickshaw boy (lao she) |
| Carol Shields | Unless | book:unless (carol shields) |
| Lionel Shriver | We Need to Talk About Kevin | book:we need to talk about kevin (lionel shriver) |
| Nevil Shute | A Town Like Alice | book:a town like alice (nevil shute) |
| Alan Sillitoe | Saturday Night & Sunday Morning | book:saturday night & sunday morning (alan sillitoe) |
| Georges Simenon | The Madman of Bergerac | book:the madman of bergerac (georges simenon) |
| Georges Simenon | The Blue Room | book:the blue room (georges simenon) |
| Charles Simmons | Belles Lettres Papers: A Novel | book:belles lettres papers a novel (charles simmons) |
| Dan Simmons | Hyperion | book:hyperion (dan simmons) |
| May Sinclair | The Three Sisters | book:the three sisters (may sinclair) |
| Upton Sinclair | The Jungle | book:the jungle (upton sinclair) |
| Isaac Bashevis Singer | The Family Moskat | book:the family moskat (isaac bashevis singer) |
| Isaac Bashevis Singer | Enemies, a Love Story | book:enemies a love story (isaac bashevis singer) |
| Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö | The Laughing Policeman | book:the laughing policeman (maj sjowall and per wahloo) |
| Elizabeth Smart | At Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept | book:at grand central station i sat down and wept (elizabeth smart) |
| Jane Smiley | A Thousand Acres | book:a thousand acres (jane smiley) |
| Jane Smiley | Moo | book:moo (jane smiley) |
| Dodie Smith | I Capture the Castle | book:i capture the castle (dodie smith) |
| Martin Cruz Smith | Gorky Park | book:gorky park (martin cruz smith) |
| Stevie Smith | Novel on Yellow Paper | book:novel on yellow paper (stevie smith) |
| Thorne Smith | Topper Takes a Trip | book:topper takes a trip (thorne smith) |
| Zadie Smith | White Teeth | book:white teeth (zadie smith) |
| Zadie Smith | On Beauty | book:on beauty (zadie smith) |
| Tobias Smollett | The Adventures of Roderick Random | book:the adventures of roderick random (tobias smollett) |
| Tobias Smollett | The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle | book:the adventures of peregrine pickle (tobias smollett) |
| Tobias Smollett | The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom | book:the adventures of ferdinand count fathom (tobias smollett) |
| Tobias Smollett | The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | book:the expedition of humphry clinker (tobias smollett) |
| Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn | One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich | book:one day in the life of ivan denisovich (aleksandr solzhenitsyn) |
| Ahdaf Soueif | The Map of Love | book:the map of love (ahdaf soueif) |
| Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre | Fantômas | book:fantomas (marcel allain and pierre souvestre) |
| Muriel Spark | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | book:the prime of miss jean brodie (muriel spark) |
| Muriel Spark | The Girls of Slender Means | book:the girls of slender means (muriel spark) |
| Muriel Spark | The Driver’s Seat | book:the drivers seat (muriel spark) |
| Muriel Spark | Loitering With Intent | book:loitering with intent (muriel spark) |
| Muriel Spark | A Far Cry from Kensington | book:a far cry from kensington (muriel spark) |
| Art Spiegelman | Maus: A Survivor’s Tale | book:maus a survivors tale (art spiegelman) |
| Olaf Stapledon | Star Maker | book:star maker (olaf stapledon) |
| Christina Stead | The Man Who Loved Children | book:the man who loved children (christina stead) |
| John Steinbeck | Of Mice and Men | book:of mice and men (john steinbeck) |
| John Steinbeck | The Grapes of Wrath | book:the grapes of wrath (john steinbeck) |
| John Steinbeck | East of Eden | book:east of eden (john steinbeck) |
| Stendhal | The Red and the Black | book:the red and the black (stendhal) |
| Stendhal | The Charterhouse of Parma | book:the charterhouse of parma (stendhal) |
| Neal Stephenson | Snow Crash | book:snow crash (neal stephenson) |
| Neal Stephenson | Cryptonomicon | book:cryptonomicon (neal stephenson) |
| Laurence Sterne | The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman | book:the life and opinions of tristram shandy gentleman (laurence sterne) |
| Laurence Sterne | A Sentimental Journey | book:a sentimental journey (laurence sterne) |
| Robert Louis Stevenson | Treasure Island | book:treasure island (robert louis stevenson) |
| Robert Louis Stevenson | Kidnapped | book:kidnapped (robert louis stevenson) |
| Robert Louis Stevenson | The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde | book:the strange case of doctor jekyll and mr hyde (robert louis stevenson) |
| Mike Stocks | White Man Falling | book:white man falling (mike stocks) |
| Bram Stoker | Dracula | book:dracula (bram stoker) |
| Robert Stone | A Flag for Sunrise | book:a flag for sunrise (robert stone) |
| David Storey | This Sporting Life | book:this sporting life (david storey) |
| Rex Stout | The League of Frightened Men | book:the league of frightened men (rex stout) |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe | Uncle Tom’s Cabin | book:uncle toms cabin (harriet beecher stowe) |
| Noel Streatfeild | Ballet Shoes | book:ballet shoes (noel streatfeild) |
| August Strindberg | The Red Room | book:the red room (august strindberg) |
| William Styron | Sophie’s Choice | book:sophies choice (william styron) |
| Patrick Suüskind | Perfume | book:perfume (patrick suuskind) |
| RS Surtees | Handley Cross | book:handley cross (rs surtees) |
| Jacqueline Susann | Valley of the Dolls | book:valley of the dolls (jacqueline susann) |
| Italo Svevo | Confessions of Zeno | book:confessions of zeno (italo svevo) |
| Graham Swift | Waterland | book:waterland (graham swift) |
| Jonathan Swift | A Tale of a Tub | book:a tale of a tub (jonathan swift) |
| Colm Tóibín | The Blackwater Lightship | book:the blackwater lightship (colm toibin) |
| Rabindranath Tagore | The Home and the World | book:the home and the world (rabindranath tagore) |
| Junichiro Tanizaki | Diary of a Mad Old Man | book:diary of a mad old man (junichiro tanizaki) |
| Booth Tarkington | Penrod | book:penrod (booth tarkington) |
| Booth Tarkington | The Magnificent Ambersons | book:the magnificent ambersons (booth tarkington) |
| Donna Tartt | The Secret History | book:the secret history (donna tartt) |
| Elizabeth Taylor | Angel | book:angel (elizabeth taylor) |
| Josephine Tey | The Daughter of Time | book:the daughter of time (josephine tey) |
| William Makepeace Thackeray | The Luck of Barry Lyndon | book:the luck of barry lyndon (william makepeace thackeray) |
| William Makepeace Thackeray | Vanity Fair | book:vanity fair (william makepeace thackeray) |
| Angela Thirkell | Before Lunch | book:before lunch (angela thirkell) |
| Leslie Thomas | Tropic of Ruislip | book:tropic of ruislip (leslie thomas) |
| Flora Thompson | Lark Rise to Candleford | book:lark rise to candleford (flora thompson) |
| Jim Thompson | The Getaway | book:the getaway (jim thompson) |
| Rupert Thomson | The Insult | book:the insult (rupert thomson) |
| JRR Tolkien | The Hobbit | book:the hobbit (jrr tolkien) |
| JRR Tolkien | The Lord of the Rings | book:the lord of the rings (jrr tolkien) |
| Leo Tolstoy | War and Peace | book:war and peace (leo tolstoy) |
| Leo Tolstoy | Anna Karenina | book:anna karenina (leo tolstoy) |
| John Kennedy Toole | A Confederacy of Dunces | book:a confederacy of dunces (john kennedy toole) |
| Sue Townsend | The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 | book:the secret diary of adrian mole aged 13 3 4 (sue townsend) |
| Rose Tremain | Music and Silence | book:music and silence (rose tremain) |
| Robert Tressell | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists | book:the ragged trousered philanthropists (robert tressell) |
| William Trevor | Death in Summer | book:death in summer (william trevor) |
| Anthony Trollope | Barchester Towers | book:barchester towers (anthony trollope) |
| Anthony Trollope | The Last Chronicle of Barset | book:the last chronicle of barset (anthony trollope) |
| Anthony Trollope | The Way We Live Now | book:the way we live now (anthony trollope) |
| Kilgore Trout | Venus on the Half-Shell | book:venus on the half shell (kilgore trout) |
| Ivan Turgenev | First Love | book:first love (ivan turgenev) |
| Ivan Turgenev | Fathers and Sons | book:fathers and sons (ivan turgenev) |
| Mark Twain | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | book:the adventures of tom sawyer (mark twain) |
| Mark Twain | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | book:the adventures of huckleberry finn (mark twain) |
| Mark Twain | A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur’s Court | book:a connecticut yankee at king arthurs court (mark twain) |
| Mark Twain | Pudd’nhead Wilson | book:puddnhead wilson (mark twain) |
| Mark Twain | The Mysterious Stranger | book:the mysterious stranger (mark twain) |
| Anne Tyler | The Accidental Tourist | book:the accidental tourist (anne tyler) |
| Anne Tyler | Breathing Lessons | book:breathing lessons (anne tyler) |
| Miguel de Unamuno | Peace in War | book:peace in war (miguel de unamuno) |
| John Updike | The Rabbit Omnibus | book:the rabbit omnibus (john updike) |
| John Updike | Couples | book:couples (john updike) |
| John Updike | The Witches of Eastwick | book:the witches of eastwick (john updike) |
| Vassilis Vassilikos | Z | book:z (vassilis vassilikos) |
| Jules Verne | A Journey to the Centre of the Earth | book:a journey to the centre of the earth (jules verne) |
| Jules Verne | Around the World in Eighty Days | book:around the world in eighty days (jules verne) |
| Gore Vidal | Williwaw | book:williwaw (gore vidal) |
| Barbara Vine | A Dark-Adapted Eye | book:a dark adapted eye (barbara vine) |
| Barbara Vine | A Fatal Inversion | book:a fatal inversion (barbara vine) |
| Barbara Vine | King Solomon’s Carpet | book:king solomons carpet (barbara vine) |
| Voltaire | Candide | book:candide (voltaire) |
| Kurt Vonnegut | Sirens of Titan | book:sirens of titan (kurt vonnegut) |
| Kurt Vonnegut | Slaughterhouse-Five | book:slaughterhouse five (kurt vonnegut) |
| Kurt Vonnegut | Breakfast of Champions | book:breakfast of champions (kurt vonnegut) |
| Alice Walker | The Color Purple | book:the color purple (alice walker) |
| David Foster Wallace | Infinite Jest | book:infinite jest (david foster wallace) |
| Edgar Wallace | The Four Just Men | book:the four just men (edgar wallace) |
| Horace Walpole | The Castle of Otranto | book:the castle of otranto (horace walpole) |
| Robert Walser | Institute Benjamenta | book:institute benjamenta (robert walser) |
| Chris Ware | Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid on Earth | book:jimmy corrigan the smartest kid on earth (chris ware) |
| Alan Warner | Morvern Callar | book:morvern callar (alan warner) |
| Sylvia Townsend Warner | Lolly Willowes | book:lolly willowes (sylvia townsend warner) |
| Keith Waterhouse | Billy Liar | book:billy liar (keith waterhouse) |
| Sarah Waters | Affinity | book:affinity (sarah waters) |
| Sarah Waters | Fingersmith | book:fingersmith (sarah waters) |
| Sarah Waters | The Night Watch | book:the night watch (sarah waters) |
| Evelyn Waugh | Decline and Fall | book:decline and fall (evelyn waugh) |
| Evelyn Waugh | Vile Bodies | book:vile bodies (evelyn waugh) |
| Evelyn Waugh | Black Mischief | book:black mischief (evelyn waugh) |
| Evelyn Waugh | A Handful of Dust | book:a handful of dust (evelyn waugh) |
| Evelyn Waugh | Scoop | book:scoop (evelyn waugh) |
| Evelyn Waugh | Put Out More Flags | book:put out more flags (evelyn waugh) |
| Evelyn Waugh | The Loved One | book:the loved one (evelyn waugh) |
| Evelyn Waugh | Men at Arms | book:men at arms (evelyn waugh) |
| Charles Webb | The Graduate | book:the graduate (charles webb) |
| Fay Weldon | The Life and Loves of a She-Devil | book:the life and loves of a she devil (fay weldon) |
| HG Wells | The Time Machine | book:the time machine (hg wells) |
| HG Wells | The Island of Dr Moreau | book:the island of dr moreau (hg wells) |
| HG Wells | The War of the Worlds | book:the war of the worlds (hg wells) |
| HG Wells | Tono Bungay | book:tono bungay (hg wells) |
| HG Wells | The History of Mr Polly | book:the history of mr polly (hg wells) |
| Irvine Welsh | Trainspotting | book:trainspotting (irvine welsh) |
| Robert Westall | The Machine-Gunners | book:the machine gunners (robert westall) |
| Nathanael West | The Day of the Locust | book:the day of the locust (nathanael west) |
| Rebecca West | The Return of the Soldier | book:the return of the soldier (rebecca west) |
| Rebecca West | The Fountain Overflows | book:the fountain overflows (rebecca west) |
| Edith Wharton | The House of Mirth | book:the house of mirth (edith wharton) |
| Edith Wharton | The Age of Innocence | book:the age of innocence (edith wharton) |
| Antonia White | Frost in May | book:frost in may (antonia white) |
| Patrick White | The Tree of Man | book:the tree of man (patrick white) |
| Patrick White | Voss | book:voss (patrick white) |
| TH White | The Sword in the Stone | book:the sword in the stone (th white) |
| Oscar Wilde | The Picture of Dorian Gray | book:the picture of dorian gray (oscar wilde) |
| Nigel Williams | The Wimbledon Poisoner | book:the wimbledon poisoner (nigel williams) |
| Angus Wilson | Anglo-Saxon Attitudes | book:anglo saxon attitudes (angus wilson) |
| Angus Wilson | The Old Men at the Zoo | book:the old men at the zoo (angus wilson) |
| Jeanette Winterson | Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | book:oranges are not the only fruit (jeanette winterson) |
| Jeanette Winterson | The Passion | book:the passion (jeanette winterson) |
| Owen Wister | The Virginian | book:the virginian (owen wister) |
| PG Wodehouse | Something Fresh | book:something fresh (pg wodehouse) |
| PG Wodehouse | Piccadilly Jim | book:piccadilly jim (pg wodehouse) |
| PG Wodehouse | Heavy Weather | book:heavy weather (pg wodehouse) |
| PG Wodehouse | Thank You Jeeves | book:thank you jeeves (pg wodehouse) |
| PG Wodehouse | The Code of the Woosters | book:the code of the woosters (pg wodehouse) |
| PG Wodehouse | Joy in the Morning | book:joy in the morning (pg wodehouse) |
| Gene Wolfe | The Book of the New Sun | book:the book of the new sun (gene wolfe) |
| Tom Wolfe | The Bonfire of the Vanities | book:the bonfire of the vanities (tom wolfe) |
| Gerard Woodward | I’ll Go to Bed at Noon | book:ill go to bed at noon (gerard woodward) |
| Mrs Henry Wood | East Lynne | book:east lynne (mrs henry wood) |
| Virginia Woolf | Mrs Dalloway | book:mrs dalloway (virginia woolf) |
| Virginia Woolf | To the Lighthouse | book:to the lighthouse (virginia woolf) |
| Virginia Woolf | Orlando | book:orlando (virginia woolf) |
| Herman Wouk | The Caine Mutiny | book:the caine mutiny (herman wouk) |
| Richard Wright | Native Son | book:native son (richard wright) |
| Wu Cheng’en | Monkey | book:monkey (wu chengen) |
| John Wyndham | Day of the Triffids | book:day of the triffids (john wyndham) |
| John Wyndham | The Midwich Cuckoos | book:the midwich cuckoos (john wyndham) |
| Johann David Wyss | The Swiss Family Robinson | book:the swiss family robinson (johann david wyss) |
| Richard Yates | Revolutionary Road | book:revolutionary road (richard yates) |
| Yevgeny Zamyatin | We | book:we (yevgeny zamyatin) |
| Émile Zola | Therese Raquin | book:therese raquin (emile zola) |
| Émile Zola | Germinal | book:germinal (emile zola) |
| Émile Zola | La Bête Humaine | book:la bete humaine (emile zola) |
| Émile Zola | The Debacle | book:the debacle (emile zola) |
