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Ninety-Nine Novels: compiled by Anthony Burgess
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C.P. Snow, 1940
-Listed as Strangers and Brothers, which is a series of eleven novels published between 1940-1970. The Masters is the fourth book in the series, published in 1951.
-Listed as Strangers and Brothers, which is a series of eleven novels published between 1940-1970. The Masters is the fourth book in the series, published in 1951.
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A Dance to the Music of Time: First Movement - Anthony Powell_II
Anthony Powell, 1951
-Listed as 'A Dance to the Music of Time', which is a series of twelve novels, published between 1951-1975.
-Listed as 'A Dance to the Music of Time', which is a series of twelve novels, published between 1951-1975.
Henry Williamson, 1951
-Listed as 'Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight', which is a series of fifteen books written between 1951-1969. "A Fox Under My Cloak" is the fifth book in the series, published in 1955.
-Listed as 'Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight', which is a series of fifteen books written between 1951-1969. "A Fox Under My Cloak" is the fifth book in the series, published in 1955.
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The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men at Arms, Officers and... - Evelyn Waugh
Evelyn Waugh, 1952
-Listed as Sword of Honour, which is the collective name for the novels Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955) and Unconditional Surrender (1961).
-Listed as Sword of Honour, which is the collective name for the novels Men at Arms (1952), Officers and Gentlemen (1955) and Unconditional Surrender (1961).
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The Alexandria Quartet - Lawrence Durrell
Lawrence Durrell, 1957
-Listed as The Alexandria Quartet, a tetralogy of novels published between 1957-1960: Justine (1957), Balthazar (1958), Mountolive(1958), Clea(1960)
-Listed as The Alexandria Quartet, a tetralogy of novels published between 1957-1960: Justine (1957), Balthazar (1958), Mountolive(1958), Clea(1960)
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Flamingo modern classic)... - Alan Sillitoe
Alan Sillitoe, 1958
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Olivia Manning, 1960
-Listed as 'The Balkan Trilogy', the collective name for the novels "The Great Fortune", "The Spoilt City" and "Friends And Heroes".
-Listed as 'The Balkan Trilogy', the collective name for the novels "The Great Fortune", "The Spoilt City" and "Friends And Heroes".
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The Fox in the Attic (New York Review Books Classics)... - Richard Hughes_VI
Richard Hughes, 1961
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Riders in the Chariot (New York Review Books Classics)... - Patrick White_VI
Patrick White, 1961
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From his book Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 — A Personal Choice (Allison & Busby, 1984)
"Burgess was a prolific reader, in his early career reviewing more than 350 novels in just over two years for the Yorkshire Post. In the course of his career he wrote over thirty novels.
The list represents his personal choices."
"Burgess was a prolific reader, in his early career reviewing more than 350 novels in just over two years for the Yorkshire Post. In the course of his career he wrote over thirty novels.
The list represents his personal choices."
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