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Markd9528's Compelling And/Or Comforting Classic Collection

This is a more light-hearted, humorous and heart -warming selection of works than are usually seen in my challenges. But there's still a good dose of murder mysteries, SF, medical drama, thrillers and adventurous exploits (both swash-buckling romances and otherwise). Lots of these books have been turned into great movies.
Some of these works are derived from reference books such as "The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950", along with recommendations by JN, better known as 'The English Teacher. Many are by my own favourite authors
BUT
about half are a small subset of the excellent challenges of 'Dodger's Song', specifically "Let Me Live at the Library" (at the link), "Books About Books" & "Waiting on the Shelf."
Mind you, there is a good deal of consensus among at least 2 of the sources about these books being worthwhile reads.
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The Way West (A.B. Guthrie Jr.)
The Way West (A.B. Guthrie Jr.)
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The Citadel (A.J. Cronin)
The Citadel (A.J. Cronin)
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The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye (A.S. Byatt)
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye (A.S. Byatt)
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A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
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Crome Yellow (Aldous Huxley)
Crome Yellow (Aldous Huxley)
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The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (Alexander McCall Smith)
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (Alexander McCall Smith)
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
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A Case of Curiosities (Allen Kurzweil)
A Case of Curiosities (Allen Kurzweil)
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Madame Bovary, C'est Moi (André Bernard)
Madame Bovary, C'est Moi (André Bernard)
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Now All We Need Is a Title (André Bernard)
Now All We Need Is a Title (André Bernard)
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Pushcart's Complete Rotten Reviews & Rejections (André Bernard, Bill Henderson Eds.)
Pushcart's Complete Rotten Reviews & Rejections (André Bernard, Bill Henderson Eds.)
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Nadja (André Breton)
Nadja (André Breton)
15
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
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Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (Angus Wilson)
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (Angus Wilson)
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Hotel Du Lac (Anita Brookner)
Hotel Du Lac (Anita Brookner)
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Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
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Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader (Anne Fadiman)
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader (Anne Fadiman)
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The Life of Lazarillo De Tormes (Anonymous)
The Life of Lazarillo De Tormes (Anonymous)
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Inside Mr Enderby (Anthony Burgess)
Inside Mr Enderby (Anthony Burgess)
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One Hand Clapping (Anthony Burgess)
One Hand Clapping (Anthony Burgess)
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The Doctor Is Sick (Anthony Burgess)
The Doctor Is Sick (Anthony Burgess)
24
Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture (Apostolos Doxiadis)
Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture (Apostolos Doxiadis)
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The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
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Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
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The Year of the Hare (Arto Paasilinna)
The Year of the Hare (Arto Paasilinna)
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Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
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Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
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Quartet in Autumn (Barbara Pym)
Quartet in Autumn (Barbara Pym)
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A Kestrel for a Knave (Barry Hines)
A Kestrel for a Knave (Barry Hines)
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The Fixer (Bernard Malamud)
The Fixer (Bernard Malamud)
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The Elected Member (Bernice Rubens)
The Elected Member (Bernice Rubens)
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A Lantern in Her Hand (Bess Streeter Aldrich)
A Lantern in Her Hand (Bess Streeter Aldrich)
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A White Bird Flying (Bess Streeter Aldrich)
A White Bird Flying (Bess Streeter Aldrich)
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Miss Bishop (Bess Streeter Aldrich)
Miss Bishop (Bess Streeter Aldrich)
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Tomorrow Will Be Better (Betty Smith)
Tomorrow Will Be Better (Betty Smith)
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In a Sunburned Country (Bill Bryson)
In a Sunburned Country (Bill Bryson)
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I Served the King of England (Bohumil Hrabal, Trans. Paul Wilson)
I Served the King of England (Bohumil Hrabal, Trans. Paul Wilson)
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