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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
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A.B. Guthrie Jr.
The Citadel (A.J. Cronin)
The Citadel
2
A.J. Cronin
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye (A.S. Byatt)
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
3
A.S. Byatt
A Murder Is Announced (Agatha Christie)
A Murder Is Announced
4
Agatha Christie
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
5
Alan Sillitoe
Crome Yellow (Aldous Huxley)
Crome Yellow
6
Aldous Huxley
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (Alexander McCall Smith)
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
7
Alexander McCall Smith
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
8
Alice Walker
The Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)
The Temple of My Familiar
9
Alice Walker
A Case of Curiosities (Allen Kurzweil)
A Case of Curiosities
10
Allen Kurzweil
Madame Bovary, C'est Moi (André Bernard)
Madame Bovary, C'est Moi
11
André Bernard
Now All We Need Is a Title (André Bernard)
Now All We Need Is a Title
12
André Bernard
Pushcart's Complete Rotten Reviews & Rejections (André Bernard, Bill Henderson Eds.)
Pushcart's Complete Rotten Reviews & Rejections
13
André Bernard, Bill Henderson Eds.
Nadja (André Breton)
Nadja
14
André Breton
Wise Children (Angela Carter)
Wise Children
15
Angela Carter
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (Angus Wilson)
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
16
Angus Wilson
Hotel Du Lac (Anita Brookner)
Hotel Du Lac
17
Anita Brookner
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
18
Anne Brontë
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader (Anne Fadiman)
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
19
Anne Fadiman
The Life of Lazarillo De Tormes (Anonymous)
The Life of Lazarillo De Tormes
20
Anonymous
Inside Mr Enderby (Anthony Burgess)
Inside Mr Enderby
21
Anthony Burgess
One Hand Clapping (Anthony Burgess)
One Hand Clapping
22
Anthony Burgess
The Doctor Is Sick (Anthony Burgess)
The Doctor Is Sick
23
Anthony Burgess
Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture (Apostolos Doxiadis)
Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture
24
Apostolos Doxiadis
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
25
Aravind Adiga
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
26
Arthur Conan Doyle
Swallows and Amazons (Arthur Ransome)
Swallows and Amazons
27
Arthur Ransome
The Year of the Hare (Arto Paasilinna)
The Year of the Hare
28
Arto Paasilinna
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
29
Astrid Lindgren
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
30
Barbara Pym
Quartet in Autumn (Barbara Pym)
Quartet in Autumn
31
Barbara Pym
A Kestrel for a Knave (Barry Hines)
A Kestrel for a Knave
32
Barry Hines
The Fixer (Bernard Malamud)
The Fixer
33
Bernard Malamud
The Elected Member (Bernice Rubens)
The Elected Member
34
Bernice Rubens
A Lantern in Her Hand (Bess Streeter Aldrich)
A Lantern in Her Hand
35
Bess Streeter Aldrich
A White Bird Flying (Bess Streeter Aldrich)
A White Bird Flying
36
Bess Streeter Aldrich
Miss Bishop (Bess Streeter Aldrich)
Miss Bishop
37
Bess Streeter Aldrich
Tomorrow Will Be Better (Betty Smith)
Tomorrow Will Be Better
38
Betty Smith
In a Sunburned Country (Bill Bryson)
In a Sunburned Country
39
Bill Bryson
I Served the King of England (Bohumil Hrabal, Trans. Paul Wilson)
I Served the King of England
40
Bohumil Hrabal, Trans. Paul Wilson
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