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1914-1918: Voices and Images of the Great War (Lyn MacDonald)
1914-1918: Voices and Images of the Great War
Lyn MacDonald
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800 Years of Women's Letters (Various)
800 Years of Women's Letters
Various
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Aristocrats (Stella Tillyard)
Aristocrats
Stella Tillyard
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The Art of the Pastel (Thea Burns & Philippe Saunier)
The Art of the Pastel
Thea Burns & Philippe Saunier
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The Assassin's Cloak (Irene & Alan Taylor)
The Assassin's Cloak
Irene & Alan Taylor
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Bad Science
Bad Science
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Beethoven (Lewis Lockwood)
Beethoven
Lewis Lockwood
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Birthday Letters
Birthday Letters
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The Blazing World
The Blazing World
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The Book Lover's Anthology (Various)
The Book Lover's Anthology
Various
11
Brewer's Rogues, Villains & Eccentrics (William Donaldson)
Brewer's Rogues, Villains & Eccentrics
William Donaldson
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Bring on the Empty Horses (David Niven)
Bring on the Empty Horses
David Niven
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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Robert K. Massie)
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Robert K. Massie
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City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's (Otto Friedrich)
City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's
Otto Friedrich
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City of Sin: London and Its Vices (Catharine Arnold)
City of Sin: London and Its Vices
Catharine Arnold
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Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents
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Cleopatra: A Life (Egypt)
Cleopatra: A Life (Egypt)
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Common Sense, the Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Common Sense, the Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
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The Communist Manifesto (Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels)
The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
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Confessions (Saint Augustine)
Confessions
Saint Augustine
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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (Thomas De Quincey)
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
Thomas De Quincey
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The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
Edna O'Brien
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Courtesans (Katie Hickman)
Courtesans
Katie Hickman
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De Profundis (Oscar Wilde)
De Profundis
Oscar Wilde
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Death in the Afternoon
Death in the Afternoon
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Descartes' Meditations
Descartes' Meditations
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Desert Island Discs (Sean Magee)
Desert Island Discs
Sean Magee
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The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
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Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
Down and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell
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The Dyer's Hand
The Dyer's Hand
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The Dynasties of China (Bamber Gascoigne)
The Dynasties of China
Bamber Gascoigne
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock N' Roll Generation Changed History (Peter Biskind)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-And Rock N' Roll Generation Changed History
Peter Biskind
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Elizabeth the Queen (Alison Weir)
Elizabeth the Queen
Alison Weir
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Siddhartha Mukherjee
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England's Mistress (Kate Williams)
England's Mistress
Kate Williams
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Essays (Joseph Addison)
Essays
Joseph Addison
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Essays (Thomas Carlyle)
Essays
Thomas Carlyle
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Essays (William Hazlitt)
Essays
William Hazlitt
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