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Cold Comfort FarmSeries
series2 books1932
completed
Satire, set in countryside & village.
Start with Cold Comfort Farm →
Bastable ChildrenSeries
series24 books1898
completed
About coming of age, set in 19th century.
“E. Nesbit's Bastable novels follow their well-meaning, thoroughly unsuccessful schemes across three books published between 1899 and 1904, mixing believable sibling squabbles with the children's own overactive imaginations.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Story of the Treasure Seekers →
The Wheels of ChanceNovel
H. G. Wellsstandalone novel1896
Set in 19th century.
“In 1922 it was adapted into a silent film The Wheels of Chance directed by Harold M. Shaw.”
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Gravity's RainbowNovel
Thomas Pynchonstandalone novel1973
Postmodern, challenging in tone, about war, set in europe.
“The narrative is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II and centers on the design, production and dispatch of V-2 rockets by the German military.”
from the catalogue
BennySeries
series2 books1998
About coming of age, set in contemporary.
“Benny Shaw is the protagonist of two children's literature novels by Irish author Eoin Colfer.”
from the catalogue
Start with Benny and Omar →
The Irish StoriesSeries
series12 books1956
completed
Set in mid 20th century.
“The title plays on Peter Viertel's Huston-focused White Hunter, Black Heart.”
from the catalogue
Start with The First Night of Lent →