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| | 3. |  | 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
from Universe
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Too much is made of the content items in this series, as if though they were meant to be the non-plus ultra of reference guide for bibliophiles or film buffs, or architecture enthusiasts, etc. More than anything I take these wonderful publications and use them as great starting off points. In the... more info
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| | 4. | [no image] | Our Mutual Friend
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The filth upon which wealth and pomp can be constructed is a central image in this, Dickens's deepest and darkest novel. The tale revolves around an inheritance based on London's trash. The River Thames - a central personage in the novel - is a moody muddy cloaca of murders and misanthropy. Yes,... more info
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| | 5. |  | London: The Biography
from Nan A. Talese
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I've only had the opportunity to spend a few days in London, so I can't claim to know the city well. But, says Ackroyd - himself seemingly a lifelong Londoner, it's been centuries since anyone can claim to really know the city. His bibliographic essay notes there are at least 21, 778 works on the... more info
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| | 6. | [no image] | Little Dorrit
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I love Dickens. Many do not. The main reason people don't give him a fair chance is because he's incredibly wordy. Yes, a 10 page chapter can be entirely breezed through but maybe two paragraphs and you probably haven't missed anything. And yes, he did get paid by the word, but I will tell you he... more info
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| | 7. |  | The Life of Thomas More
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Sir Thomas More was a Londoner from birth. He was born in 1478 in the last flowering of the late Middle Ages Roman Catholic world of that distant day. More was a brilliant student who studied at Oxford and at the law courts of Lincoln Inn. More rose high and became Lord Chancellor of England under... more info
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| | 8. |  | Shakespeare: The Biography
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I'm surprised by the number of five-star reviews: I feel I'm being rather generous with four. This "biography" is a collection of very short chapters dealing with aspects of Elizabethan life nominally connected with specific periods or events of Shakespeare's life--aspects political, economic,... more info
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| | 9. |  | Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion
from Hylas Publishing
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This is, quite simply, the finest biography I've ever read, bar none. I am, admittedly, a huge Dickens fan, but that is no guarantee that a biography of the man is going to be interesting or enjoyable. This biography is all that and much, much more. I am shocked that it is no longer in print. If I... more info
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| | 10. |  | The Lambs of London
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In the enthralling (literary fiction) historical novel, The Lambs of London, scribed by renowned British novelist and biographer Peter Ackroyd, the author hooks his readers on the discovery of a new dramatic script that might have been William Shakespeare's unknown literary treasure.
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