British novels British novels A Bend in the River (ISBN 0844666319) is a 1979 novel by Nobel laureate V. S. Naipaul. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Bend in the River"
A Dance to the Music of Time is a twelve volume roman à clef by Anthony Powell. One of the longest works of fiction in literature, it was published between 1951 and 1975 to critical acclaim. The story is a satire on English political and cultural life in the mid 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Dance to the Music of Time"
A Fine Night for Dying is a 1969 novel by Jack Higgins originally published under the pseudonyms Martin J Fallon). Set on the high seas, it is a new adventure for super-spy Paul Chavasse. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Fine Night for Dying"
A High Wind in Jamaica is a 1929 novel by Richard Hughes. ...more on Wikipedia about "A High Wind in Jamaica"
A Journal of the Plague Year is a novel by Daniel Defoe. It is a fictionalised account of one man's experiences of the year 1665, in which the Great Plague struck the city of London. The book is a roughly chronological account, purporting to have been written several years after the event. It was in fact written in the years just prior to the book's first publication in March of 1722 – Defoe was only five years old in 1665, and the book itself was published under the initials H. F. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Journal of the Plague Year"
A Legend of Montrose is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland in the 1640s during the Civil War. It forms, along with The Bride of Lammermoor, the 3rd series of Scott's Tales of My Landlord. The two novels were published together in 1819. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Legend of Montrose"
A Maggot ( 1985) is a novel by British author John Fowles. It is Fowles' sixth major novel, following The Collector, The Magus, The French Lieutenant's Woman, Daniel Martin, and Mantissa. Its title, as the author explains in the prologue, is taken from the archaic sense of the word that means "whim," "quirk," "obsession," or even a snatch of music (see earworm). Another meaning of the word "maggot" becomes apparent later in the novel, used by a character to describe a white, oblong machine that appears to be a spacecraft. Though the author denies that A Maggot is a historical novel, it does take place during a precise historical timeframe, May 1736 to February 1737, in England. It might be variously classified as historical fiction, mystery, or science fiction. Because of the narrative style and various metafictional devices, most critics classify it as a postmodern novel. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Maggot"
A Planet for the President ( 2004) is a novel by Alistair Beaton. Set in the not-too-distant future, it satirically ponders the question of what action the President of the United States might take if he finally realized that global climate change is converting the earth into an increasingly uninhabitable planet, also for Americans. Eventually persuaded by his aides to "think the unthinkable", the President in the novel, Fletcher J. Fletcher, greenlights drastic measures to stop environmental destruction and to secure for himself a place in history as the saviour of the earth. A biting political satire, A Planet for the President is a (deliberately) thinly disguised take on George W. Bush and his administration. The book has been hailed by a reviewer as " Dr Strangelove for the Eco generation" . ...more on Wikipedia about "A Planet for the President"
A Staircase in Surrey is a sequence of five novels by ...more on Wikipedia about "A Staircase in Surrey"
A Very British Coup is a novel by Chris Mullin, better known in the form of a 1988 British television adaptation, adapted by Alan Plater and starring Ray McAnally and screened on Channel 4. The journalist Johann Hari has cited the novel as offering a valuable contemporary insight into the thinking of the Bennite faction of the Labour Party at the time it was written. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Very British Coup"
A Year in the Merde is a comic novel by Stephen Clarke first published in 2004 under the pen name Paul West. In later editions, the author's real identity was revealed. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Year in the Merde"
Published in 2004 by Penguin Books, Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction is the sixth and most recent Adrian Mole novel by Sue Townsend. It is set in 2002 and Adrian is 33¾ years of age. The life of the protagonist is covered for one year, with a short epilogue that jumps to a time one year later (to 2004). The title of the book refers to Iraq's apparently non-existent weapons of mass destruction that was used as justification for the Iraq War. This is a recurring theme throughout the book, and bears true to the series' penchant for satire of contemporary social and political issues. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction"
The Aubrey–Maturin series, also known as the Aubreyad, is a sequence of 20 historical novels by Patrick O'Brian, set during the Napoleonic Wars and centering on the friendship between Captain Jack Aubrey of the Royal Navy and his ship's surgeon Stephen Maturin, who is also a physician, naturalist, and secret agent. The 21st novel of the series, left unfinished by O'Brian's death in 2000, was published in late 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aubrey–Maturin series"
Billy Liar ( 1959) is a novel by Keith Waterhouse that was later adapted into a play, film, musical and TV series. ...more on Wikipedia about "Billy Liar" Just http://www.shortopedia.com way shortopedia
Birdsong is a novel by Sebastian Faulks, published by Vintage in 1993. It tells of a man at different stages of his life both before and during World War I. ...more on Wikipedia about "Birdsong (novel)"
Bridget Jones is a fictional character created by English writer Helen Fielding. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bridget Jones"
Cakes and Ale: or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard ( 1930) is a novel by British author William Somerset Maugham. It is a thinly veiled roman à clef satirizing contemporary novelists Thomas Hardy and Hugh Walpole. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cakes and Ale"
Cause for Alarm is a novel by Eric Ambler first published in 1938. Set in Fascist Italy in that year, the book is one of Ambler's classic spy thrillers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cause for Alarm (Ambler novel)"
Checkmate ( 1930) is one of the many popular novels written by Englishman Sydney Horler in the first half of the 20th century. Forgotten today, the book describes the exciting lifestyle of the emerging jet set. Checkmate adds an element of crime and adventure to that atmosphere, but the countless coincidences throughout the plot guarantee a thoroughly predictable happy ending, complete with a double wedding. ...more on Wikipedia about "Checkmate (Sydney Horler)"
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Daniel Deronda is a novel by George Eliot, first published in 1876. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daniel Deronda"
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Diary of a Nobody, an English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, first appeared in the magazine Punch in 1888, and later printed in book form in 1892. It is generally considered a classic work of humour. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diary of a Nobody"
East Lynne is a novel of 1861 by Mrs. Henry Wood, sometimes performed as a drama. It is remembered chiefly for its ludicrous plot and for the much-quoted line: ...more on Wikipedia about "East Lynne"
Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, generally regarded as the most perfectly constructed of all her works, concerning the perils of misconstrued romance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Emma"
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