British novels British novels Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit is a work by John Lyly, first published in 1579. ...more on Wikipedia about "Euphues"
Flight of Eagles is a novel by Jack Higgins, set in World War II. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flight of Eagles"
Forever Amber is a romance novel by Kathleen Winsor, which tells the story of orphaned Amber St. Clair, who makes her way through 17th century English society by sleeping with more and more important men. ...more on Wikipedia about "Forever Amber"
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. First published in London in 1818 (but more often read in the revised third edition of 1831), it is a novel of purpose, which sought to propagate a certain social critique, while being infused with some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement. More importantly however, it was also a warning against the 'over-reaching' of modern man and the Industrial Revolution. This explains why she gave her story the subtitle The Modern Prometheus, alluding to the over-reaching and punishment of Prometheus. Many people mistakenly look at the novel as only a Gothic novel. The story has had an influence across literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories and films. Many distinguished authors, such as Brian Aldiss, claim that it is the very first science fiction novel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frankenstein"
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (originally Good-bye, Mr. Chips) is a novel by James Hilton, first published in 1934. It tells the story of a much-beloved schoolteacher through the long years of his tenure at Brookfield, the boys' school where he taught. Mr. Chipping's inability to connect with the boys at the school as well as his initial shyness is conquered when he marries Katherine, a young woman he meets on holiday. "Chips" goes on to have an illustrious career as an inspiring educator at Brookfield. ...more on Wikipedia about "Goodbye, Mr. Chips"
Green for Danger is a popular 1944 book later made into a 1946 film. ...more on Wikipedia about "Green for Danger"
Guy Mannering (Guy Mannering: The Astrologer) is a novel by Sir Walter Scott published anonymously in 1815. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guy Mannering" shortopedia, the smart choice.
Hilda Lessways, written by Arnold Bennett in 1911, forms the second book of the Clayhanger trilogy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hilda Lessways"
Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, which tells the story of class struggle in turn-of-the-century England. His main theme in the novel is to show the importance and the difficulty of people connecting with each other. ...more on Wikipedia about "Howards End"
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker was the last of the picaresque novels of Tobias Smollett, first published in 1771, and is considered by many to be Smollett's best and funniest work. It is an epistolary novel, presented in the form of letters written by five different characters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Humphry Clinker"
The Hungry City Chronicles are four novels, Mortal Engines, Predator's Gold, Infernal Devices and A Darkling Plain. They were written by the British author Philip Reeve. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hungry City Chronicles"
I, Claudius is a novel by Robert Graves, (ISBN 067972477X) first published in 1934, dealing sympathetically with the life of the Roman Emperor Claudius and the history of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty and Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BC to Caligula's assassination in 41 AD. Graves's interpretation of the story owes much to the biographies of Tacitus, Plutarch, and (most especially) Suetonius. Graves continued his tale (from Claudius' accession after Caligula's death to his death in 54 AD, as well as a segue involving the early life of Herod Agrippa) in Claudius the God ( 1935). ...more on Wikipedia about "I, Claudius"
Ice Station Zebra ( 1963, ISBN 0002433389) is a novel written by Alistair Maclean ...more on Wikipedia about "Ice Station Zebra"
One of the most famous novels of all time, Jane Eyre, An Autobiography was written by Charlotte Brontë and published in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Company, London. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jane Eyre" Whatever You're Into, Get Into http://www.shortopedia.com.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is the debut novel by British writer Susanna Clarke. It was first published in America on the 8 September 2004 and then in Britain on the 20 September 2004 by Bloomsbury. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"
Joseph Andrews is a novel by Henry Fielding, first published in 1742. Its full title is The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and of his Friend Mr Abraham Adams. Fielding acknowledges his debt to the picaresque, modelling his work on that of Cervantes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Joseph Andrews"
Kim is a spy novel and picaresque novel, written by Rudyard Kipling and first published in 1901. The story is set against the backdrop of The Great Game, the political conflict between Russia and Britain in Central Asia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kim (novel)"
King Solomon's Carpet ( 1991) is a novel by Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) about the London Underground and the people frequenting it. Vine's novel is inhabited by ordinary passengers, tube aficionados, pickpockets, buskers, vigilantes, and children who go "sledging" on the roofs of cars as an initiation rite. The title of the book refers to the legend of King Solomon's magic carpet of green silk which, as it could fly and brought everyone to their destination, is likened to the underground. King Solomon's Carpet is one of the few novels set in London which should be read with the help of a tube map. It won the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year in 1991. ...more on Wikipedia about "King Solomon's Carpet"
Liza of Lambeth ( 1897) was William Somerset Maugham's first novel, which he wrote while working as a doctor at a hospital in Lambeth, then a working class district of London. It depicts the short life and tragic death of Liza Kemp, an 18-year-old factory worker who lives together with her aging mother in Vere Street (obviously fictional) off Westminster Bridge Road (real) in Lambeth. All in all, it gives the reader an interesting insight into the everyday lives of working class Londoners at the turn of the century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Liza of Lambeth"
Lord of the Nutcracker Men is a children's novel by British author Iain Lawrence that takes place in England during the first year of World War I. The book was first published in October 2001 by the Delacorte Press, and it was later reprinted in May 2003 by Dell-Laurel Leaf, an imprint of a division of Random House, Inc. The book has become a bestseller, and is included in the required reading lists of many American high schools. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lord of the Nutcracker Men"
Lost Horizon is a fantasy adventure novel by James Hilton. Hugh Conway, a veteran member of the British diplomatic service, finds inner peace, love, and a sense of purpose in Shangri-La, a utopian lamasery high in the Himalayas in Tibet whose inhabitants also enjoy longevity. Among the book's themes is the allusion of the possibility of another cataclysmic world war brewing. It is said to have been inspired at least in part by accounts of travels in Tibetan borderlands, published in the National Geographic by the explorer and botanist Joseph Rock. The remote communities he visited, such as Muli, show many similarities to the fictional Shangri-La. One such town, Zhongdian, has now officially renamed itself as Shangri La (Ch: Xianggelila) because of its claim to be the inspiration for the novel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lost Horizon"
Lucky Jim is a comic novel written by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1954. It was his first novel and won the Somerset Maugham Award for fiction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lucky Jim"
Making History ( 1997) is Stephen Fry's third novel. The plot involves altering history to create a new reality—specifically one in which Hitler never existed. The book won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. ...more on Wikipedia about "Making History"
Mansfield Park is a novel by Jane Austen. Written between 1812 and 1814. Mansfield Park was written at Chawton Cottage, and published in July 1814 by the Mr. Egerton who had given to the world its two predecessors. When the novel reached a second edition, its publication was taken over by John Murray, who was also responsible for bringing out its successor, Emma. It is, perhaps, the most satirical of Austen's works. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mansfield Park (novel)"
Mapp and Lucia is a collective name for a series of novels by E. F. Benson, and is also the name of a television series based on those novels. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mapp and Lucia"
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