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The Birth of the Modern: World Society 1815-1830 by Paul Johnson

The Birth of the Modern: World Society 1815-1830

Paul Johnson

1095 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0slippy_underfoot's review
nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake

Titus Groan

Gormenghast #1

Mervyn Peake

396 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

5.0slippy_underfoot's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake

Gormenghast

Gormenghast #2

Mervyn Peake

505 pages • first pub 1950 (editions)

5.0slippy_underfoot's review
fiction classics fantasy adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco

Foucault's Pendulum

Umberto Eco

623 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

5.0slippy_underfoot's review
fiction historical mystery challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
This Is Orson Welles by Jonathan Rosenbaum, Peter Bogdanovich, Orson Welles

This Is Orson Welles

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Peter Bogdanovich, Orson Welles

592 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0slippy_underfoot's review
nonfiction biography informative slow-paced
Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser

Mary Queen of Scots

Medieval Women Boxset

Antonia Fraser

640 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

5.0slippy_underfoot's review
nonfiction biography historical history challenging informative slow-paced
The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 by Antonia Fraser

The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605

Antonia Fraser

448 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

5.0slippy_underfoot's review
nonfiction history religion dark informative slow-paced
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe

The Right Stuff

Tom Wolfe

352 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

5.0slippy_underfoot's review
nonfiction history science adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
The Parade's Gone by by Kevin Brownlow

The Parade's Gone by

Kevin Brownlow

608 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

5.0slippy_underfoot's review
nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Children of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston

The Children of Green Knowe

Green Knowe #1

L.M. Boston

192 pages • first pub 1954 (editions)

5.0slippy_underfoot's review
fiction childrens classics fantasy adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced