novels of that very British flavor turn of the century

Explore a curated list of British turn-of-the-century novels, capturing the essence of classic English literature with timeless charm, wit, and period authenticity.

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Howards End

by Edward Morgan Forster

A chance acquaintance brings together the prosperous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured, and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eyed Margaret develops a friendship with …
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A Dance to the Music of Time

by Anthony Powell

"Movement 2. The rumble of distant events in Germany and Spain presages the storm of WWII. In England, even as the whirl of marriages and …
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Scoop

by Evelyn Waugh

In "Scoop, " surreptitiously dubbed "a newspaper adventure, " Waugh flays Fleet Street and the social pastimes of its war correspondants as he tells how …
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A handful of dust

 

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The Man who was Thursday

by Gilbert Keith Chesterton

The Supreme Anarchists Council is dedicated to overthrowing the world order. To keep their identities a secret, each of the members has been named after …
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The Power and the Glory

by Graham Greene

A tormented, alcoholic priest is pursued by an idealistic lieutenant during an anti-clerical persecution in Mexico.
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Orwell: Essays

by George Orwell

A generous and varied selection–the only hardcover edition available–of the literary and political writings of one of the greatest essayists of the twentieth century. Although …
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To the Lighthouse

by Virginia Woolf

The novel that established Virginia Woolf as a leading writer of the twentieth century, To the Lighthouse is made up of three powerfully charged visions …
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The Good Soldier

by Ford Madox Ford

`The only novel of mine that I considered...at all to count'. Ford's study of the complex social and sexual relationship between an Edwardian English and …
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Lucky Jim

by Kingsley Amis

A young Englishman embarks on a humorous crusade against traditional class structures.
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