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This came out in 1999 and so is a neat list of 200 novels from 50 years which is…er, ummm, one moment …. About four per year, roughly. I think. Of these 200 I have read a mere 58 and of those 58 only 17 were out-and-out ghastly (Earthly Powers, Housekeeping, Last Orders etc) so that’s a reasonable hit rate, way better than Booker Prize winners for instance.Of the remaining I had already intended to read 12 and am utterly uninterested in 27, and this leaves an intriguing 74 that I had never even heard of….Such asThe Echoing Grove by Rosamond LehmannThe Flint Anchor by Sylvia Townsend WarnerFrom the Terrace by John O'HaraA Legacy by Sybille BedfordPower Without Glory by Frank HardyPrivate Life of an Indian Prince by Mulk Raj AnandThe Tortoise and the Hare by Elizabeth JenkinsTrain to Pakistan by Khushwant SinghThe West Pier by Patrick HamiltonCotter's England by Christina SteadSo I’m thinking this looks like a nice neat little guide, a bit safe and literary, but handy.
