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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1238 times as british)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,743,595 ratings — published 1813
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 996 times as british)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,301,064 ratings — published 1847
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 986 times as british)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,281,611 ratings — published 1997
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 916 times as british)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,013,299 ratings — published 1847
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 870 times as british)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,377,853 ratings — published 1949
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 803 times as british)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,479,965 ratings — published 1945
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 780 times as british)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,440,502 ratings — published 1998
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 778 times as british)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,782,943 ratings — published 1999
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 739 times as british)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,150,546 ratings — published 2000
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Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)
by (shelved 704 times as british)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,286,036 ratings — published 1811
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 703 times as british)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,624,724 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 702 times as british)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,075,299 ratings — published 2007
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 699 times as british)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,759,160 ratings — published 2003
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 672 times as british)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,851,331 ratings — published 1818
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Emma Emma (Paperback)
by (shelved 671 times as british)
avg rating 4.05 — 972,643 ratings — published 1815
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Persuasion Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 650 times as british)
avg rating 4.15 — 768,883 ratings — published 1817
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 636 times as british)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,417,796 ratings — published 1937
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Great Expectations Great Expectations (Paperback)
by (shelved 617 times as british)
avg rating 3.80 — 868,273 ratings — published 1861
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 597 times as british)
avg rating 3.99 — 2,056,661 ratings — published 1932
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 597 times as british)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,846,203 ratings — published 1890
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Hamlet Hamlet (Paperback)
by (shelved 583 times as british)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,039,903 ratings — published 1601
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 576 times as british)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,169,639 ratings — published 1954
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Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 566 times as british)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,802,726 ratings — published 1590
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Never Let Me Go Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 564 times as british)
avg rating 3.85 — 841,513 ratings — published 2005
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Mrs. Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
by (shelved 562 times as british)
avg rating 3.78 — 352,573 ratings — published 1925
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The Remains of the Day The Remains of the Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 549 times as british)
avg rating 4.14 — 354,994 ratings — published 1989
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 541 times as british)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,590,622 ratings — published 1939
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A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol (Paperback)
by (shelved 533 times as british)
avg rating 4.09 — 910,624 ratings — published 1843
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A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities (Paperback)
by (shelved 527 times as british)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,006,968 ratings — published 1859
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Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey (Paperback)
by (shelved 513 times as british)
avg rating 3.85 — 449,255 ratings — published 1817
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 494 times as british)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,000,345 ratings — published 1979
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Macbeth Macbeth (Paperback)
by (shelved 490 times as british)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,010,493 ratings — published 1623
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Mansfield Park Mansfield Park (Paperback)
by (shelved 480 times as british)
avg rating 3.86 — 377,442 ratings — published 1814
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 454 times as british)
avg rating 4.20 — 721,680 ratings — published 1934
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 453 times as british)
avg rating 4.40 — 3,115,101 ratings — published 1954
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 427 times as british)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,586,962 ratings — published 2003
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 424 times as british)
avg rating 3.95 — 560,116 ratings — published 2001
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Rebecca Rebecca (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 422 times as british)
avg rating 4.25 — 711,477 ratings — published 1938
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by (shelved 415 times as british)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,119,201 ratings — published 1950
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To the Lighthouse To the Lighthouse (Paperback)
by (shelved 414 times as british)
avg rating 3.81 — 212,677 ratings — published 1927
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Middlemarch Middlemarch (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 393 times as british)
avg rating 4.04 — 178,009 ratings — published 1872
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Oliver Twist Oliver Twist (Paperback)
by (shelved 389 times as british)
avg rating 3.88 — 425,135 ratings — published 1838
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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange (Paperback)
by (shelved 385 times as british)
avg rating 4.00 — 764,442 ratings — published 1962
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David Copperfield David Copperfield (Paperback)
by (shelved 379 times as british)
avg rating 4.04 — 256,925 ratings — published 1850
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The Secret Garden The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
by (shelved 370 times as british)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,284,806 ratings — published 1911
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The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 368 times as british)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,257,098 ratings — published 2015
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Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 368 times as british)
avg rating 3.43 — 554,527 ratings — published 1899
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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 364 times as british)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,111,502 ratings — published 1954
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 359 times as british)
avg rating 3.94 — 575,293 ratings — published 1595
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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 348 times as british)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,028,660 ratings — published 1955
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Stephen Fry
“There were people who believed their opportunities to live a fulfilled life were hampered by the number of Asians in England, by the existance of a royal family, by the volume of traffic that passed by their house, by the malice of trade unions, by the power of callous employers, by the refusal of the health service to take their condition seriously, by communism, by capitalism, by atheism, by anything, in fact, but their own futile, weak-minded failure to get a fucking grip.”
Stephen Fry, Revenge

“Don't tell me about the Press. I know *exactly* who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by the people who think they run the country. The Guardian is read by people who think they *ought* to run the country. The Times is read by the people who actually *do* run the country. The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country. The Financial Times is read by people who *own* the country. The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by *another* country. The Daily Telegraph is read by the people who think it is.'

"Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?"

"Sun readers don't care *who* runs the country - as long as she's got big tits.”
Antony Jay, Yes Prime Minister: The Diaries of the Right Hon. James Hacker

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