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Great Expectations: A Great Story original ↗

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28 May 2026

R H Benson’s Lord Of The World: Early Dystopian Fiction original ↗

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30 Mar 2026

Brideshead Revisited: The Last Gasp of the British Upper Class original ↗

27 Mar 2026

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22 Mar 2026

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16 Mar 2026

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2025

John Kennedy’s How To Test Negative For Stupid original ↗

28 Dec 2025

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24 Dec 2025

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18 Dec 2025

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17 Nov 2025

Ivanhoe: Great Fun and Adventure original ↗

10 Nov 2025

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4 Nov 2025

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17 Oct 2025

Jack Gatland’s Silver and the Sunday Cypher original ↗

14 Oct 2025

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7 Oct 2025

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8 Sept 2025

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2 Sept 2025

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18 Aug 2025

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25 Jun 2025

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16 Jun 2025

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1 May 2025

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23 Apr 2025

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2024: A Year of Reading In Review original ↗

31 Dec 2024

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30 Dec 2024

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29 Dec 2024

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6 Nov 2024

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30 Oct 2024

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20 Aug 2024

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17 Aug 2024

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10 Jul 2024

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Simon Fairfax’s 1412 – James Bond for the 15th Century original ↗

5 Jul 2024

John Bude’s The Lake District Murder – More Golden Age British Mystery original ↗

30 Jun 2024

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24 Jun 2024

John Bude’s Cornish Coast Murder – A Golden Age British Mystery original ↗

23 Jun 2024

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20 Jun 2024

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