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Good Reading Guide Books on a Theme: Bible to Bridget Jones & Friends

See how well-read you are in certain areas or explore more books on your favourite themes. This instalment has a somewhat British flavour.
Sourced from "Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide" (Nick Rennison, 8th edn, 2009).
01-07: Before the Novel
08-20: The Bible
21-31: Black Britons
32-41: Bloomsbury Lives
42-50: Booze & Boozers
51-60: Bridget Jones & Friends
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The Golden Ass (Apuleius)
The Golden Ass
1
Apuleius
Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
Pilgrim's Progress
2
John Bunyan
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra)
Don Quixote
3
Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra
Le Morte D'Arthur (Thomas Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
4
Thomas Malory
The Unfortunate Traveller (Thomas Nashe)
The Unfortunate Traveller
5
Thomas Nashe
The Satyricon (Petronius)
The Satyricon
6
Petronius
Gargantua and Pantagruel (Francois Rabelais)
Gargantua and Pantagruel
7
Francois Rabelais
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
8
Anita Diamant
Only Human (Jenny Diski)
Only Human
9
Jenny Diski
God Knows
God Knows
10
The Very Model of a Man (Howard Jacobson)
The Very Model of a Man
11
Howard Jacobson
Joseph and His Brothers (Thomas Mann)
Joseph and His Brothers
12
Thomas Mann
Boating for Beginners
Boating for Beginners
13
The Kingdom of the Wicked (Anthony Burgess)
The Kingdom of the Wicked
14
Anthony Burgess
Quarantine (Jim Crace)
Quarantine
15
Jim Crace
The Gospel According to the Son (Norman Mailer)
The Gospel According to the Son
16
Norman Mailer
The Brook Kerith (George Moore)
The Brook Kerith
17
George Moore
The Wild Girl (Michele Roberts)
The Wild Girl
18
Michele Roberts
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ (Jose Saramago)
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
19
Jose Saramago
Quo Vadis (Henryk Sienkiewicz)
Quo Vadis
20
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Some Kind of Black (Diran Adebayo)
Some Kind of Black
21
Diran Adebayo
Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
Brick Lane
22
Monica Ali
The Intended (David Dabydeen)
The Intended
23
David Dabydeen
The Emperor's Babe (Bernardine Evaristo)
The Emperor's Babe
24
Bernardine Evaristo
Trumpet (Jackie Kay)
Trumpet
25
Jackie Kay
The Buddha of Suburbia (Hanif Kureishi)
The Buddha of Suburbia
26
Hanif Kureishi
Never Far From Nowhere (Andrea Levi)
Never Far From Nowhere
27
Andrea Levi
The Lonely Londoners (Sam Selvon)
The Lonely Londoners
28
Sam Selvon
Anita and Me
Anita and Me
29
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
30
Zadie Smith
Toy Soldiers (Stephen Thompson)
Toy Soldiers
31
Stephen Thompson
Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell (Jane Dunn)
Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell
32
Jane Dunn
Bloomsbury: A House of Lions (Leon Edel)
Bloomsbury: A House of Lions
33
Leon Edel
E.M. Forster: A Life (P.N. Furbank)
E.M. Forster: A Life
34
P.N. Furbank
Deceived With Kindness: A Bloomsbury Childhood (Angelica Garnett)
Deceived With Kindness: A Bloomsbury Childhood
35
Angelica Garnett
Carrington (Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina)
Carrington
36
Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina
Leonard Woolf: A Biography (Victoria Glendinning)
Leonard Woolf: A Biography
37
Victoria Glendinning
Lytton Strachey (Michael Holroyd)
Lytton Strachey
38
Michael Holroyd
Virginia Woolf (Hermione Lee)
Virginia Woolf
39
Hermione Lee
Love in Bloomsbury (Frances Partridge)
Love in Bloomsbury
40
Frances Partridge
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