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R's Delightful Books 1946-2025

Delightful. For me it means: witty; original; funny; charming; adventurous; melancholy; romantic. Well, at least some mix of these qualities in every book. The list is compiled as one book per year in sequence from 1946 onwards. One book per author allowed on the list. I hope you enjoy the list and it brings back happy memories or encourages you to find something new.
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Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
1
Mervyn Peake
Too Many Cooks (Rex Stout)
Too Many Cooks
2
Rex Stout
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
3
Dodie Smith
Love in a Cold Climate (Nancy Mitford)
Love in a Cold Climate
4
Nancy Mitford
The Thirteen Clocks; And, the Wonderful O (James Thurber)
The Thirteen Clocks; And, the Wonderful O
5
James Thurber
The Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey)
The Daughter of Time
6
Josephine Tey
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
7
Barbara Pym
This Rough Magic (Mary Stewart)
This Rough Magic
8
Mary Stewart
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
9
Iris Murdoch
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
10
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Last of the Wine (Mary Renault)
The Last of the Wine
11
Mary Renault
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
12
Jack Kerouac
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Eric Newby)
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
13
Eric Newby
The Hustler (Walter Tevis)
The Hustler
14
Walter Tevis
The Incredible Journey (Sheila Burnford)
The Incredible Journey
15
Sheila Burnford
Fear Is the Key (MacLean)
Fear Is the Key
16
MacLean
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Giorgio Bassani, Trans. Jamie McKendrick)
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
17
Giorgio Bassani, Trans. Jamie McKendrick
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves (Farley Mowat)
Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves
18
Farley Mowat
The Swimmer (John Cheever)
The Swimmer
19
John Cheever
Frederica (Georgette Heyer)
Frederica
20
Georgette Heyer
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
21
Chaim Potok
Picnic at Hanging Rock (Joan Lindsay)
Picnic at Hanging Rock
22
Joan Lindsay
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
23
Joan Didion
The Dark Is Rising (Susan Cooper)
The Dark Is Rising
24
Susan Cooper
In This House of Brede (Rumer Godden)
In This House of Brede
25
Rumer Godden
84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
26
Helene Hanff
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
27
Ursula K. Le Guin
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
28
Richard Adams
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
29
Annie Dillard
Last Bus to Woodstock (Colin Dexter)
Last Bus to Woodstock
30
Colin Dexter
Bilgewater (Jane Gardam)
Bilgewater
31
Jane Gardam
A Time of Gifts (Patrick Leigh Fermor)
A Time of Gifts
32
Patrick Leigh Fermor
Desolation Island (Patrick O'Brian)
Desolation Island
33
Patrick O'Brian
The Old Patagonian Express (Paul Theroux)
The Old Patagonian Express
34
Paul Theroux
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
35
John Kennedy Toole
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
36
C.J. Cherryh
Brother of the More Famous Jack (Barbara Trapido)
Brother of the More Famous Jack
37
Barbara Trapido
Sour Sweet
Sour Sweet
38
The March of Folly (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The March of Folly
39
Barbara W. Tuchman
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
40
Larry McMurtry
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