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The English Novel of History and Society

A special challenge for lovers of literature from England.These are books that are discussed in "The English Novel of History and Society, 1940-80".
The 6 authors whose works are examined closely are Kingsley Amis, Henry Green, Richard Hughes, V.S. Naipaul, Anthony Powell & Angus Wilson. To put their works into context, contemporaneus English works are also discussed, as are books of different eras and those of non-English authors.
Keep in mind that some of the books are regarded as lesser quality examples of an author's work. Earn a bonus point if you have read all of 'A Dance to the Music of Time' (wow!).
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Late Call (Angus Willson)
Late Call
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Angus Willson
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (Angus Wilson)
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
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Angus Wilson
As If by Magic (Angus Wilson)
As If by Magic
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Angus Wilson
Hemlock and After (Angus Wilson)
Hemlock and After
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Angus Wilson
No Laughing Matter (Angus Wilson)
No Laughing Matter
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Angus Wilson
Setting the World on Fire (Angus Wilson)
Setting the World on Fire
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Angus Wilson
Such Darling Dodos (Angus Wilson)
Such Darling Dodos
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Angus Wilson
The Middle Age of Mrs. Eliot (Angus Wilson)
The Middle Age of Mrs. Eliot
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Angus Wilson
The Old Men at the Zoo (Angus Wilson)
The Old Men at the Zoo
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Angus Wilson
The Wild Garden: Or Speaking of Writing (Angus Wilson)
The Wild Garden: Or Speaking of Writing
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Angus Wilson
Earthly Powers (Anthony Burgess)
Earthly Powers
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Anthony Burgess
A Dance to the Music of Time: A Question of Upbringing (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: A Question of Upbringing
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Anthony Powell
A Dance to the Music of Time: A Buyer's Market (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: A Buyer's Market
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Anthony Powell
A Dance to the Music of Time: The Acceptance World (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: The Acceptance World
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Anthony Powell
A Dance to the Music of Time: At Lady Molly's (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: At Lady Molly's
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Anthony Powell
A Dance to the Music of Time: Casanova's Chinese Restaurant (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: Casanova's Chinese Restaurant
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Anthony Powell
A Dance to the Music of Time: The Kindly Ones (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: The Kindly Ones
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Anthony Powell
A Dance to the Music of Time: The Valley of Bones (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: The Valley of Bones
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Anthony Powell
A Dance to the Music of Time: The Soldier's Art (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: The Soldier's Art
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Anthony Powell
A Dance to the Music of Time: The Military Philosophers (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: The Military Philosophers
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Anthony Powell
A Dance to the Music of Time: Books Do Furnish a Room (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: Books Do Furnish a Room
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Anthony Powell
A Dance to the Music of Time: Temporary Kings (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: Temporary Kings
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Anthony Powell
A Dance to the Music of Time: Hearing Secret Harmonies (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time: Hearing Secret Harmonies
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Anthony Powell
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
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Anthony Powell
Infants of the Spring (Anthony Powell)
Infants of the Spring
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Anthony Powell
Messengers of Day (Anthony Powell)
Messengers of Day
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Anthony Powell
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
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Barbara Pym
Quartet in Autumn (Barbara Pym)
Quartet in Autumn
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Barbara Pym
Jealousy (Alain Robbe-Grillet)
Jealousy
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Alain Robbe-Grillet
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry (B. S. Johnson)
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry
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B. S. Johnson
Such (Christine Brooke-Rose)
Such
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Christine Brooke-Rose
Last Things (Strangers and Brothers #11) (C.P. Snow)
Last Things (Strangers and Brothers #11)
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C.P. Snow
Ararat (D. M. Thomas)
Ararat
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D. M. Thomas
The Flute Player (D.M. Thomas)
The Flute Player
34
D.M. Thomas
The White Hotel (D.M. Thomas)
The White Hotel
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D.M. Thomas
A Wreath of Roses (Elizabeth Taylor)
A Wreath of Roses
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Elizabeth Taylor
The Sword of Honour Trilogy (Evelyn Waugh)
The Sword of Honour Trilogy
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Evelyn Waugh
The Inventory (Gabriel Josipovici)
The Inventory
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Gabriel Josipovici
The World and the Book: A Study of Modern Fiction (Gabriel Josipovici)
The World and the Book: A Study of Modern Fiction
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Gabriel Josipovici
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
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Graham Greene
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