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Mapp and Lucia
Mapp and Lucia
E. F. Benson
The Commitments
The Commitments
Roddy Doyle
Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat
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  • Vic Reeves
The Green Man
The Green Man
Kingsley Amis
Catch 22
Catch 22
Joseph Heller
Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint
Philip Roth
Trainspotting
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Irvine Welsh
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Laurence Sterne
The Ascent Of Rum Doodle
The Ascent Of Rum Doodle
W E Bowman

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