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Nine books to cheer

Sometimes all you need to get through the day is a good chuckle. Our list of Vintage’s top ten books to make you laugh is a great place to start

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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
  • Jerome K. Jerome
  • 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
Trainspotting
  • 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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