38 Books Categorised Under "20th century".

Dangerous Ages

28 August 2026

A novel about the place of women in 1920 that still has a lot to recommend it.

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The Millstone

10 August 2026

A 1965 novel about having a baby which feels more timeless than it does dated.

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Howards End

3 August 2026

A 1910 classic that is going straight onto my favourites list.

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A Family Romance

30 June 2026

Brookner's usual quiet and cool type of novel but, to me, it ultimately didn't quite seem to understand the nature of privilege.

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Death Goes On Skis

28 June 2026

A 1940s comic crime novel, the author sounds much more interesting than her books.

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Love and Friendship

17 June 2026

Alison Lurie's first adult novel, set in an New England college felt far more English than American. I'm now halfway through her books!

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The Secret of the Old Clock

20 March 2026

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Blaming

12 March 2026

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In This Sign

19 August 2025

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The Italian Girl

3 August 2025

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The Beautiful Visit

23 June 2025

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We Have Always Lived in the Castle

6 February 2025

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The Home

23 January 2025

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Murder on the Links

9 October 2024

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The Light of Day

25 August 2024

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Stamboul Train

28 June 2024

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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

13 March 2024

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Gilead

16 February 2024

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Hearing Secret Harmonies

8 February 2023

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Temporary Kings

21 December 2022

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Books Do Furnish a Room

5 September 2022

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The Military Philosophers (A Dance to the Music of Time, #9)

10 June 2022

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The Soldier's Art (A Dance to the Music of Time #8)

10 February 2022

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Journey Into Fear

9 February 2022

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T is for Trespass (Kinsey Millhone, #20)

23 December 2021

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The Valley of Bones (A Dance to the Music of Time: Book 7)

3 September 2021

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The Kindly Ones (A Dance to the Music of Time, #6)

29 July 2021

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Without Prejudice: Black Britain: Writing Back

27 March 2021

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Casanova's Chinese Restaurant (A Dance to the Music of Time, #5)

24 February 2021

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At Lady Molly's (A Dance to the Music of Time, #4)

10 October 2020

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The Acceptance World (A Dance to the Music of Time #3)

17 March 2020

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A Buyer's Market (A Dance to the Music of Time #2)

17 February 2020

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A Question of Upbringing (A Dance to the Music of Time #1)

8 January 2020

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Undue Influence

29 April 2014

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Incidents in the Rue Laugier

23 March 2008

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Hotel du Lac

10 December 2007

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Visitors

15 April 2007

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The Rules of Engagement

28 January 2007

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