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August 25, 2018 | History
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Pre-WWII Light Fiction

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Pleasant 20th-century novels of manners, gentle satire, chick- and lad-lit, magazine-fodder short fiction, and the like from Edwardian days to the advent of World War II.

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  • Cover of: The nutmeg tree

    First published in 1937 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition nutmegtree00shar work
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  • Cover of: Cluny Brown

    First published in 1944 5 editions — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: In Pious Memory

    First published in 1967 3 editions — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: Britannia Mews

    First published in 1946 3 editions — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: Queen Lucia

    First published in 1920 144 editions — 5 previewable Cover of edition queenlucia00bensgoog Cover of edition queenlucianovel00bens Cover of edition isbn_9780060913724 Cover of edition queenlucia00efbe work
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  • Cover of: The Blotting Book

    First published in 1908 35 editions — 5 previewable Cover of edition blottingbook00bensuoft Cover of edition blottingbookhei00bensuoft Cover of edition blottingbook0000bens_w9g9 Cover of edition blottingbook0000bens work
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  • Cover of: Miss Mapp

    First published in 1900 94 editions — 7 previewable Cover of edition missmapp0000bens_y0n1 Cover of edition missmapp0000bens Cover of edition missmappmakewayf0000efbe Cover of edition missmapp0000bens_b3p2 Cover of edition missmappnovel0000bens Cover of edition missmapp0000bens_a1a2 work
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  • Cover of: Lucia in London

    First published in 1927 24 editions — 4 previewable Cover of edition luciainlondon00bens Cover of edition luciainlondon0000bens_r4k9 Cover of edition luciainlondonnov01bens work
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  • Cover of: As we were: a Victorian peep-show

    First published in 1930 15 editions — 4 previewable Cover of edition aswewerevictoria0000bens Cover of edition aswewerevictoria00bens Cover of edition aswewerevictoria0000bens_p5g3 work
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  • Cover of: The climber

    First published in 1798 8 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition climberbenson00bensiala Cover of edition climber_00bensuoft work
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  • Cover of: Make way for Lucia (Mapp & Lucia #6)

    First published in 1971 10 editions — 4 previewable Cover of edition makewayforlucia00bens Cover of edition makewayforlucia0000bens Cover of edition makewayforluciac0000bens work
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  • Cover of: Dodo the second

    First published in 1900 4 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition dodosecond00bens work
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  • Cover of: Dodo wonders

    First published in 1921 11 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition dodowonders00bensuoft Cover of edition dodowonders00bensuoft work
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  • Cover of: Desirable residences: and other stories

    First published in 1991 3 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition desirableresiden0000bens work
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  • Cover of: Dodo's daughter, a sequel to Dodo

    First published in 1913 13 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition dodosdaughterseq00bens Cover of edition dodosdaughteras00bensgoog work
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  • Cover of: Dodo wonders

    First published in 1921 11 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition dodowonders00bensuoft Cover of edition dodowonders00bensuoft work
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  • Cover of: Paying guests

    First published in 1929 14 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition payingguestsnove00bensuoft Cover of edition payingguests00bens work
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  • Cover of: Fine feathers: and other stories

    First published in 1994 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition finefeathersothe00bens work
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  • Cover of: Miss Mapp ; including, The male impersonator

    First published in 1970 5 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition missmappincludin00bens work
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  • Cover of: The Haunted Bookshop

    First published in 1919 69 editions — 8 previewable Cover of edition hauntedbookshop00morlrich Cover of edition hauntedbookshop00morluoft Cover of edition hauntedbook5th00morluoft Cover of edition hauntedbookshop00chri Cover of edition hauntedbookshop00morl Cover of edition hauntedbookshop0000morl_d8s0 Cover of edition hauntedbookshop0000morl work
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  • Cover of: Weekend Wodehouse

    First published in 1939 10 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition weekendwodehouse00wode Cover of edition weekendwodehouse0000unse work
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  • Cover of: Uncollected Wodehouse

    First published in 1976 7 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition uncollectedwodeh00pgwo work
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  • Cover of: Mulliner Nights

    First published in 2003 1 edition — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: P. G. Wodehouse

    First published in 1934 5 editions — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: A Wodehouse Bestiary

    First published in 1985 3 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition wodehousebestiar0000wode work
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  • Cover of: The Code of the Woosters

    First published in 1938 34 editions — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: Indiscretions of Archie

    First published in 1921 37 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition indiscretionsofa00wode work
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  • Cover of: Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

    First published in 1963 24 editions — 4 previewable Cover of edition stiffupperlipjee00pgwo_1 Cover of edition stiffupperlipjee00pgwo Cover of edition stiffupperlipjee0000wode work
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  • Cover of: Ukridge

    First published in 1924 21 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition ukridge00wode work
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  • Cover of: Meet Mr. Mulliner

    First published in 1900 19 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition meetmrmulliner0000wode work
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  • Cover of: Summer moonshine

    First published in 1934 18 editions — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: Laughing gas

    First published in 1936 16 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition laughinggas00wode work
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  • Cover of: The luck of the Bodkins

    First published in 1935 16 editions — 3 previewable Cover of edition luckofbodkins0000wode Cover of edition luckofbodkins00wode work
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  • Cover of: Jeeves in the Offing

    First published in 1960 30 editions — 5 previewable Cover of edition jeevesinoffing0000wode Cover of edition jeevesinoffing0000wode_e4r9 Cover of edition howrightyouareje00wode Cover of edition jeevesoffingajee00wode work
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  • Cover of: Jeeves Omnibus #4

    First published in 1931 13 editions — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: Lord Emsworth and others

    First published in 1937 12 editions — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: Service with a smile

    First published in 1961 11 editions — 4 previewable Cover of edition servicewithsmile0000wode_e9j6 Cover of edition servicewithsmile0000wode_p9l1 Cover of edition servicewithsmile0000wode work
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  • Cover of: Money in the bank

    First published in 1942 9 editions — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: The golf omnibus

    First published in 1973 8 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition golfomnibus000wode work
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  • Cover of: Jeeves and the Tie That Binds: A Novel (Rep)

    First published in 1971 8 editions — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: Spring fever

    First published in 1948 8 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition springfever0000wode work
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  • Cover of: French leave

    First published in 1955 7 editions — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: Ring for Jeeves

    First published in 1953 28 editions — 4 previewable Cover of edition ringforjeeves00wode Cover of edition ringforjeeves0000wode_f7l7 Cover of edition returnofjeeves00wode work
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  • Cover of: The world of Mr. Mulliner

    First published in 1972 5 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition worldofmrmulline0000wode work
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  • Cover of: The Most of P.G. Wodehouse

    First published in 1960 4 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition mostofpgwodehous00wode work
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  • Cover of: Right Ho, Jeeves

    First published in 1934 62 editions — 5 previewable Cover of edition brinkleymanor00wode Cover of edition righthojeeves0000wode_m1s3 Cover of edition righthojeeves0000wode_f0r9 Cover of edition righthojeeve00wode work
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  • Cover of: P.G. Wodehouse 5 complete novels

    First published in 1983 1 edition — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: A carnival of modern humor

    First published in 1967 1 edition — 1 previewable work
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  • Cover of: The greatest pages of American humor

    First published in 1936 5 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition greatestpagesofa0000unse work
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  • Cover of: The Bodley Head Leacock

    First published in 1957 3 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition bodleyheadleacoc00leacuoft work
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History

August 25, 2018 Edited by Maria Williams updated list seeds.
December 4, 2017 Edited by Maria Williams updated list seeds.
December 4, 2017 Edited by Maria Williams updated list seeds.
December 4, 2017 Edited by Maria Williams updated list seeds.
October 10, 2016 Created by Maria Williams Created new list.