I'm very excited at this challenge, since I've found myself exploring a few forgotten authors already this year - Dunsany, Mirrlees, A E W Mason, Thesiger, Galsworthy. Also, I was at a stage where I needed some direction for my reading, so this couldn't be more timely. Below is my preliminary list, a mixture of authors who are new to me (Manning, Eddison) and those I've been meaning to pursue further. I'll add more if I have more time. The Eddison has recently been recommended to me by the same person who put me on the track of Dunsany and all I could remember was that the title had a worm in it.
Olivia Manning, The Balkan Trilogy and The Levant Trilogy
Freya Stark, A Winter in Arabia
Elizabeth Bowen, The House in Paris
E R Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros
W. Somerset Maugham, Cakes and Ale
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There are lots of authors here I haven't heard of -- I'm looking forward to your thoughts!
Googling The Worm Ouroboros has made me curious. Will have to read what you think about it.
I have Freya Stark and Maugham on my list too - but different books. This will be fun. :)
I'm glad someone's trying out the Eddison! I'm quite curious about him.
I'm adding more Forsyte too - I just discovered that the 3 volumes in the Forsyte Saga are a mere drop in the ocean of the Forsyte Chronicles and that there are two further trilogies. This was complete news to me. And then, by coincidence, I found the second trilogy in a second-hand bookshop on Saturday.
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