Read in place of watching Downton Abbey

1.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,632,837 ratings
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The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,027 ratings
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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,689 ratings
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Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 120,548 ratings
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Below Stairs
Below Stairs 3.58 avg rating — 14,239 ratings
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The House at Riverton
The House at Riverton 3.95 avg rating — 123,466 ratings
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Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle 3.64 avg rating — 20,491 ratings
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Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1)
Fall of Giants (The Century Trilogy, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 340,719 ratings
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Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,100 ratings
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All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,015 ratings
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,366 ratings
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Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago 4.01 avg rating — 101,104 ratings
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Rules of Civility
Rules of Civility 4.09 avg rating — 262,562 ratings
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The Glitter and the Gold
The Glitter and the Gold 3.57 avg rating — 2,303 ratings
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The Orchid House
The Orchid House 4.04 avg rating — 38,973 ratings
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The Twelve Clues of Christmas (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #6)
The Twelve Clues of Christmas (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #6) 4.10 avg rating — 18,016 ratings
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Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 237,974 ratings
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Birdsong
Birdsong 4.11 avg rating — 82,674 ratings
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From Maid to Duchess (A Fairytale Retelling, #1)
From Maid to Duchess (A Fairytale Retelling, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 81 ratings
19.
Welcome To The Hamilton
Welcome To The Hamilton 3.68 avg rating — 625 ratings
21.
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman 3.94 avg rating — 107,262 ratings
22.
Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1)
Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 33,753 ratings
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The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest 4.17 avg rating — 397,684 ratings
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Walk to Paradise Garden
Walk to Paradise Garden 4.34 avg rating — 56 ratings
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A Summer of Secrets
A Summer of Secrets 3.72 avg rating — 149 ratings
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Astor Place Vintage
Astor Place Vintage 3.69 avg rating — 3,666 ratings
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Ashenden
Ashenden 3.39 avg rating — 1,070 ratings
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Fingersmith
Fingersmith 4.02 avg rating — 115,227 ratings
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The Last Summer
The Last Summer 3.86 avg rating — 3,111 ratings
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The Secret Keeper
The Secret Keeper 4.16 avg rating — 171,028 ratings
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Lady Catherine and the Real Downton Abbey
Lady Catherine and the Real Downton Abbey 3.74 avg rating — 3,629 ratings
32.
Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1)
Murder on Astor Place (Gaslight Mystery, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 15,428 ratings
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The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 58,088 ratings
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Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1)
Her Royal Spyness (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 40,102 ratings
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 484,652 ratings
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Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 59,870 ratings
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The Return of Captain John Emmett
The Return of Captain John Emmett 3.69 avg rating — 3,379 ratings
37.
Tide of Fortune
Tide of Fortune 3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings
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A Well-Behaved Woman
A Well-Behaved Woman 3.93 avg rating — 21,436 ratings
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Dangerous Waters
Dangerous Waters 3.49 avg rating — 86 ratings
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The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1)
The Secret Adversary (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 68,862 ratings
42.
Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs, #9)
Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs, #9) 4.04 avg rating — 24,710 ratings
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The Diary of a Nobody
The Diary of a Nobody 3.69 avg rating — 17,698 ratings
42.
The Grand Sophy
The Grand Sophy 4.17 avg rating — 35,596 ratings
45.
Dying in the Wool (Kate Shackleton, #1)
Dying in the Wool (Kate Shackleton, #1) 3.60 avg rating — 5,924 ratings
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The Chain Garden
The Chain Garden 3.82 avg rating — 34 ratings
47.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,730,987 ratings
48.
A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1)
A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 20,440 ratings
48.
Eye of the Wind
Eye of the Wind 3.97 avg rating — 65 ratings
48.
North and South
North and South 4.15 avg rating — 179,577 ratings
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A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1)
A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 19,831 ratings
51.
A Different Class of Murder: The Story of Lord Lucan
A Different Class of Murder: The Story of Lord Lucan 3.33 avg rating — 571 ratings
53.
Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady
Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady 3.16 avg rating — 3,929 ratings
54.
Belgravia
Belgravia 3.77 avg rating — 31,447 ratings
55.
The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook
The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook 3.77 avg rating — 704 ratings
56.
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1)
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 33,313 ratings
57.
The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife And The Missing Corpse
The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife And The Missing Corpse 3.31 avg rating — 1,665 ratings
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Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1)
Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 34,715 ratings
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Demelza (Poldark, #2)
Demelza (Poldark, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 18,462 ratings
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I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,029 ratings
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Jeremy Poldark (Poldark, #3)
Jeremy Poldark (Poldark, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 14,134 ratings
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Warleggan (Poldark, #4)
Warleggan (Poldark, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 11,094 ratings
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The Black Moon (Poldark, #5)
The Black Moon (Poldark, #5) 4.27 avg rating — 9,787 ratings
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The Four Swans (Poldark, #6)
The Four Swans (Poldark, #6) 4.26 avg rating — 8,963 ratings
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Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1)
Murphy's Law (Molly Murphy Mysteries, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 18,734 ratings
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The Angry Tide (Poldark, #7)
The Angry Tide (Poldark, #7) 4.38 avg rating — 8,203 ratings
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Heirs and Graces (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #7)
Heirs and Graces (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #7) 4.01 avg rating — 14,111 ratings
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Royal Blood (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #4)
Royal Blood (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 17,307 ratings
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Royal Flush (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #3)
Royal Flush (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #3) 3.99 avg rating — 17,841 ratings
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A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #2)
A Royal Pain (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 21,488 ratings
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Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5)
Speaking from Among the Bones (Flavia de Luce, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 39,421 ratings
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A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3)
A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce #3) 4.05 avg rating — 46,247 ratings
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Hidden Embers
Hidden Embers 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
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The Spire Chronicle
The Spire Chronicle
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4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Bloody Good (Brytewood, #1)
Bloody Good (Brytewood, #1) 3.21 avg rating — 349 ratings
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Lady's Maid
Lady's Maid 3.86 avg rating — 2,248 ratings
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Foul Trade (May Keaps, #1)
Foul Trade (May Keaps, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 184 ratings
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Jackboot Britain
Jackboot Britain 3.63 avg rating — 112 ratings
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Dangerous Decisions
Dangerous Decisions 3.93 avg rating — 85 ratings
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We That Are Left
We That Are Left 3.14 avg rating — 817 ratings
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Eaglechild
Eaglechild 3.91 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Up and Down Stairs: The History of the Country House Servant
Up and Down Stairs: The History of the Country House Servant 3.69 avg rating — 451 ratings
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A Violet and Two Gentlemen
A Violet and Two Gentlemen 3.68 avg rating — 25 ratings
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A Girl Called Foote
A Girl Called Foote 4.32 avg rating — 193 ratings
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Silence for the Dead
Silence for the Dead 3.82 avg rating — 16,061 ratings
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The War in Our Hearts
The War in Our Hearts 4.17 avg rating — 60 ratings
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In the Lion's Den (House of Falconer, #2)
In the Lion's Den (House of Falconer, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 2,144 ratings
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Hotel Portofino (Hotel Portofino, #1)
Hotel Portofino (Hotel Portofino, #1) 3.31 avg rating — 4,871 ratings
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The Mule Spinners' Daughters
The Mule Spinners' Daughters 3.91 avg rating — 34 ratings
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All's Fair in Love and Treachery (Lady Petra Inquires, #2)
All's Fair in Love and Treachery (Lady Petra Inquires, #2) 3.73 avg rating — 1,064 ratings
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The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules 4.17 avg rating — 192,661 ratings
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The Rosary
The Rosary 4.02 avg rating — 1,543 ratings
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All the Right Reasons
All the Right Reasons 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
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War Horse
War Horse 4.25 avg rating — 2,180 ratings
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Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth-Century to Modern Times
Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth-Century to Modern Times 3.69 avg rating — 1,440 ratings
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A Lot of Pride and Some Prejudice
A Lot of Pride and Some Prejudice 3.31 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord (Lady Petra Inquires, #1)
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord (Lady Petra Inquires, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 3,521 ratings
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The Secret Daughter
The Secret Daughter 4.08 avg rating — 145 ratings
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An Appetite for Violets
An Appetite for Violets 3.70 avg rating — 1,410 ratings
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Behind the Scenes at Downton Abbey: The Official Backstage Pass to the Set, the Actors and the Drama
Behind the Scenes at Downton Abbey: The Official Backstage Pass to the Set, the Actors and the Drama 4.21 avg rating — 1,241 ratings
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