Books like The Throwback by Tom Sharpe

In the closing months of World War II, an American bomber squadron off Italy becomes the stage for humor and horror as pilot Yossarian battles absurd regulations and the threat of death.

A witty, supernatural romp in which a demon, an angel, and a misfit dog stop the apocalypse after their prophetic bible misplaces the Antichrist.

John Kennedy Toole’s comic novel follows the eccentric, obese Ignatius J. Reilly as he roams the streets of New Orleans in vivid, hilariously authentic dialogue.

P. G. Wodehouse’s first Blandings Castle comedy introduces Lord Emsworth, his son Freddie Threepwood, the efficient secretary Baxter and the unflappable butler Beach. A valuable scarab and two impostors stir the castle’s sunny perfection.

A tale of friendship, education, and the challenges of high school for a young protagonist in Canada, inspired by the author's own experiences.

An early 1844 Dublin State Trials involve key repeal figures, sparking intense public interest.

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A historical love story set during the English Civil War, spanning decades, featuring the contrasting personalities of Honor Harris and Sir Richard Grenville, and their tragic reunion on the Cornish coast.

A love story of Tristan and Iseult transplanted in time to 19th-century Cornwall.

A humorous look at the Darcys years after Pride and Prejudice, featuring Elizabeth and Darcy's grown children and a theatrical scandal.

Jovita Gonzalez and Eve Raleigh's Caballero: A Historical Novel, a milestone in Mexican-American and Texas literature written during the 1930s and 1940s, centers on a mid-nineteenth-century Mexican landowner and his family living in the heart of southern Texas during a time of tumultuous change. After covering the American military occupation of South Texas, the story involves the reader in romances between two young lovers from opposing sides during the military conflict of the U.S.-Mexico War. Caballero's young protagonists fall in love but face struggles with race, class, gender and sexual contradictions. An introduction by Jose E. Limon, epilogue by Maria Cotera, and foreword by Thomas H. Kreneck offer a clear picture of the importance of the work to the study of Mexican-American and Texas history and to the feminist critique of culture. This work, long lost in a collection of private papers and unavailable until now, serves as a literary ethnography of South Texas-Mexican folklore customs and traditions.