What to Read After The King's English
Readers who loved The King's English by Kingsley Amis keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where The King's English is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
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The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language
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Roget's Thesaurus of English words and phrases
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Shakespeare's Language
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