Preferably something that isn't steampunk and preferably taking place between 1707-1945.
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J. G. Farrell's Empire Trilogy
Thomas Flanagan's Irish Trilogy
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Also the Forsyte Saga if you want your British lit REALLY British.
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not just a /tv/ meme. Legitimatly a great series of books. O'Brian is one of the best prose stylists of the 20th century.
First book is ok, but it only really gets going in Post Captain.
The hornblower novels were excellent. Read beat to quarters first
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Fuck beat me to it