Tom Wolfe gone. For years I thought Bonfire of the Vanities to be an unsurpassable

[Burney]

Jamaica Inn's a bit shít, mind. The King's General and Rebecca are ace.

Yes. And sadly for many that's one of the only of her books people have read.

Since you're all about the Cumbria these days, have you read Rogue Herries by Hugh Walpole. It's set around Keswick.