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Books in the British genre:

If I Were You (1931)

In a tip of the hat to Gilbert and Sullivan, P.G. Wodehouse presents Anthony, Fifth Earl of Droitwich and hairdresser Syd Price who may or may not have been switched by the nanny. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Henrietta Starrett

Jeeves Omnibus (1931)

Includes stories from Jeeves (The Inimitable Jeeves), Carryon, Jeeves!, and Very Good, Jeeves (!). Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Salomon and Joseph Abbey

Mapp and Lucia (1931)

Fresh from her triumph at the Riseholme fete, Lucia takes a holiday in Tilling and a clash of titans ensues as Miss Mapp struggles to retain her position of social leader. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): E. F. Benson
Illustrator(s): None

The Midnight Folk (1931)

Kay Harker must fight his evil governess and her coven to recover the lost treasure of Santa Barbara Cathedral, but has the assistance of the Midnight Folk.

Author(s): John Masefield
Illustrator(s): Rowland Hilder

New Treasure Seekers (1931)

Further exploits of the Bastable children, both before and after their restoration to prosperity.

Author(s): E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s): Lewis Baumer
Gordon Browne

Sir Nigel (1931)

Tells of the youth and young manhood of the commander of The White Company.

Author(s): Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

Swallowdale (1931)

The Swallows return to the lake for the summer holidays but on their third day disaster strikes and they are marooned on shore.

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Clifford Webb

Swallows and Amazons (1931)

The four Swallows receive permission from their sailor father to sail by themselves on one of the English lakes in a telegram: ‘BETTER DROWNED THAN DUFFERS IF NOT DUFFERS WONT DROWN.’ Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1931

Swallows and Amazons (1931)

The four Swallows receive permission from their sailor father to sail by themselves on one of the English lakes in a telegram: ‘BETTER DROWNED THAN DUFFERS IF NOT DUFFERS WONT DROWN.’

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Clifford Webb

Two-and-Twenty (1931)

The story of a pugilist poet who ends up a medical man.

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Two-and-Twenty (1931)

The story of a pugilist poet who ends up a medical man.

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Unknown

U 97 (1931)

At the time of the Cuxhaven mutiny, a German U-boat attempts to attack the British grand fleet at Scapa Flow. A play in three acts.

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Wayside Flowers: Poems of the Out-of-Doors (1931)

A selection of Wordsworth’s poetry on the out-of-doors.

Author(s): William Wordsworth
Illustrator(s): Helene Carter

Bevis (1932)

Two English boys camp out on an island in a pond.

An abridged version is available at archive.org

Author(s): Richard Jefferies
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

The Christopher Robin Verses (1932)

An omnibus including the complete When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six with new color plates.... View More

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Death to the French (1932)

During the British campaign to liberate the Iberian peninsula, an infantryman is separated from his regiment and has to fight his way back through hostile territory.

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Barbosa

Doctor Sally (1932)

Dr. Sally Smith doesn’t think Bill Bannister is serious enough, and besides what about Lottie Higgenbotham? With a little help from their friends, all comes right in the end. This is the novelization of Good Morning, Bill, a play written by Wod... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): John Alcorn

English Folk-Songs from the Southern Appalachians (1932)

This is a one-volume edition of a collection of English folk-songs brought to America by immigrants. It includes two hundred and seventy-four songs and ballads and nine hundred sixty-eight tunes.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): None

The Fair of St. James a Fantasia (1932)

While vacationing in France Laura stumbles on the Fair of St. James and meets many unusual personages.

Author(s): Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s): Dorothy P. Lathrop

Gub Gub’s Book (1932)

Gub Gub the pig expounds on the subject of food.

Author(s): Hugh Lofting
Illustrator(s): Hugh Lofting

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