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Referenced as 'the book on 1922' that largely focuses on modernism, discussing the cultural significance of that year

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Mentioned as one of the landmark works of 1922 modernism, quoted with 'these fragments I shored against my ruin'

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Mentioned alongside The Wasteland as a landmark modernist work from 1922

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Referenced in discussion of General Gordon, noting that Strachey 'made him one of the eminent Victorians and kind of laughed at him'

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Mentioned as one of the great books read during the year, described as 'Edward Shawcross's book on The Last Emperor of Mexico'

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Recommended by Dominic as a series of detective novels that cast Aberystwyth as the equivalent of Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles, described as 'very surreal, very funny'

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Tom mentions finally deciding to read this book after Dominic's recommendation, having previously thought it 'unreadable' but reconsidering after their Trafalgar and Nelson series

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Dominic's book recommendation about England in the 1650s/Cromwellian era, praised for being 'attentive to ordinary life' not just politics

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Mentioned as a book that came out just as they were doing research for their holidays series, noting they 'just turned into us reading ginormous chunks from the book'

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Described as 'a brilliant book' about 'the colossal numbers of people who were in domestic service,' referenced in connection with an upcoming episode about 'the real Downton Abbey'