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though now I need to figure out what the next Sylvia Townsend Warner book is that I should spend several years meaning to get around to ...

I very highly recommend Kingdoms of Elfin (1977), which is a collection rather than a novel, although it forms a strong mosaic; it may still be my favorite thing of hers. I officially discovered her with a then-uncollected Elfin story which can since be found in Of Cats and Elfins (2020), for which Greer did the foreword. I also love The Flint Anchor (1954), for which I recommend this essay by Matthew Cheney even if I disagree with him about the frustration of the novel. I haven't actually disliked anything of hers except for After the Death of Don Juan (1938) which I bounced off so badly I can't even remember why and should try again when I get it out of storage one of these days.