Absolutely, Eliza. I am indeed the same. I have so many favourites, and 'comfort' books; from Mansfield Park & Emma [how many times must I have read those? 20? or 50? or 100? ~ no idea], via Treasure Island, Huckleberry Finn, Wodehouse and Dorothy L Sayers and Evelyn Waugh and George MacDonald Fraser's Flashman, to Julian Fellowes' Snobs, probably the latest entrant to my canon. The William books were probably the earliest, followed by the Sayers [on whom I have written entries for three literary reference books].

But my point, as throughout the thread, is that they must all have made the impact on first reading, or I should not have read them a second time ~~ let alone a 22nd!

~M~