Authors Linda loved and their books

My mother was, as you probably know, an avid reader. She read a wide range of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. The following list is not intended to be complete, nor can it be, but it does contain a sampling of the authors she loved and some of the books they wrote:

1. P. G. Wodehouse. Wodehouse, who was always a favorite of hers, is the creator of Bertie Wooster and his butler, Jeeves. I recommend going out and purchasing Much Obliged, Jeeves immediately, if you have not had the pleasure of reading a Wodehouse novel.
2. Peter Hopkirk. Hopkirk is a journalist and author who wrote a number of historical analysis books such as Foreign Devils on the Silk Road, Trespassers on the Roof of the World, Setting the East Ablaze, and The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia.
3. Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker; the Joy of Cooking (anything prior to the controversial 1997 edition).
4. Ngaio Marsh. Marsh was, along with Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, and Dorothy L. Sayers, one of the four original "Queens of Crime."
5. Rex Stout--the author of the Nero Wolfe mysteries.
6. British explorer and writer Wilfred Thesiger, who wrote Arabian Sands, The Marsh Arabs, and The Last Nomad, among others.
   

As I said, this is not, by any means, a full list. I will add to it as I remember other books and authors. Do any of you remember others? If so, please post a comment.