Best Novels Set in 20th-century Britain

1.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,713 ratings
2.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 551,941 ratings
3.
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway 3.78 avg rating — 341,904 ratings
4.
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 123,553 ratings
5.
Howards End
Howards End 3.96 avg rating — 93,446 ratings
6.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,014 ratings
7.
A Room with a View
A Room with a View 3.90 avg rating — 197,352 ratings
8.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,262,951 ratings
9.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,225,676 ratings
10.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,107 ratings
11.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating — 59,329 ratings
12.
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse 3.81 avg rating — 207,163 ratings
13.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair 3.90 avg rating — 68,984 ratings
14.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,119 ratings
15.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,689 ratings
16.
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,012,852 ratings
17.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm 3.88 avg rating — 53,850 ratings
18.
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover 3.50 avg rating — 134,605 ratings
19.
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock 3.69 avg rating — 34,851 ratings
20.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,026 ratings
21.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,925 ratings
22.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 4.06 avg rating — 102,491 ratings
23.
The Go-Between
The Go-Between really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13,855 ratings
24.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 327,458 ratings
25.
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers 3.64 avg rating — 55,118 ratings
26.
The House on the Strand
The House on the Strand 3.83 avg rating — 14,186 ratings
27.
White Teeth
White Teeth 3.79 avg rating — 170,736 ratings
28.
The Collector
The Collector 3.97 avg rating — 89,267 ratings
29.
Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3)
Carry On, Jeeves (Jeeves, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 26,763 ratings
30.
The Little Stranger
The Little Stranger 3.57 avg rating — 58,369 ratings
31.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread 3.59 avg rating — 17,387 ratings
32.
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 122,046 ratings
33.
About a Boy
About a Boy 3.80 avg rating — 140,016 ratings
34.
Love in a Cold Climate and Other Novels
Love in a Cold Climate and Other Novels 4.11 avg rating — 3,000 ratings
35.
The Girls of Slender Means
The Girls of Slender Means 3.65 avg rating — 8,112 ratings
36.
The Death of the Heart
The Death of the Heart 3.64 avg rating — 8,889 ratings
37.
A Far Cry from Kensington
A Far Cry from Kensington 3.84 avg rating — 6,894 ratings
38.
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 51,236 ratings
39.
Decline and Fall
Decline and Fall 3.83 avg rating — 15,502 ratings
40.
Women in Love
Women in Love 3.66 avg rating — 33,141 ratings
40.
The Regeneration Trilogy (Regeneration, #1-3)
The Regeneration Trilogy (Regeneration, #1-3) 4.37 avg rating — 2,837 ratings
42.
Coming up for Air
Coming up for Air 3.78 avg rating — 20,550 ratings
42.
A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country
by: J.L. Carr
4.09 avg rating — 23,453 ratings
44.
If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things
If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things 3.89 avg rating — 10,997 ratings
45.
The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden 3.54 avg rating — 34,486 ratings
46.
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 176,363 ratings
47.
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11)
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11) 4.03 avg rating — 21,052 ratings
47.
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1)
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 21,961 ratings
49.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,534 ratings
50.
On Chesil Beach
On Chesil Beach 3.62 avg rating — 99,809 ratings
51.
Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10) 4.17 avg rating — 24,405 ratings
52.
To Serve Them All My Days
To Serve Them All My Days 4.33 avg rating — 3,119 ratings
53.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,154 ratings
54.
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim 3.75 avg rating — 31,466 ratings
55.
Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 555,428 ratings
56.
Maurice
Maurice 4.08 avg rating — 55,439 ratings
57.
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1)
A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 50,904 ratings
58.
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7)
Goldfinger (James Bond, #7) 3.83 avg rating — 26,593 ratings
59.
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth 3.97 avg rating — 1,602 ratings
60.
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust 3.89 avg rating — 28,244 ratings
61.
Scoop
Scoop 3.79 avg rating — 21,998 ratings
62.
A Dark-Adapted Eye
A Dark-Adapted Eye 3.93 avg rating — 9,914 ratings
63.
A Kestrel for a Knave
A Kestrel for a Knave 4.06 avg rating — 7,732 ratings
63.
The Rotters' Club
The Rotters' Club 3.96 avg rating — 15,416 ratings
65.
Point Counter Point
Point Counter Point 3.87 avg rating — 12,092 ratings
66.
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 205,265 ratings
67.
The Night Watch
The Night Watch 3.71 avg rating — 32,755 ratings
68.
The Line of Beauty
The Line of Beauty 3.77 avg rating — 30,641 ratings
69.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating — 165,977 ratings
69.
The Memory of Us
The Memory of Us 4.18 avg rating — 10,657 ratings
71.
Black Swan Green
Black Swan Green 3.98 avg rating — 43,417 ratings
72.
Excellent Women
Excellent Women 3.91 avg rating — 19,590 ratings
73.
The Sea, the Sea
The Sea, the Sea 3.96 avg rating — 24,390 ratings
74.
Anna's Book
Anna's Book 3.92 avg rating — 4,702 ratings
75.
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch 4.25 avg rating — 809,781 ratings
75.
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner 3.78 avg rating — 7,109 ratings
77.
Billy Liar
Billy Liar 3.71 avg rating — 2,252 ratings
78.
London Fields
London Fields 3.67 avg rating — 13,288 ratings
79.
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
Anglo-Saxon Attitudes 3.66 avg rating — 635 ratings
80.
Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1)
Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 41,169 ratings
81.
Trainspotting
Trainspotting 4.11 avg rating — 174,901 ratings
81.
Waterland
Waterland 3.90 avg rating — 9,871 ratings
83.
Enduring Love
Enduring Love 3.65 avg rating — 46,944 ratings
84.
Memento Mori
Memento Mori 3.61 avg rating — 7,114 ratings
85.
The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending 3.74 avg rating — 188,367 ratings
86.
Thirteen Steps Down
Thirteen Steps Down 3.57 avg rating — 3,794 ratings
87.
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 20,012 ratings
87.
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion 3.67 avg rating — 28,235 ratings
89.
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent 3.58 avg rating — 24,252 ratings
90.
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy 3.75 avg rating — 5,735 ratings
91.
Whit
Whit 3.86 avg rating — 8,036 ratings
92.
The Wasp Factory
The Wasp Factory 3.76 avg rating — 104,974 ratings
93.
The Midwich Cuckoos
The Midwich Cuckoos 3.90 avg rating — 28,429 ratings
94.
In This House of Brede
In This House of Brede 4.36 avg rating — 6,624 ratings
95.
Last Seen Wearing (Inspector Morse, #2)
Last Seen Wearing (Inspector Morse, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 8,240 ratings
96.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 3.73 avg rating — 89,515 ratings
97.
The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) 4.03 avg rating — 190,593 ratings
98.
Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley, #3)
Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 27,670 ratings
99.
Money
Money 3.70 avg rating — 25,092 ratings
100.
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch 3.77 avg rating — 43,127 ratings
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