A Middlebrow Syllabus

1.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,727 ratings
2.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,029 ratings
3.
The Enchanted April
The Enchanted April 3.90 avg rating — 38,741 ratings
4.
Excellent Women
Excellent Women 3.91 avg rating — 19,591 ratings
5.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm 3.88 avg rating — 53,850 ratings
6.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,266 ratings
7.
Miss Buncle's Book (Miss Buncle #1)
Miss Buncle's Book (Miss Buncle #1) 4.12 avg rating — 13,371 ratings
8.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating — 59,329 ratings
9.
Diary of a Provincial Lady
Diary of a Provincial Lady 3.90 avg rating — 6,398 ratings
10.
Lolly Willowes
Lolly Willowes 3.70 avg rating — 12,117 ratings
11.
The Grand Sophy
The Grand Sophy 4.17 avg rating — 35,596 ratings
12.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 3.98 avg rating — 18,160 ratings
13.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,534 ratings
14.
Nine Coaches Waiting
Nine Coaches Waiting 4.06 avg rating — 16,770 ratings
15.
South Riding
South Riding 3.99 avg rating — 3,351 ratings
16.
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1)
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 21,961 ratings
17.
Miss Pym Disposes
Miss Pym Disposes 3.95 avg rating — 9,100 ratings
18.
The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26)
The Hollow (Hercule Poirot, #26) 3.80 avg rating — 41,702 ratings
19.
Thrush Green (Thrush Green, #1)
Thrush Green (Thrush Green, #1)
by: Miss Read
4.14 avg rating — 3,316 ratings
20.
Mrs Miniver
Mrs Miniver 3.92 avg rating — 1,927 ratings
21.
Miss Mole
Miss Mole 3.97 avg rating — 777 ratings
22.
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead
Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead 3.82 avg rating — 2,903 ratings
23.
The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier 3.69 avg rating — 9,006 ratings
24.
Miss Plum and Miss Penny
Miss Plum and Miss Penny 3.84 avg rating — 614 ratings
25.
All Passion Spent
All Passion Spent really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,574 ratings
26.
Not So Quiet...
Not So Quiet... 4.19 avg rating — 1,037 ratings
27.
One Fine Day
One Fine Day 4.06 avg rating — 769 ratings
28.
The Nutmeg Tree
The Nutmeg Tree 3.76 avg rating — 885 ratings
29.
The Town House (House, #1)
The Town House (House, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 1,510 ratings
30.
Mariana
Mariana 3.89 avg rating — 2,419 ratings
31.
Guard Your Daughters
Guard Your Daughters 3.81 avg rating — 474 ratings
32.
Someone at a Distance
Someone at a Distance 4.21 avg rating — 2,799 ratings
33.
The Lark
The Lark
by: E. Nesbit
3.80 avg rating — 1,060 ratings
34.
Precious Bane
Precious Bane
by: Mary Webb
4.23 avg rating — 3,966 ratings
35.
The Village
The Village 4.12 avg rating — 401 ratings
36.
Lady Rose and Mrs. Memmary
Lady Rose and Mrs. Memmary 3.91 avg rating — 489 ratings
37.
Red Pottage
Red Pottage 3.83 avg rating — 286 ratings
38.
The Towers of Trebizond
The Towers of Trebizond 3.68 avg rating — 1,800 ratings
39.
The Lark Shall Sing (Waynes of Wood Mount, #1)
The Lark Shall Sing (Waynes of Wood Mount, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 563 ratings
40.
Cheerfulness Breaks In (Barsetshire, #9)
Cheerfulness Breaks In (Barsetshire, #9) 4.03 avg rating — 570 ratings
41.
China Court: The Hours of a Country House
China Court: The Hours of a Country House 3.98 avg rating — 1,405 ratings
42.
The Young Visiters
The Young Visiters 3.78 avg rating — 1,128 ratings
43.
Invitation to the Waltz
Invitation to the Waltz 3.88 avg rating — 1,472 ratings
43.
The Bird in the Tree (Eliots of Damerosehay, #1)
The Bird in the Tree (Eliots of Damerosehay, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 2,052 ratings
45.
Bewildering Cares
Bewildering Cares 3.58 avg rating — 188 ratings
46.
The Rector's Daughter
The Rector's Daughter 3.74 avg rating — 841 ratings
47.
A Game of Hide and Seek
A Game of Hide and Seek 3.80 avg rating — 1,341 ratings
48.
Love's Shadow
Love's Shadow 3.32 avg rating — 299 ratings
49.
Living Alone
Living Alone 3.41 avg rating — 482 ratings
50.
A Favourite of the Gods
A Favourite of the Gods 3.76 avg rating — 389 ratings
51.
The Tiger in the Smoke (Albert Campion Mystery, #14)
The Tiger in the Smoke (Albert Campion Mystery, #14) 3.90 avg rating — 5,859 ratings
52.
The Friendly Young Ladies
The Friendly Young Ladies 3.41 avg rating — 589 ratings
53.
The Feast
The Feast 3.93 avg rating — 4,385 ratings
54.
William: An Englishman
William: An Englishman 3.90 avg rating — 515 ratings
55.
A Wreath For the Enemy
A Wreath For the Enemy 3.84 avg rating — 321 ratings
56.
The New House
The New House 4.07 avg rating — 264 ratings
57.
Summer's Day
Summer's Day
by: Mary Bell
3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
58.
Joanna Godden
Joanna Godden 3.84 avg rating — 62 ratings
59.
Company Parade
Company Parade 3.20 avg rating — 165 ratings
60.
The Hearing Trumpet
The Hearing Trumpet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,848 ratings
61.
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day 3.40 avg rating — 2,739 ratings
62.
Frost in May (Frost in May #1)
Frost in May (Frost in May #1) 3.84 avg rating — 2,270 ratings
63.
The Winter is Past
The Winter is Past 3.99 avg rating — 166 ratings
64.
The Great Fortune (Balkan Trilogy, #1)
The Great Fortune (Balkan Trilogy, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 1,957 ratings
65.
The Proper Place
The Proper Place 4.29 avg rating — 393 ratings
66.
Family Roundabout
Family Roundabout 4.17 avg rating — 356 ratings
67.
The Squire
The Squire 3.55 avg rating — 151 ratings
68.
The Tortoise and the Hare
The Tortoise and the Hare 3.95 avg rating — 1,206 ratings
69.
Princes in the Land
Princes in the Land really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 125 ratings
70.
Death of a Peer (Roderick Alleyn, #10)
Death of a Peer (Roderick Alleyn, #10) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,790 ratings
71.
The Land of Spices
The Land of Spices 3.93 avg rating — 760 ratings
72.
The Encircled Heart
The Encircled Heart 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings
73.
Cousin Harriet
Cousin Harriet 3.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
74.
The Lacquer Lady
The Lacquer Lady 3.88 avg rating — 76 ratings
75.
Peking Picnic
Peking Picnic 3.57 avg rating — 162 ratings
75.
When Last I Died (Mrs. Bradley, #13)
When Last I Died (Mrs. Bradley, #13) 3.65 avg rating — 358 ratings
77.
On the Side of the Angels
On the Side of the Angels 3.84 avg rating — 61 ratings
78.
The Love-Child
The Love-Child 3.76 avg rating — 255 ratings
78.
Ordinary Families
Ordinary Families 3.78 avg rating — 55 ratings
80.
The Well of Loneliness
The Well of Loneliness 3.76 avg rating — 18,800 ratings
81.
Village Story
Village Story 3.32 avg rating — 31 ratings
82.
Bricks and Mortar
Bricks and Mortar 3.71 avg rating — 92 ratings
83.
Alice
Alice 3.48 avg rating — 54 ratings
84.
Regiment of Women
Regiment of Women 3.64 avg rating — 80 ratings
85.
I'm Not Complaining
I'm Not Complaining
by: Ruth Adam
3.79 avg rating — 63 ratings
86.
A House and Its Head
A House and Its Head 3.47 avg rating — 638 ratings
87.
Miss. Tiverton Goes Out
Miss. Tiverton Goes Out 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
88.
Beowulf
Beowulf
by: Bryher
3.54 avg rating — 52 ratings
89.
Crossriggs
Crossriggs 3.80 avg rating — 83 ratings
90.
Evenfield
Evenfield 3.11 avg rating — 28 ratings
91.
Despised and Rejected
Despised and Rejected 4.10 avg rating — 360 ratings
92.
A Lady and Her Husband
A Lady and Her Husband 3.66 avg rating — 98 ratings
93.
My friend Muriel
My friend Muriel 4.08 avg rating — 117 ratings
94.
The Bull Calves
The Bull Calves 3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings
95.
Madame Claire
Madame Claire 3.56 avg rating — 41 ratings
96.
The Matriarch
The Matriarch 3.55 avg rating — 80 ratings
97.
There Were No Windows
There Were No Windows 4.11 avg rating — 150 ratings
98.
Full House
Full House 3.47 avg rating — 131 ratings
99.
Hunt the Slipper
Hunt the Slipper 3.81 avg rating — 54 ratings
100.
The Family
The Family 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings