The Guardian's 100 greatest novels of all time

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,836 ratings
2.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,351 ratings
3.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,574 ratings
4.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,732,206 ratings
5.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,404 ratings
6.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,260,095 ratings
7.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,319,020 ratings
8.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 950,270 ratings
9.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,783,253 ratings
10.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,492 ratings
11.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,920 ratings
12.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,527 ratings
13.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 4.03 avg rating — 395,721 ratings
14.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,886 ratings
15.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,389 ratings
16.
One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude 4.12 avg rating — 1,070,176 ratings
17.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,387 ratings
18.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating — 297,058 ratings
19.
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary 3.71 avg rating — 363,711 ratings
20.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,938 ratings
21.
Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels 3.59 avg rating — 293,940 ratings
22.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,257 ratings
23.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,596 ratings
24.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,328 ratings
25.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,384 ratings
26.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating — 377,404 ratings
27.
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web 4.21 avg rating — 1,994,306 ratings
28.
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway 3.78 avg rating — 342,001 ratings
29.
David Copperfield
David Copperfield 4.04 avg rating — 253,114 ratings
30.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,849 ratings
31.
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 78,280 ratings
32.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 403,123 ratings
33.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 992,169 ratings
34.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 552,029 ratings
35.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,965 ratings
36.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,093 ratings
37.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,347 ratings
38.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,727 ratings
39.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 325,013 ratings
40.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,478 ratings
41.
In Search of Lost Time
In Search of Lost Time 4.34 avg rating — 13,695 ratings
42.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating — 84,389 ratings
43.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,361 ratings
44.
The Plague
The Plague 4.02 avg rating — 300,389 ratings
45.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,552 ratings
46.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 3.73 avg rating — 22,672 ratings
47.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating — 59,336 ratings
48.
The Quiet American
The Quiet American 3.98 avg rating — 68,875 ratings
49.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure 3.83 avg rating — 74,829 ratings
50.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 4.06 avg rating — 102,515 ratings
51.
The BFG
The BFG 4.23 avg rating — 516,198 ratings
52.
Les Liaisons dangereuses
Les Liaisons dangereuses 4.05 avg rating — 57,188 ratings
53.
The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum 3.95 avg rating — 45,959 ratings
54.
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3)
The New York Trilogy (New York Trilogy, #1-3) 3.86 avg rating — 84,278 ratings
55.
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion 3.67 avg rating — 28,236 ratings
56.
American Pastoral
American Pastoral 3.95 avg rating — 86,088 ratings
57.
Waiting for the Barbarians
Waiting for the Barbarians 3.93 avg rating — 34,748 ratings
58.
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now 4.09 avg rating — 13,885 ratings
59.
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady 3.80 avg rating — 84,063 ratings
60.
Nostromo
Nostromo 3.81 avg rating — 17,606 ratings
61.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling 3.75 avg rating — 34,039 ratings
62.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,245 ratings
63.
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler 4.02 avg rating — 108,228 ratings
64.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,950 ratings
65.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,500 ratings
66.
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1)
The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 21,969 ratings
67.
The Rainbow
The Rainbow 3.70 avg rating — 21,411 ratings
68.
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 45,016 ratings
69.
Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda 3.86 avg rating — 26,592 ratings
70.
Austerlitz
Austerlitz 3.98 avg rating — 25,620 ratings
71.
Scoop
Scoop 3.79 avg rating — 22,003 ratings
72.
Oscar and Lucinda
Oscar and Lucinda 3.73 avg rating — 21,641 ratings
73.
Lanark
Lanark 4.10 avg rating — 7,664 ratings
74.
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting 3.95 avg rating — 53,065 ratings
75.
Herzog
Herzog 3.76 avg rating — 22,521 ratings
76.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River 3.77 avg rating — 18,435 ratings
77.
The Bottle Factory Outing
The Bottle Factory Outing 3.37 avg rating — 2,460 ratings
78.
Nightmare Abbey
Nightmare Abbey 3.45 avg rating — 2,034 ratings
79.
The Charterhouse of Parma
The Charterhouse of Parma
by: Stendhal
3.79 avg rating — 19,486 ratings
80.
Journey to the End of the Night
Journey to the End of the Night 4.19 avg rating — 46,255 ratings
81.
The Diary of a Nobody
The Diary of a Nobody 3.69 avg rating — 17,699 ratings
82.
Wise Blood
Wise Blood 3.82 avg rating — 36,566 ratings
83.
The Riddle of the Sands
The Riddle of the Sands 3.63 avg rating — 7,479 ratings
84.
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song 4.05 avg rating — 22,792 ratings
85.
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim 3.75 avg rating — 31,470 ratings
86.
U.S.A.: The 42nd Parallel / 1919 / The Big Money
U.S.A.: The 42nd Parallel / 1919 / The Big Money 4.12 avg rating — 4,966 ratings
87.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories (Khalifa Brothers, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 37,175 ratings
88.
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont 3.99 avg rating — 11,396 ratings
89.
Money
Money 3.70 avg rating — 25,096 ratings
90.
An Artist of the Floating World
An Artist of the Floating World 3.78 avg rating — 43,693 ratings
91.
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 35,729 ratings
92.
Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady
Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady 3.39 avg rating — 8,499 ratings
93.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping 3.81 avg rating — 57,357 ratings
94.
The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep 3.99 avg rating — 2,225 ratings
95.
Wise Children
Wise Children 3.90 avg rating — 9,435 ratings
96.
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress 4.07 avg rating — 154,154 ratings
97.
Malone Dies
Malone Dies 3.85 avg rating — 5,617 ratings
98.
Men Without Women
Men Without Women 3.58 avg rating — 15,232 ratings
99.
The Periodic Table
The Periodic Table 4.14 avg rating — 18,749 ratings
100.
Sybil, or the Two Nations
Sybil, or the Two Nations 3.29 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
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