Best British Books

1.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,248 ratings
2.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,813 ratings
3.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,162 ratings
4.
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) 4.28 avg rating — 694,121 ratings
5.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden 4.16 avg rating — 1,263,057 ratings
6.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 4,349,260 ratings
7.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,382 ratings
8.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,512 ratings
9.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,530 ratings
10.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,095 ratings
11.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,777 ratings
12.
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1)
Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,012,876 ratings
13.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,062 ratings
14.
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2) 4.35 avg rating — 155,360 ratings
15.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess 4.23 avg rating — 320,507 ratings
16.
King Lear
King Lear 3.91 avg rating — 232,687 ratings
17.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,198 ratings
18.
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 389,843 ratings
19.
A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)
A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 85,619 ratings
20.
Persuasion
Persuasion 4.15 avg rating — 752,800 ratings
21.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating — 376,294 ratings
22.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,222 ratings
23.
Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1)
Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1)
by: E. Nesbit
3.86 avg rating — 27,826 ratings
24.
Bleak House
Bleak House 4.02 avg rating — 112,456 ratings
25.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 950,118 ratings
25.
Complete Barchester Chronicles
Complete Barchester Chronicles 4.37 avg rating — 1,159 ratings
27.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling 3.75 avg rating — 34,037 ratings
28.
A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One’s Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,457 ratings
29.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,345,927 ratings
30.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,240 ratings
31.
David Copperfield
David Copperfield 4.04 avg rating — 253,091 ratings
31.
The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 122,113 ratings
33.
Smiley's People (George Smiley, #7; Karla Trilogy, #3)
Smiley's People (George Smiley, #7; Karla Trilogy, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 41,196 ratings
34.
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales 3.52 avg rating — 234,625 ratings
34.
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1)
I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 71,602 ratings
36.
Cranford
Cranford 3.83 avg rating — 46,857 ratings
37.
The Complete Tales
The Complete Tales 4.36 avg rating — 65,788 ratings
38.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,959 ratings
39.
Palliser Novels
Palliser Novels 4.36 avg rating — 757 ratings
40.
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers 3.85 avg rating — 31,462 ratings
41.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None 4.28 avg rating — 1,544,162 ratings
42.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,639 ratings
43.
Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda 3.86 avg rating — 26,588 ratings
44.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 552,931 ratings
45.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,226,302 ratings
46.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,970,011 ratings
47.
Wives and Daughters
Wives and Daughters 4.13 avg rating — 50,106 ratings
48.
Burmese Days
Burmese Days 3.87 avg rating — 31,289 ratings
49.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty 3.96 avg rating — 3,698 ratings
50.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 3.89 avg rating — 1,568,826 ratings
50.
The Cater Street Hangman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #1)
The Cater Street Hangman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 21,849 ratings
52.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 15,580 ratings
53.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 911,964 ratings
54.
My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor
My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor 3.81 avg rating — 636 ratings
55.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,191 ratings
56.
Five Go to Mystery Moor (The Famous Five, #13)
Five Go to Mystery Moor (The Famous Five, #13) 4.01 avg rating — 10,689 ratings
57.
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes 3.62 avg rating — 2,840 ratings
58.
West with the Night
West with the Night 4.15 avg rating — 40,231 ratings
58.
The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1)
The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 100,183 ratings
60.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 273,169 ratings
61.
Five on Kirrin Island Again (Famous Five, #6)
Five on Kirrin Island Again (Famous Five, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 15,396 ratings
62.
Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood 4.02 avg rating — 10,435 ratings
63.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 3.73 avg rating — 22,670 ratings
64.
Summer Half (Barsetshire, #5)
Summer Half (Barsetshire, #5) 4.03 avg rating — 759 ratings
65.
Five Go Adventuring Again (Famous Five, #2)
Five Go Adventuring Again (Famous Five, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 20,999 ratings
66.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure 3.83 avg rating — 74,822 ratings
67.
First Term at Malory Towers (Malory Towers, #1)
First Term at Malory Towers (Malory Towers, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 20,647 ratings
68.
Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13) 4.24 avg rating — 21,666 ratings
69.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating — 97,935 ratings
69.
The Common Reader
The Common Reader 4.11 avg rating — 1,927 ratings
71.
The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters (The Five Find-Outers, #4)
The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters (The Five Find-Outers, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 3,731 ratings
71.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 3.94 avg rating — 568,066 ratings
73.
The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage (The Five Find-Outers, #12)
The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage (The Five Find-Outers, #12) 4.10 avg rating — 2,855 ratings
73.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,442 ratings
75.
National Velvet
National Velvet 4.10 avg rating — 25,903 ratings
75.
Last Bus to Woodstock (Inspector Morse, #1)
Last Bus to Woodstock (Inspector Morse, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 17,874 ratings
77.
Miss Bunting: A Novel (Barsetshire, #14)
Miss Bunting: A Novel (Barsetshire, #14) 3.92 avg rating — 483 ratings
78.
Sons of Fortune
Sons of Fortune 3.94 avg rating — 22,283 ratings
78.
Stardust
Stardust 4.10 avg rating — 476,218 ratings
80.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,082 ratings
81.
Miss Silver Comes to Stay (Miss Silver, #15)
Miss Silver Comes to Stay (Miss Silver, #15) 4.06 avg rating — 2,290 ratings
81.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 237,985 ratings
83.
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim 3.75 avg rating — 31,468 ratings
83.
A God in Ruins (Todd Family #2)
A God in Ruins (Todd Family #2) 3.95 avg rating — 59,186 ratings
85.
The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, #1)
The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 6,116 ratings
86.
Adam Bede
Adam Bede 3.82 avg rating — 26,147 ratings
86.
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 78,267 ratings
88.
In This House of Brede
In This House of Brede 4.36 avg rating — 6,626 ratings
89.
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)
His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) 4.29 avg rating — 166,700 ratings
90.
Pomfret Towers (Barsetshire, #6)
Pomfret Towers (Barsetshire, #6) 4.01 avg rating — 1,103 ratings
91.
Parker Pyne Investigates
Parker Pyne Investigates 3.76 avg rating — 20,963 ratings
92.
Lady Audley's Secret
Lady Audley's Secret 3.78 avg rating — 26,003 ratings
93.
Christmas at Fairacre
Christmas at Fairacre
by: Miss Read
4.30 avg rating — 1,116 ratings
94.
A Child's Garden of Verses
A Child's Garden of Verses 4.27 avg rating — 26,591 ratings
95.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,059,163 ratings
95.
Cross Stitch (Outlander, #1)
Cross Stitch (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,991 ratings
97.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1)
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 51,243 ratings
98.
Silas Marner
Silas Marner 3.69 avg rating — 91,977 ratings
98.
Thrush Green (Thrush Green, #1)
Thrush Green (Thrush Green, #1)
by: Miss Read
4.14 avg rating — 3,317 ratings
100.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,535 ratings
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