Daily Telegraph 500 Books That Everyone Should Read

1.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,634,182 ratings
2.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,260,129 ratings
3.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,357,335 ratings
4.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,743 ratings
5.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,319,032 ratings
6.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,732,310 ratings
7.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,516 ratings
8.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,128 ratings
9.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 4.03 avg rating — 395,722 ratings
10.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,263 ratings
11.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,397 ratings
12.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,416 ratings
13.
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary 3.71 avg rating — 363,717 ratings
13.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,970,235 ratings
15.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 3.94 avg rating — 568,111 ratings
16.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,477 ratings
17.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,578 ratings
18.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,960 ratings
19.
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 — 3,059,715 ratings
20.
Les Liaisons dangereuses
Les Liaisons dangereuses 4.05 avg rating — 57,188 ratings
21.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,711 ratings
22.
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate 4.16 avg rating — 27,263 ratings
23.
Corelli’s Mandolin
Corelli’s Mandolin 4.03 avg rating — 91,619 ratings
24.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,449 ratings
25.
A Room with a View
A Room with a View 3.90 avg rating — 197,400 ratings
26.
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium #1) 4.17 avg rating — 3,378,733 ratings
27.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,395 ratings
28.
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2)
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 141,709 ratings
29.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 950,286 ratings
30.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.51 avg rating — 214,399 ratings
31.
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web 4.21 avg rating — 1,994,348 ratings
32.
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)
Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 227,554 ratings
33.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,258 ratings
34.
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1)
Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 206,942 ratings
35.
The Histories
The Histories
by: Tacitus
4.13 avg rating — 3,900 ratings
36.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,964 ratings
37.
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman 3.58 avg rating — 252,787 ratings
38.
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)
Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 499,215 ratings
38.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo 4.32 avg rating — 992,187 ratings
40.
Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 97,930 ratings
41.
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady 3.80 avg rating — 84,063 ratings
42.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 4.04 avg rating — 445,089 ratings
43.
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything 4.22 avg rating — 412,865 ratings
44.
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by: Sophocles
3.72 avg rating — 232,034 ratings
45.
I, Claudius
I, Claudius 4.24 avg rating — 71,610 ratings
46.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations 3.80 avg rating — 857,609 ratings
47.
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 389,877 ratings
48.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,464 ratings
49.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms 3.82 avg rating — 344,527 ratings
50.
Possession
Possession 3.90 avg rating — 83,129 ratings
51.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,066,094 ratings
52.
Rebecca
Rebecca 4.25 avg rating — 697,919 ratings
53.
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Shakespeare's Sonnets 4.25 avg rating — 110,527 ratings
54.
Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels 3.59 avg rating — 293,940 ratings
55.
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales
The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales 4.17 avg rating — 74,601 ratings
56.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating — 99,688 ratings
57.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess 4.23 avg rating — 320,528 ratings
58.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 325,017 ratings
59.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 327,613 ratings
59.
Walden or, Life in the Woods
Walden or, Life in the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 200,864 ratings
61.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again 4.29 avg rating — 4,346,474 ratings
62.
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) 4.20 avg rating — 31,539 ratings
63.
Birdsong
Birdsong 4.11 avg rating — 82,679 ratings
64.
History of the Peloponnesian War
History of the Peloponnesian War 3.94 avg rating — 39,937 ratings
65.
Le Grand Meaulnes
Le Grand Meaulnes 3.72 avg rating — 14,913 ratings
66.
The Histories
The Histories
by: Herodotus
4.01 avg rating — 54,683 ratings
67.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,589 ratings
68.
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights
by: Anonymous
4.03 avg rating — 80,400 ratings
69.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,955 ratings
70.
Bleak House
Bleak House 4.02 avg rating — 112,459 ratings
71.
The Thin Man
The Thin Man 3.90 avg rating — 37,397 ratings
72.
1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England
1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England 3.92 avg rating — 3,429 ratings
73.
The Sword of Honour Trilogy
The Sword of Honour Trilogy 4.21 avg rating — 2,073 ratings
74.
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 4.02 avg rating — 15,257 ratings
75.
The Good Soldier Švejk
The Good Soldier Švejk 4.10 avg rating — 20,522 ratings
76.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 4.09 avg rating — 122,084 ratings
76.
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1)
The Sword in the Stone (Once and Future King, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 27,949 ratings
78.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating — 140,073 ratings
79.
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 3.92 avg rating — 7,043 ratings
80.
Just So Stories
Just So Stories 4.05 avg rating — 49,171 ratings
81.
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5)
The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) 3.89 avg rating — 37,204 ratings
82.
Love in a Cold Climate (Radlett and Montdore, #2)
Love in a Cold Climate (Radlett and Montdore, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 9,903 ratings
83.
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11)
The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11) 4.03 avg rating — 21,057 ratings
83.
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust 3.89 avg rating — 28,245 ratings
85.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 696,819 ratings
86.
The Making of the Middle Ages
The Making of the Middle Ages really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 931 ratings
87.
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim 3.75 avg rating — 31,470 ratings
88.
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time 3.99 avg rating — 75,034 ratings
88.
Cranford
Cranford 3.83 avg rating — 46,864 ratings
90.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating — 369,956 ratings
91.
Childhood’s End
Childhood’s End 4.12 avg rating — 170,021 ratings
92.
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher 3.51 avg rating — 24,681 ratings
93.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,433 ratings
94.
Europe: A History
Europe: A History 4.21 avg rating — 5,139 ratings
95.
Hitler
Hitler 4.36 avg rating — 6,159 ratings
96.
Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution 4.03 avg rating — 6,180 ratings
97.
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1)
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 33,029 ratings
98.
Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth 4.11 avg rating — 12,165 ratings
99.
Fatherland
Fatherland 4.02 avg rating — 53,952 ratings
100.
Peter the Great: His Life and World
Peter the Great: His Life and World 4.15 avg rating — 22,820 ratings
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