The 100 Greatest Novels Ever, as picked in 1898 by Clement K. Shorter, not You

1.
Don Quixote
Don Quixote 3.91 avg rating — 297,026 ratings
2.
Candide
Candide
by: Voltaire
3.76 avg rating — 294,524 ratings
3.
Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels 3.59 avg rating — 293,919 ratings
4.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,217 ratings
5.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,205 ratings
6.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,259,796 ratings
7.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 324,971 ratings
8.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,190 ratings
9.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,582 ratings
10.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling 3.75 avg rating — 34,037 ratings
10.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,958 ratings
12.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,263 ratings
13.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,227 ratings
14.
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers 4.10 avg rating — 340,219 ratings
15.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,340 ratings
16.
The Woman in White
The Woman in White 4.01 avg rating — 162,714 ratings
17.
Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller 3.37 avg rating — 36,982 ratings
18.
Père Goriot
Père Goriot 3.85 avg rating — 64,956 ratings
19.
David Copperfield
David Copperfield 4.04 avg rating — 253,091 ratings
20.
The Castle of Otranto
The Castle of Otranto 3.19 avg rating — 39,779 ratings
21.
The Vicar of Wakefield
The Vicar of Wakefield 3.46 avg rating — 10,543 ratings
22.
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 101,122 ratings
23.
Evelina
Evelina 3.70 avg rating — 18,231 ratings
24.
Silas Marner
Silas Marner 3.69 avg rating — 91,975 ratings
25.
Uncle Silas
Uncle Silas 3.74 avg rating — 6,997 ratings
26.
Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 97,914 ratings
27.
Vathek
Vathek 3.24 avg rating — 7,105 ratings
27.
The Mysteries of Udolpho
The Mysteries of Udolpho 3.42 avg rating — 16,588 ratings
29.
The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae 3.71 avg rating — 6,403 ratings
30.
The Scottish Chiefs
The Scottish Chiefs really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,058 ratings
31.
Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady
Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady 3.39 avg rating — 8,499 ratings
32.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Uncle Tom’s Cabin 3.92 avg rating — 239,364 ratings
33.
Salammbo
Salammbo 3.73 avg rating — 6,389 ratings
34.
Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams 3.45 avg rating — 4,803 ratings
35.
Headlong Hall
Headlong Hall 3.35 avg rating — 179 ratings
36.
News from Nowhere
News from Nowhere 3.31 avg rating — 2,629 ratings
37.
Ruth
Ruth 3.86 avg rating — 9,377 ratings
38.
Tom Brown's Schooldays (Tom Brown, #1)
Tom Brown's Schooldays (Tom Brown, #1) 3.44 avg rating — 2,971 ratings
39.
The Cloister and the Hearth
The Cloister and the Hearth 3.93 avg rating — 423 ratings
40.
Barbara's History: A Novel
Barbara's History: A Novel 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
41.
The Holy War
The Holy War 4.13 avg rating — 1,668 ratings
41.
The Adventures of Gil Blas
The Adventures of Gil Blas 3.78 avg rating — 374 ratings
43.
Roderick Random
Roderick Random 3.48 avg rating — 1,285 ratings
44.
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia 3.46 avg rating — 6,727 ratings
45.
The Old English Baron
The Old English Baron 3.02 avg rating — 873 ratings
46.
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor 3.73 avg rating — 16,261 ratings
47.
The Wild Irish Girl: A National Tale
The Wild Irish Girl: A National Tale liked it 3.00 avg rating — 438 ratings
48.
Corinne, or Italy
Corinne, or Italy 3.60 avg rating — 604 ratings
48.
The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native 3.88 avg rating — 39,905 ratings
50.
The Absentee
The Absentee 3.58 avg rating — 1,748 ratings
51.
Marriage
Marriage 3.48 avg rating — 404 ratings
52.
The Ayrshire Legatees
The Ayrshire Legatees
by: John Galt
3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
53.
Valerius. A Roman Story
Valerius. A Roman Story liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
54.
Wilhelm Meister
Wilhelm Meister 3.76 avg rating — 3,411 ratings
55.
Kenilworth
Kenilworth 3.69 avg rating — 1,071 ratings
56.
Bracebridge Hall
Bracebridge Hall 3.73 avg rating — 96 ratings
57.
The Epicurean
The Epicurean 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
58.
The Adventures Of Hajji Baba Of Ispahan, In England - Vol I.
The Adventures Of Hajji Baba Of Ispahan, In England - Vol I. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
59.
Barchester Towers (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #2)
Barchester Towers (Chronicles of Barsetshire, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 17,409 ratings
59.
The Betrothed
The Betrothed 3.87 avg rating — 17,045 ratings
61.
Lichtenstein: Romantische Sage aus der württembergischen Geschichte (Universal-Bibliothek)
Lichtenstein: Romantische Sage aus der württembergischen Geschichte (Universal-Bibliothek) 3.82 avg rating — 51 ratings
62.
The Collegians
The Collegians liked it 3.00 avg rating — 61 ratings
63.
The Life of Mansie Wauch
The Life of Mansie Wauch liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
64.
Richelieu: A Tale Of France
Richelieu: A Tale Of France 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
65.
Tom Cringle's Log
Tom Cringle's Log 2.83 avg rating — 35 ratings
66.
Mr. Midshipman Easy
Mr. Midshipman Easy 3.79 avg rating — 984 ratings
67.
Rory O'More
Rory O'More 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
68.
Fardorougha, the miser, or, The convicts of Lisnamona (Classic Irish novels)
Fardorougha, the miser, or, The convicts of Lisnamona (Classic Irish novels) 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
69.
The Life And Adventures Of Valentine Vox: The Ventriloquist
The Life And Adventures Of Valentine Vox: The Ventriloquist really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
70.
Old St. Paul's
Old St. Paul's 3.74 avg rating — 127 ratings
71.
Ten Thousand a Year, Vol. 1
Ten Thousand a Year, Vol. 1 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
71.
The Wandering Jew
The Wandering Jew 3.85 avg rating — 295 ratings
73.
Susan Hopley, Or, The Adventures of a Maid-servant
Susan Hopley, Or, The Adventures of a Maid-servant 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
74.
Charles O'Malley
Charles O'Malley 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
75.
The Last of the Barons
The Last of the Barons 3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings
76.
Jack Brag
Jack Brag 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
77.
Consuelo
Consuelo 4.08 avg rating — 1,818 ratings
78.
Amy Herbert - Vol I.
Amy Herbert - Vol I. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
79.
Sybil, or the Two Nations
Sybil, or the Two Nations 3.29 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
80.
Emilia Wyndham Vol.1 (1852)
Emilia Wyndham Vol.1 (1852) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
81.
Adventures of Mr. Ledbury
Adventures of Mr. Ledbury 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
82.
The Vale of Cedars: The Martyr
The Vale of Cedars: The Martyr 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
83.
The maiden & married life of Mary Powell (afterwards Mistress Milton) and the sequel thereto, Deborah's diary
The maiden & married life of Mary Powell (afterwards Mistress Milton) and the sequel thereto, Deborah's diary 2.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
84.
Frank Fairleigh: Or, Scenes from the Life of a Private Pupil
Frank Fairleigh: Or, Scenes from the Life of a Private Pupil 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
85.
The Romance of War or the Highlanders in Spain
The Romance of War or the Highlanders in Spain really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
86.
The Wide, Wide World
The Wide, Wide World 3.53 avg rating — 727 ratings
87.
Nathalie
Nathalie 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
88.
The Lamplighter
The Lamplighter 4.10 avg rating — 1,192 ratings
89.
Doctor Antonio (1890)
Doctor Antonio (1890) 3.17 avg rating — 29 ratings
90.
Westward Ho! or, the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough
Westward Ho! or, the Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough 3.61 avg rating — 489 ratings
91.
Soll und Haben: Roman in sechs Büchern
Soll und Haben: Roman in sechs Büchern 3.32 avg rating — 80 ratings
92.
John Halifax, Gentleman
John Halifax, Gentleman 3.88 avg rating — 321 ratings
93.
Ekkehard
Ekkehard 3.64 avg rating — 25 ratings
94.
Elsie Venner
Elsie Venner 3.40 avg rating — 53 ratings
95.
Ravenshoe
Ravenshoe 2.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
96.
Salem Chapel (Chronicles of Carlingford, #3)
Salem Chapel (Chronicles of Carlingford, #3) 3.42 avg rating — 141 ratings
97.
The Channings
The Channings 3.81 avg rating — 47 ratings
98.
Lost and Saved
Lost and Saved liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
99.
The Chronicles of the Schönberg-Cotta Family
The Chronicles of the Schönberg-Cotta Family 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings
100.
Sweet Anne Page
Sweet Anne Page liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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