Guardian - The 100 best novels written in English

1.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,126 ratings
2.
Emma
Emma 4.05 avg rating — 950,228 ratings
3.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre 4.16 avg rating — 2,260,012 ratings
4.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,247 ratings
5.
Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels 3.59 avg rating — 293,936 ratings
6.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,439 ratings
7.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights 3.90 avg rating — 1,959,428 ratings
8.
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 172,339 ratings
9.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 4.03 avg rating — 395,719 ratings
9.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,849 ratings
11.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair 3.81 avg rating — 131,962 ratings
12.
David Copperfield
David Copperfield 4.04 avg rating — 253,111 ratings
13.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,253 ratings
14.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,586 ratings
15.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,374 ratings
16.
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe 3.68 avg rating — 325,004 ratings
17.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 3.73 avg rating — 22,672 ratings
18.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating — 174,988 ratings
19.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,986 ratings
20.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure 3.83 avg rating — 74,828 ratings
21.
The Moonstone
The Moonstone 3.91 avg rating — 97,259 ratings
22.
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress 4.07 avg rating — 154,148 ratings
23.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,958 ratings
24.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating — 482,076 ratings
25.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,415 ratings
26.
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now 4.09 avg rating — 13,885 ratings
27.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,368 ratings
28.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,305 ratings
29.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling 3.75 avg rating — 34,039 ratings
30.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,783 ratings
31.
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 78,279 ratings
32.
The Rainbow
The Rainbow 3.70 avg rating — 21,411 ratings
33.
Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway 3.78 avg rating — 341,981 ratings
34.
Ulysses
Ulysses 3.77 avg rating — 138,358 ratings
35.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies 3.70 avg rating — 3,117,744 ratings
36.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,810 ratings
37.
Lolita
Lolita 3.87 avg rating — 919,299 ratings
38.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3.50 avg rating — 14,203 ratings
39.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,544 ratings
40.
Nightmare Abbey
Nightmare Abbey 3.45 avg rating — 2,034 ratings
40.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 3.70 avg rating — 59,335 ratings
42.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating — 461,080 ratings
43.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,833 ratings
44.
Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady
Clarissa, or, The History of a Young Lady 3.39 avg rating — 8,499 ratings
45.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,783,144 ratings
46.
Babbitt
Babbitt 3.69 avg rating — 24,525 ratings
47.
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion 3.67 avg rating — 28,236 ratings
48.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating — 108,693 ratings
49.
Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 67,105 ratings
50.
Scoop
Scoop 3.79 avg rating — 22,003 ratings
51.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating — 189,945 ratings
52.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating — 84,386 ratings
53.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,664 ratings
54.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,491 ratings
55.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair 3.90 avg rating — 68,994 ratings
56.
New Grub Street
New Grub Street 3.78 avg rating — 6,406 ratings
57.
Kim
Kim 3.70 avg rating — 39,392 ratings
58.
The Bell Jar
The Bell Jar 4.05 avg rating — 1,154,060 ratings
59.
Zuleika Dobson
Zuleika Dobson 3.52 avg rating — 4,867 ratings
59.
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage 4.15 avg rating — 60,346 ratings
61.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,194 ratings
62.
Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating — 114,218 ratings
63.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 3.60 avg rating — 6,830 ratings
64.
Lolly Willowes
Lolly Willowes 3.70 avg rating — 12,119 ratings
65.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,242 ratings
66.
Sister Carrie
Sister Carrie 3.77 avg rating — 41,371 ratings
67.
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Richard Hannay, #1)
The Thirty-Nine Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 45,013 ratings
68.
Joy in the Morning (Jeeves, #8)
Joy in the Morning (Jeeves, #8) 4.28 avg rating — 12,931 ratings
69.
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2)
Rabbit Redux (Rabbit Angstrom, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 16,268 ratings
70.
At Swim-Two-Birds
At Swim-Two-Birds 3.85 avg rating — 14,062 ratings
71.
Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4)
Rabbit at Rest (Rabbit Angstrom, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 16,294 ratings
72.
Sybil, or the Two Nations
Sybil, or the Two Nations 3.29 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
73.
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano 3.76 avg rating — 26,363 ratings
74.
Voss
Voss 3.78 avg rating — 3,488 ratings
75.
The Golden Notebook
The Golden Notebook 3.77 avg rating — 24,231 ratings
76.
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 753,960 ratings
77.
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl 3.77 avg rating — 11,715 ratings
78.
Hadrian the Seventh
Hadrian the Seventh 3.46 avg rating — 568 ratings
79.
The History of Mr. Polly
The History of Mr. Polly 3.65 avg rating — 2,105 ratings
79.
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont 3.99 avg rating — 11,395 ratings
81.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,947 ratings
82.
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River 3.77 avg rating — 18,435 ratings
83.
Amongst Women
Amongst Women 3.95 avg rating — 5,143 ratings
84.
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm 3.88 avg rating — 53,854 ratings
84.
True History of the Kelly Gang
True History of the Kelly Gang 3.83 avg rating — 23,802 ratings
86.
Nineteen
Nineteen 3.97 avg rating — 3,236 ratings
87.
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1)
Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 76,600 ratings
88.
Murphy
Murphy 3.81 avg rating — 6,324 ratings
89.
Party Going
Party Going 3.49 avg rating — 961 ratings
90.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men 4.09 avg rating — 65,743 ratings
91.
The Heat of the Day
The Heat of the Day 3.40 avg rating — 2,742 ratings
92.
The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March 3.84 avg rating — 18,693 ratings
93.
A Single Man
A Single Man 4.06 avg rating — 36,554 ratings
94.
Portnoy’s Complaint
Portnoy’s Complaint 3.71 avg rating — 72,175 ratings
95.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,717 ratings
96.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping 3.81 avg rating — 57,355 ratings
97.
Money: A Suicide Note
Money: A Suicide Note 3.70 avg rating — 25,095 ratings
98.
An Artist of the Floating World
An Artist of the Floating World 3.78 avg rating — 43,690 ratings
99.
The Beginning of Spring
The Beginning of Spring 3.71 avg rating — 3,484 ratings
100.
Breathing Lessons
Breathing Lessons 3.66 avg rating — 32,323 ratings
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