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100 Best Novels as Published by the Daily Telegraph in 1899

The Daily Telegraph published an article in 1899 listing the 100 Best Novels, as selected by the editor with the assistance of Sir Edwin Arnold, H. D. Traill, and W. L. Courtney. (Nov 8, 1899)
There are 101 books on the list because the Whyte-Melville books were listed as one item.
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The Tower of London (William Harrison Ainsworth)
The Tower of London
1
William Harrison Ainsworth
Old Saint Paul's (William Harrison Ainsworth)
Old Saint Paul's
2
William Harrison Ainsworth
Windsor Castle (William Harrison Ainsworth)
Windsor Castle
3
William Harrison Ainsworth
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
4
Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
5
Jane Austen
Père Goriot (Honoré De Balzac)
Père Goriot
6
Honoré De Balzac
A Window in Thrums (J. M. Barrie)
A Window in Thrums
7
J. M. Barrie
The Golden Butterfly (Walter Besant & James Rice)
The Golden Butterfly
8
Walter Besant & James Rice
Robbery Under Arms (Rolf Boldrewood)
Robbery Under Arms
9
Rolf Boldrewood
Lady Audley's Secret (Mary Elizabeth Braddon)
Lady Audley's Secret
10
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
11
Charlotte Bronte
Shirley (Charlotte Brontë)
Shirley
12
Charlotte Brontë
The Deemster (Hall Caine)
The Deemster
13
Hall Caine
Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist (Henry Cockton)
Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist
14
Henry Cockton
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
15
Wilkie Collins
The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
16
Wilkie Collins
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
17
James Fenimore Cooper
The Pathfinder (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Pathfinder
18
James Fenimore Cooper
The Prairie (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Prairie
19
James Fenimore Cooper
Mr Isaacs (F. Marion Crawford)
Mr Isaacs
20
F. Marion Crawford
Martin Chuzzlewit (Charles Dickens)
Martin Chuzzlewit
21
Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens)
Nicholas Nickleby
22
Charles Dickens
The Old Curiosity Shop (Charles Dickens)
The Old Curiosity Shop
23
Charles Dickens
Dombey and Son (Charles Dickens)
Dombey and Son
24
Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
25
Charles Dickens
The Firm of Girdlestone (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Firm of Girdlestone
26
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
27
Alexandre Dumas
Twenty Years After (Alexandre Dumas)
Twenty Years After
28
Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
29
Alexandre Dumas
Scenes of Clerical Life (George Eliot)
Scenes of Clerical Life
30
George Eliot
Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones
31
Henry Fielding
Joseph Andrews (Henry Fielding)
Joseph Andrews
32
Henry Fielding
Mary Barton (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Mary Barton
33
Elizabeth Gaskell
The Aide-De-Camp (James Grant)
The Aide-De-Camp
34
James Grant
The Romance of War (James Grant)
The Romance of War
35
James Grant
Gabriel Conroy (Bret Harte)
Gabriel Conroy
36
Bret Harte
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
37
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
38
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Elsie Venner a Romance of Destiny (Oliver Wendell Holmes)
Elsie Venner a Romance of Destiny
39
Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Prisoner of Zenda (Anthony Hope)
The Prisoner of Zenda
40
Anthony Hope
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