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BBC's Top 200 Books

This is the list of books from 2003, so most of it might be books that are very old. I hope you enjoy this list and make the most out of your reading experience
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The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
1
J.R.R. Tolkien
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
2
Philip Pullman
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
3
J. K. Rowling
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
4
Douglas Adams
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
5
Emily Brontë
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
6
J.D. Salinger
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
7
Kenneth Grahame
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
8
Charles Dickens
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott,)
Little Women
9
Louisa May Alcott,
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
10
Leo Tolstoy
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
11
Margaret Mitchell
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
12
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
13
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
14
J.K. Rowling
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
15
J.R.R. Tolkien
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
16
Thomas Hardy
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
17
George Eliot
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
18
John Irving
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
19
John Steinbeck
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
20
Lewis Carroll
The Story of Tracy Beaker (Jacqueline Wilson)
The Story of Tracy Beaker
21
Jacqueline Wilson
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
22
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
The Pillars of the Earth
23
Ken Follett
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
24
Charles Dickens
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
25
Roald Dahl
Treasure Island (Penguin Classics)
Treasure Island
26
Penguin Classics
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
27
Nevil Shute
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
28
Jane Austen
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
29
Frank Herbert
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
30
Jane Austen
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
31
L.M. Montgomery
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
32
Richard Adams
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
33
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
34
Alexandre Dumas
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
35
Evelyn Waugh
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
36
George Orwell
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
37
Charles Dickens
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
38
Thomas Hardy
Goodnight Mister Tom (Michelle Magorian)
Goodnight Mister Tom
39
Michelle Magorian
The Shell Seekers (Rosamunde Pilcher)
The Shell Seekers
40
Rosamunde Pilcher
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