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Best British Novels of the 20th Century

There is no doubt about the great influence British writers and books have had on world literature. Formal innovations (think of Virginia Woolf, for example) have been among the most important in the history of novels, and themes and contents of British books have helped shape the world in which we live today.
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To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
1
Virginia Woolf
Nostromo
Nostromo
2
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
3
George Orwell
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
4
Virginia Woolf
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Howards End
5
E.M. Forster
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
6
Ford Madox Ford
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
7
Doris Lessing
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
8
William Golding
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
9
E.M. Forster
The Waves (Virginia Woolf)
The Waves
10
Virginia Woolf
Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
11
D. H. Lawrence
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
12
Aldous Huxley
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
13
Joseph Conrad
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
14
Malcolm Lowry
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
15
J.R.R.Tolkien
The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)
The Power and the Glory
16
Graham Greene
All Passion Spent (Vita Sackville West)
All Passion Spent
17
Vita Sackville West
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
18
D.H. Lawrence
I Claudius (Graves)
I Claudius
19
Graves
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga
20
John Galsworthy
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
21
Kazuo Ishiguro
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
22
E.M. Forster
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
23
Kenneth Grahame
A Dance to the Music of Time (Anthony Powell)
A Dance to the Music of Time
24
Anthony Powell
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
25
Evelyn Waugh
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
26
George Orwell
The End of the Affair (Graham Greene)
The End of the Affair
27
Graham Greene
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
28
Salman Rushdie
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
29
John Fowles
Lanark (Alasdair Gray)
Lanark
30
Alasdair Gray
The Alexandria Quartet (Lawrence Durrell)
The Alexandria Quartet
31
Lawrence Durrell
The Swimming Pool Library (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Swimming Pool Library
32
Alan Hollinghurst
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
33
C.S. Lewis
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
34
Stella Gibbons
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
35
Elizabeth Bowen
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
36
Evelyn Waugh
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
37
V.S. Naipaul
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
38
Graham Greene
Of Human Bondage (W Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
39
W Somerset Maugham
The Bookshop (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Bookshop
40
Penelope Fitzgerald
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