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Best British Novels of the 20th Century - Page 2

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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A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
41
Anthony Burgess
The Way of All Flesh (Samuel Butler)
The Way of All Flesh
42
Samuel Butler
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
43
Martin Amis
The Rainbow (D.H. Lawrence)
The Rainbow
44
D.H. Lawrence
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
45
V.S. Naipaul
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
46
J.G. Ballard
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
47
Virginia Woolf
Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea
Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea
48
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
49
Jean Rhys
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
50
Jeanette Winterson
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
51
A.S. Byatt
Lucky Jim (Jim Dixon)
Lucky Jim
52
Jim Dixon
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
53
Graham Greene
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
Decline and Fall
54
Evelyn Waugh
The Passion (Jeanette Winterson)
The Passion
55
Jeanette Winterson
Parade's End (Ford Madox Ford)
Parade's End
56
Ford Madox Ford
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
57
Muriel Spark
The Blue Flower (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Blue Flower
58
Penelope Fitzgerald
Women in Love (D.H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
59
D.H. Lawrence
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
60
Philip Pullman
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth
61
A Legacy (Sybille Bedford)
A Legacy
62
Sybille Bedford
The Buddha of Suburbia (Hanif Kureishi)
The Buddha of Suburbia
63
Hanif Kureishi
Loving
Loving
64
The Jewel in the Crown
The Jewel in the Crown
65
Under the Net (Iris Murdoch)
Under the Net
66
Iris Murdoch
The Magus (John Fowles)
The Magus
67
John Fowles
The Collector (John Fowles)
The Collector
68
John Fowles
Kim
Kim
69
The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
70
Joseph Conrad
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
71
Daphne Du Maurier
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
72
Graham Greene
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
73
J.R.R. Tolkien
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
74
Pat Barker
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
75
Richard Adams
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
76
E.M. Forster
Amsterdam (Ian McEwan)
Amsterdam
77
Ian McEwan
Memoirs of a Survivor (Doris Lessing)
Memoirs of a Survivor
78
Doris Lessing
The Code of the Woosters (Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
79
Wodehouse
Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
80
Christopher Isherwood
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