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Best Classic Novels of All Time, According to BookBub Readers

A list of books by Johanna Golden written in 2018. The author's article description is below.
"We love hearing our readers' opinions, so we recently asked BookBub members to vote on their favorite classic books of all time. After analyzing thousands of responses, we're happy to share the results! Read on for the best adult classic novels of all time, according to BookBub readers. Note: Orders reflects highest number of votes. Publishers' descriptions included."
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Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
1
Jane Austen
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
2
Harper Lee
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
3
Charlotte Bronte
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
4
Louisa May Alcott
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
5
Daphne Du Maurier
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
6
Emily Bronte
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
7
C.S.Lewis
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
8
Charles Dickens
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
9
Betty Smith
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
10
Jane Austen
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
11
John Steinbeck
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
12
Leo Tolstoy
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
13
Bram Stoker
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
14
J.D. Salinger
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
15
Ray Bradbury
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
16
George Orwell
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass
17
Lewis Carroll
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
18
John Steinbeck
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
19
Leo Tolstoy
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
20
Mary Shelley
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
21
Margaret Atwood
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
22
Aldous Huxley
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
23
Erich Maria Remarque
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
24
Herman Melville
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
25
John Steinbeck
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
26
Gabriel García Márquez
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
27
Toni Morrison
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
28
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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