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Bookmarkyourlibrary's 100 Essential Books Listing

In a study commissioned by the website bookmarkyourlibrary.org.uk to encourage people back into libraries, these were found to be in the top 100 books mentioned.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
1
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
2
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
3
Dan Brown
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4
J.K. Rowling
The Official Highway Code
The Official Highway Code
5
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
6
C.S. Lewis
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey
7
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
8
Harper Lee
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
9
J.R.R. Tolkien
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
10
Jane Austen
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
11
J.R.R. Tolkien
Jamie's 15 Minute Meals
Jamie's 15 Minute Meals
12
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
13
Roald Dahl
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
14
Charles Dickens
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
15
Douglas Adams
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
16
George Orwell
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
17
George Orwell
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
18
Stieg Larsson
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
19
Helen Fielding
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
20
Louisa May Alcott
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
21
William Shakespeare
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
22
Bram Stoker
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
23
Frances Hodgson Burnett
George's Marvellous Medicine (Roald Dahl)
George's Marvellous Medicine
24
Roald Dahl
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
25
Audrey Niffenegger
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
26
Suzanne Collins
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
27
J.D. Salinger
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
28
Charles Dickens
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
29
Alice Sebold
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
30
Oscar Wilde
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
31
Jane Austen
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
32
William Golding
The Story of Tracy Beaker (Jacqueline Wilson)
The Story of Tracy Beaker
33
Jacqueline Wilson
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
34
Stephen King
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
35
Sophie Kinsella
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
36
George R.R. Martin
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
37
Yann Martel
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
38
Arthur Golden
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
39
Thomas Hardy
The Magic Faraway Tree (Enid Blyton)
The Magic Faraway Tree
40
Enid Blyton
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