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Britannica's Contemporary British Novels, Christmas Classics AND Greatest Books Ever Written

3 more great compact lists from the editors at Britannica
01-10: 10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles
11-16: Editor Picks: 6 Great Christmas Stories (specifically Chapter 5 of TWITW)
17-28: 12 Novels Considered the 'Greatest Book Ever Written'
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44 Scotland Street (Alexander McCall Smith)
44 Scotland Street
1
Alexander McCall Smith
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2
Ransom Riggs
Early in Orcadia (Naomi Mitchison)
Early in Orcadia
3
Naomi Mitchison
Raven Black (Ann Cleeves)
Raven Black
4
Ann Cleeves
Invisible Islands (Angus Peter Campbell)
Invisible Islands
5
Angus Peter Campbell
The Blackhouse (Peter May)
The Blackhouse
6
Peter May
Why the Whales Came (Michael Morpurgo)
Why the Whales Came
7
Michael Morpurgo
Safe House (Chris Ewan)
Safe House
8
Chris Ewan
The Heather Blazing (Colm Toibin)
The Heather Blazing
9
Colm Toibin
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
10
Zadie Smith
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
11
Charles Dickens
A Child's Christmas in Wales (Dylan Thomas)
A Child's Christmas in Wales
12
Dylan Thomas
The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry)
The Gift of the Magi
13
O. Henry
A Christmas Memory (Truman Capote)
A Christmas Memory
14
Truman Capote
At Christmas Time (Anton Chekhov)
At Christmas Time
15
Anton Chekhov
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
16
Kenneth Grahame
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
17
Leo Tolstoy
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
18
Harper Lee
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
19
F. Scott Fitzgerald
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
20
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A Passage to India (E. M. Forster)
A Passage to India
21
E. M. Forster
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
22
Ralph Ellison
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
23
Miguel De Cervantes
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
24
Toni Morrison
Mrs Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs Dalloway
25
Virginia Woolf
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
26
Chinua Achebe
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
27
Charlotte Brontë
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
28
Alice Walker
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