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50 Greatest British Novels of the 19th Century

These are the 50 greatest British novels written in the 19th century according to Flavorwire. This list is in alphabetical order, if you want to see their rankings then click the link below.
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The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green (Cuthbert Bede)
The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green
1
Cuthbert Bede
Agnes Grey (Anne Brontë)
Agnes Grey
2
Anne Brontë
Alice Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
3
Lewis Carroll
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
4
Charles Dickens
Coningsby or the New Generation (Benjamin Disraeli)
Coningsby or the New Generation
5
Benjamin Disraeli
Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
6
Elizabeth Gaskell
Daniel Deronda (George Eliot)
Daniel Deronda
7
George Eliot
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
8
Charles Dickens
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
9
Bram Stoker
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
10
Jane Austen
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
11
Mary Shelley
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
12
Charles Dickens
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
13
Joseph Conrad
Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
14
Sir Walter Scott
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
15
Charlotte Bronte
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
16
Thomas Hardy
Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
17
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
18
The Light That Failed (Rudyard Kipling)
The Light That Failed
19
Rudyard Kipling
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
20
Joseph Conrad
Mansfield Park (Jane Austen)
Mansfield Park
21
Jane Austen
Mary Barton (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Mary Barton
22
Elizabeth Gaskell
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
23
George Eliot
The Mill on the Floss (George Eliot)
The Mill on the Floss
24
George Eliot
New Grub Street (George Gissing)
New Grub Street
25
George Gissing
Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens)
Nicholas Nickleby
26
Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
27
Charles Dickens
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
28
Jane Austen
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
29
Oscar Wilde
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
30
Jane Austen
The Return of the Native (Thomas Hardy)
The Return of the Native
31
Thomas Hardy
Rob Roy (Sir Walter Scott)
Rob Roy
32
Sir Walter Scott
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
33
Jane Austen
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
34
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
35
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sybil (Benjamin Disraeli)
Sybil
36
Benjamin Disraeli
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
37
Charles Dickens
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
38
Anne Brontë
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
39
Thomas Hardy
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
40
H.G. Wells
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