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Greatest Novel Ever

"...here is a list of the greatest English-language novels published since the era of Dickens and Eliot....These are my favorites—the best-written, the most provoking and memorable, the titles I am likeliest to reread when stuck between books." (D. G. Myers, A Commonplace Blog)
D. G. Myers was a critic and literary historian at Texas A&M and Ohio State universities.
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Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
1
Vladimir Nabokov
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
2
Henry James
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3
Mark Twain
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
4
James Joyce
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
5
F. Scott Fitzgerald
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
6
Willa Cather
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
7
Philip Roth
Mr. Sammler's Planet (Saul Bellow)
Mr. Sammler's Planet
8
Saul Bellow
Howard's End (E. M. Forster)
Howard's End
9
E. M. Forster
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
10
George Orwell
The Wife of Martin Guerre (Janet Lewis)
The Wife of Martin Guerre
11
Janet Lewis
The Secret Agent (Joseph Conrad)
The Secret Agent
12
Joseph Conrad
The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
The Good Soldier
13
Ford Madox Ford
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
14
Evelyn Waugh
Jude the Obscure (Thomas Hardy)
Jude the Obscure
15
Thomas Hardy
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
16
William Faulkner
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
17
Edith Wharton
Lucky Jim (Jim Dixon)
Lucky Jim
18
Jim Dixon
The Siege of Krishnapur (J.G. Farrell)
The Siege of Krishnapur
19
J.G. Farrell
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
20
Ralph Ellison
Chronicles of Narnia Series (C.S. Lewis)
Chronicles of Narnia Series
21
C.S. Lewis
A Mirror for Witches (Esther Forbes)
A Mirror for Witches
22
Esther Forbes
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
23
Henry Roth
The Soul of Kindness (Elizabeth Taylor)
The Soul of Kindness
24
Elizabeth Taylor
Less Than Angels (Barbara Pym)
Less Than Angels
25
Barbara Pym
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
26
Elizabeth Bowen
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
27
Muriel Spark
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
28
Ernest Hemingway
The Heart of the Matter (Graham Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
29
Graham Greene
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
30
Marilynne Robinson
Pictures From an Institution
Pictures From an Institution
31
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
32
Stephen Crane
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
33
Malcolm Lowry
Women in Love (D. H. Lawrence)
Women in Love
34
D. H. Lawrence
Lady Into Fox (David Garnett)
Lady Into Fox
35
David Garnett
Goodbye to Berlin (Christopher Isherwood)
Goodbye to Berlin
36
Christopher Isherwood
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
37
Robert Graves
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
38
J.D. Salinger
The Flight From the Enchanter
The Flight From the Enchanter
39
Eustace and Hilda (L.P. Hartley)
Eustace and Hilda
40
L.P. Hartley
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