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The 100 Greatest British Novels

"BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider's perspective on the best in British literature."
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The Code of the Woosters (P.G. Wodehouse)
The Code of the Woosters
1
P.G. Wodehouse
There but for the (Ali Smith)
There but for The
2
Ali Smith
Under the Volcano (Malcolm Lowry)
Under the Volcano
3
Malcolm Lowry
The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
The Chronicles of Narnia
4
C.S. Lewis
The Memoirs of a Survivor (Doris Lessing)
The Memoirs of a Survivor
5
Doris Lessing
The Buddha of Suburbia (Hanif Kureishi)
The Buddha of Suburbia
6
Hanif Kureishi
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (James Hogg)
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
7
James Hogg
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
8
William Golding
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
9
Stella Gibbons
The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy)
The Forsyte Saga
10
John Galsworthy
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
11
Wilkie Collins
The Horse's Mouth (Joyce Cary)
The Horse's Mouth
12
Joyce Cary
The Death of the Heart (Elizabeth Bowen)
The Death of the Heart
13
Elizabeth Bowen
The Old Wives' Tale (Arnold Bennett)
The Old Wives' Tale
14
Arnold Bennett
A Legacy
A Legacy
15
The Regeneration Trilogy (Pat Barker)
The Regeneration Trilogy
16
Pat Barker
Scoop (Evelyn Waugh)
Scoop
17
Evelyn Waugh
Barchester Towers (Anthony Trollope)
Barchester Towers
18
Anthony Trollope
The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels (Edward St. Aubyn)
The Complete Patrick Melrose Novels
19
Edward St. Aubyn
The Jewel in the Crown (Paul Scott)
The Jewel in the Crown
20
Paul Scott
Excellent Women (Barbara Pym)
Excellent Women
21
Barbara Pym
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
22
Phillip Pullman
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
23
V.S. Naipaul
Of Human Bondage (W. Somerset Maugham)
Of Human Bondage
24
W. Somerset Maugham
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
25
Andrea Levy
Women in Love (D.H Lawrence)
Women in Love
26
D.H Lawrence
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
27
Thomas Hardy
The Blue Flower
The Blue Flower
28
The Heart of the Matter (Greene)
The Heart of the Matter
29
Greene
Old Filth (Jane Gardam)
Old Filth
30
Jane Gardam
Daniel Deronda (George Eliot)
Daniel Deronda
31
George Eliot
Nostromo (Joseph Conrad)
Nostromo
32
Joseph Conrad
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
33
Anthony Burgess
Crash (J.G. Ballard)
Crash
34
J.G. Ballard
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
35
Jane Austen
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
36
Virginia Woolf
The Way We Live Now (Anthony Trollope)
The Way We Live Now
37
Anthony Trollope
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
38
Muriel Spark
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
39
George Orwell
The Sea, the Sea (Iris Murdoch)
The Sea, the Sea
40
Iris Murdoch
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