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The 101 Best Novels Ever Written (Ranker-Oct2023)

"This is the ultimate list of the best novels of all time, which is based on influence, originality, popularity, and personal affections. You can make the case for many books to be on this list, but only a few can be considered the best novel ever written. For as long as books have been around, there has been debate amongst book enthusiasts over what truly is the best book ever. The one criteria on this list is that we are only taking fiction books into account. Classics are all on here and deservedly so as they've stood the test of the time and have become important pieces of literature. That's not to say that modern books are neglected, in fact, they're well represented as well." - ranker.com
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
2
J.R.R. Tolkien
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
3
Mary Shelley
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4
Mark Twain
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
5
Fyodor Dostoevsky
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
6
Charles Dickens
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
7
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
8
C.S. Lewis
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
9
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
10
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
11
Alexandre Dumas
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
12
Bram Stoker
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
13
Harper Lee
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
14
Jane Austen
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
15
Mark Twain
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
16
Ray Bradbury
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
17
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
18
Robert Louis Stevenson
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
19
John Steinbeck
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
20
Arthur Conan Doyle
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
21
Ken Kesey
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
22
Charlotte Bronte
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
23
Jack London
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
24
Lewis Carroll
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
25
E. B. White
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Two Towers
26
J.R.R. Tolkein
The Iliad/The Odyssey (Homer)
The Iliad/The Odyssey
27
Homer
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
28
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
29
Leo Tolstoy
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
30
Charles Dickens
The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)
The Three Musketeers
31
Alexandre Dumas
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
32
Oscar Wilde
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
33
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
34
Charles Dickens
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
35
George Orwell
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
36
Jane Austen
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
37
Roald Dahl
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
38
L. Frank Baum
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
39
Victor Hugo
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
40
Leo Tolstoy
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