List Challenges
Movies Books Travel Food Other
Trending
New
Popular
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

The 20 Greatest Novels Written in English

The Greatest American Books ever released list is finally here -- from the user that brought you:
-- 100 of the Most Classic Films Ever
-- 50 Books We All must read as a Teenager
AND
-- What We Need to Read Once
Read More
511 users · 1,550 views
 
avg. score: 9 of 20 (47%)
required scores: 1, 6, 8, 10, 13 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 1
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1
Harper Lee
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
2
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
3
James Joyce
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
4
J.D. Salinger
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
5
Jane Austen
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6
Mark Twain
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
7
Lewis Carroll
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
8
Virginia Woolf
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
9
William Faulkner
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
10
George Orwell
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
11
Charles Dickens
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
12
William Faulkner
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
13
George Eliot
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
14
Toni Morrison
The Invisible Man (H.G. Wells)
The Invisible Man
15
H.G. Wells
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
16
Virginia Woolf
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
17
Charles Dickens
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
18
J.R.R.Tolkien
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
19
Mary Shelley
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
20
Chinua Achebe
Page 1 of 1
 Your Results
Click the SHOW MY RESULTS button
above to calculate your results.
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to 'The 20 Greatest Novels Written in English'
The English Teacher's Novel 100: A Personal List of Some of the Greatest Novels Written
The English Teacher's Novel 100: A Personal List of Some of the Greatest Novels Written
993
100
The Guardian's 100 Best Novels Written in English
The Guardian's 100 Best Novels Written in English
12,263
100
The Definitive 100 Best Novels Written in English
The Definitive 100 Best Novels Written in English
11,296
100
100 Best Novels Written in English
100 Best Novels Written in English
7,068
100
Robert McCrum's 100 Best Novels Written in English
Robert McCrum's 100 Best Novels Written in English
1,187
100
The Greatest Novels Ever Written
The Greatest Novels Ever Written
2,057
324
The Top 100 Greatest Novels Ever Written
The Top 100 Greatest Novels Ever Written
1,972
100
Greatest Novels Written by American Authors
Greatest Novels Written by American Authors
1,886
100
52 of the Greatest Science Fiction & Fantasy Debut Novels Ever Written
52 of the Greatest Science Fiction & Fantasy Debut Novels Ever Written
1,819
52
12 Novels That Are Considered the "Greatest Books Ever Written"
12 Novels That Are Considered the "Greatest Books Ever Written"
1,132
12
12 Novels That Are Considered the "Greatest Books Ever Written" According to Brittanica
12 Novels That Are Considered the "Greatest Books Ever Written" According to Brittanica
705
12
Britannica's Contemporary British Novels, Christmas Classics AND Greatest Books Ever Written
Britannica's Contemporary British Novels, Christmas Classics AND Greatest Books Ever Written
524
28
Flavorwire's 50 Greatest Campus Novels Ever Written (Plus Extras)
Flavorwire's 50 Greatest Campus Novels Ever Written (Plus Extras)
439
72
The Greatest Novels Written About Every Sport
The Greatest Novels Written About Every Sport
123
25
100 Greatest Novels in the English Language
100 Greatest Novels in the English Language
1,921
100
Non-English Novels That Kept Their Non-English Titles
Non-English Novels That Kept Their Non-English Titles
423
26
Best Books Not Written in English
Best Books Not Written in English
1,249
70
The English Teacher's Non-Fiction 100: Some of the Best Fact-Based Books Ever Written
The English Teacher's Non-Fiction 100: Some of the Best Fact-Based Books Ever Written
584
100
Books Originally Written in a Language Other Than English
Books Originally Written in a Language Other Than English
425
56
Books Orginially Written in English That I've Read
Books Orginially Written in English That I've Read
398
498
Books I've Read That Were Not Written in English
Books I've Read That Were Not Written in English
262
71
Books Not Originally Written in English That Julia Liked
Books Not Originally Written in English That Julia Liked
261
20
Marta's Last 100 Books Written by Women and Published in English
Marta's Last 100 Books Written by Women and Published in English
253
100
Books Caffryn's Read That Weren't Originally Written in English
Books Caffryn's Read That Weren't Originally Written in English
238
190
Books Originally Written in a Non-English Language Read by Bibliagirl
Books Originally Written in a Non-English Language Read by Bibliagirl
151
94
Books Caff Read That Were Not Originally Written in English
Books Caff Read That Were Not Originally Written in English
76
576
The 101 Most Heartbreaking Novels Ever Written According to Ranker
The 101 Most Heartbreaking Novels Ever Written According to Ranker
2,668
101
45 Novels Written in the 19th Century That Deserve a Place on the Modern Bookshelf
45 Novels Written in the 19th Century That Deserve a Place on the Modern Bookshelf
2,534
45
The 101 Best Novels Ever Written (Ranker-Oct2023)
The 101 Best Novels Ever Written (Ranker-Oct2023)
2,037
101
The Funniest Novels Ever Written
The Funniest Novels Ever Written
1,382
95
All Similar Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2025 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN