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The Best Villains in Literature - Page 2

These are the books with the best villains in literature, according to Book Depository. Numbers 1-75 come from the list "The best villains in books for adults"; numbers 76-89 are from the list "The best villains in books for children and YAs."
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
41
Margaret Mitchell
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
42
Alan Moore
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
43
Charlotte Bronte
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
44
Cormac McCarthy
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
45
Mervyn Peake
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
46
Albert Camus
Vanity Fair (William Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
47
William Thackeray
The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan)
The Cement Garden
48
Ian McEwan
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
49
William Golding
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
50
Daphne Du Maurier
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
51
Martin Amis
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
52
Roald Dahl
The Grifters (Jim Thompson)
The Grifters
53
Jim Thompson
Captive in the Dark (C.J. Roberts)
Captive in the Dark
54
C.J. Roberts
The Forbidden Games (L.J. Smith)
The Forbidden Games
55
L.J. Smith
Shatter Me (Tahereh Mafi)
Shatter Me
56
Tahereh Mafi
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
57
John Ajvide Lindqvist
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
58
Oscar Wilde
High-Rise (J.G. Ballard)
High-Rise
59
J.G. Ballard
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
60
James M. Cain
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
61
Roxane Gay
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
62
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
63
Susanna Clarke
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
64
Edgar Allan Poe
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
65
James M. Cain
Hellboy Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction (Mike Mignola)
Hellboy Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction
66
Mike Mignola
Dare Me (Megan Abbott)
Dare Me
67
Megan Abbott
Angels (Denis Johnson)
Angels
68
Denis Johnson
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
69
Neil Gaiman
Tampa (Alissa Nutting)
Tampa
70
Alissa Nutting
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
71
Graham Greene
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
72
Hilary Mantel
YOU (Caroline Kepnes)
YOU
73
Caroline Kepnes
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
74
William Shakespeare
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
75
Robert Graves
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
76
Eoin Colfer
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
77
J.K.Rowling
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
78
Stephenie Meyer
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
79
Lemony Snicket
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
80
C.S. Lewis
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