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The Big Read: BBC Top 100 Books to Read Before You Die

In April 2003 the BBC's Big Read began the search for the nation's best-loved novel, and we asked you to nominate your favourite books.
Found here:https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100.shtml
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The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
1
J.R.R.Tolkien
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
2
Jane Austen
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
3
Philip Pullman
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
4
Douglas Adams
Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Goblet of Fire
5
J.K. Rowling
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
6
Harper Lee
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
7
A. A. Milne
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
8
George Orwell
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
9
C.S. Lewis
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
10
Charlotte Bronte
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
11
Joseph Heller
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
12
Emily Brontë
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
13
Sebastian Faulks
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
14
Daphne Du Maurier
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
15
J.D. Salinger
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
16
Kenneth Grahame
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
17
Charles Dickens
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
18
Louisa May Alcott
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
19
Louis De Bernieres
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
20
Leo Tolstoy
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
21
Margaret Mitchell
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
22
J.K. Rowling
Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Chamber of Secrets
23
J.K. Rowling
Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Prisoner of Azkaban
24
J.K. Rowling
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
25
J.R.R. Tolkien
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
26
Thomas Hardy
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
27
George Eliot
A Prayer for Owen Meaney
A Prayer for Owen Meaney
28
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
29
John Steinbeck
Alices's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alices's Adventures in Wonderland
30
Lewis Carroll
The Story of Tracy Beaker (Jacqueline Wilson)
The Story of Tracy Beaker
31
Jacqueline Wilson
100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
100 Years of Solitude
32
Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez
Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
Pillars of the Earth
33
Ken Follett
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
34
Charles Dickens
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
35
Roald Dahl
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
36
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
37
Nevil Shute
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
38
Jane Austen
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
39
Frank Herbert
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
40
Jane Austen
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