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The Great British Novels of the Last 100 Years - Page 2

This list is inspired by The Atlantic's recent list of, in their opinion, the Great American Novels. I've already published a list of what I believe the Great British Novels are, but with no time limit. This list, however, follows The Atlantic's criteria that the books must have been published within the last 100 years. I have 136 novels in this list, just like The Atlantic's list, but the one rule I imposed on myself, which The Atlantic didn't (which is fine - to each their own), is to allow an author only one entry on the list. I'm sure many will disagree with some of my choices, but what we love about reading is that we can all agree on how wonderful it is yet have completely different reading interests. Enjoy!
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Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
41
Sarah Waters
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
42
George R.R. Martin
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (Dorothy L. Sayers)
Gaudy Night - A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery
43
Dorothy L. Sayers
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other
44
Bernardine Evaristo
The Go-Between (L.P. Hartley)
The Go-Between
45
L.P. Hartley
The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
46
Doris Lessing
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman)
Good Omens
47
Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
48
Maggie O'farrell
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
49
J.K. Rowling
Harvest (Jim Crace)
Harvest
50
Jim Crace
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
51
Nick Hornby
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
52
Phillip Pullman
The History Man (Malcolm Bradbury)
The History Man
53
Malcolm Bradbury
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
54
Douglas Adams
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
55
Kamila Shamsie
The Horse's Mouth (Joyce Cary)
The Horse's Mouth
56
Joyce Cary
Hotel Du Lac (Anita Brookner)
Hotel Du Lac
57
Anita Brookner
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
58
Arthur Conan Doyle
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley
59
Richard Llewellyn
How Late It Was, How Late (James Kelman)
How Late It Was, How Late
60
James Kelman
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
61
Dodie Smith
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
62
Robert Graves
Inverted World (Christopher Priest)
Inverted World
63
Christopher Priest
The Jewel in the Crown (Paul Scott)
The Jewel in the Crown
64
Paul Scott
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
65
Susanna Clarke
Kane and Abel (Jeffrey Archer)
Kane and Abel
66
Jeffrey Archer
Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
67
D.H. Lawrence
The Lambs of London (Peter Ackroyd)
The Lambs of London
68
Peter Ackroyd
The Last Samurai (Helen Dewitt)
The Last Samurai
69
Helen Dewitt
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
70
Kate Atkinson
The Line of Beauty (Alan Hollinghurst)
The Line of Beauty
71
Alan Hollinghurst
London Orbital (Iain Sinclair)
London Orbital
72
Iain Sinclair
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
73
William Golding
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
74
J.R.R. Tolkien
Love Marriage (Monica Ali)
Love Marriage
75
Monica Ali
Loving (Henry Green)
Loving
76
Henry Green
Lucky Jim (Kingsley Amis)
Lucky Jim
77
Kingsley Amis
Master and Commander (Patrick O'Brian)
Master and Commander
78
Patrick O'Brian
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
79
Roald Dahl
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
80
E.M. Forster
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