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The Greatest 100 Books Ever Written

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The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps
1
John Buchan
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books
3
Charles Dickens
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
4
Anthony Burgess
A Month in the Country (J.L. Carr)
A Month in the Country
5
J.L. Carr
A Passage to India (E. M. Forster)
A Passage to India
6
E. M. Forster
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
7
E.M. Forster
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
8
Charles Dickens
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
9
Lewis Carroll
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
10
Erich Maria Remarque
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
11
Agatha Christie
The Angel's Game (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Angel's Game
12
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
13
Anne Frank
Around the World in 80 Days (Michael Palin)
Around the World in 80 Days
14
Michael Palin
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days
15
Jules Verne
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
16
Ian McEwan
Barchester Towers (Anthony Trollope)
Barchester Towers
17
Anthony Trollope
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
18
Anonymous
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
19
Sebastian Faulks
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
20
Aldous Huxley
The Colditz Story (P. R. Reid)
The Colditz Story
21
P. R. Reid
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (Charlie MacKesy)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
22
Charlie MacKesy
Canterbury Tales (Coghill Trans.)
Canterbury Tales
23
Coghill Trans.
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
24
Stella Gibbons
Cry the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry the Beloved Country
25
Alan Paton
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
Death in Venice
26
Thomas Mann
Dombey and Son (Charles Dickens)
Dombey and Son
27
Charles Dickens
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
28
Bram Stoker
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
29
Jane Austen
Enemy Coast Ahead (Guy Gibson)
Enemy Coast Ahead
30
Guy Gibson
Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton
31
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
32
Mary Shelley
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
33
John Fowles
Goodbye Mr Chips (James Hilton)
Goodbye Mr Chips
34
James Hilton
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
35
Charles Dickens
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
36
William Shakespeare
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
37
Maggie O'farrell
Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
38
Charles Dickens
The Haunted Hotel and Other Stories
The Haunted Hotel and Other Stories
39
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
40
Joseph Conrad
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