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Waterstones Books of the Century

Waterstones bookstore chain released this list in 1997 based on the results of their Books of the Century Poll.
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The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
1
J.R.R.Tolkien
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
2
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
3
George Orwell
Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
4
James Joyce
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
5
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
6
J.D. Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
7
Harper Lee
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
8
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
9
John Steinbeck
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
10
Irvine Welsh
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
11
Jung Chang
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
12
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
13
William Golding
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
14
Jack Kerouac
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
15
Aldous Huxley
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
16
Kenneth Grahame
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
17
A. A. Milne
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
18
Alice Walker
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
19
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
20
Albert Camus
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
21
C.S. Lewis
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
22
Franz Kafka
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
23
Margaret Mitchell
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
24
Douglas Adams
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
25
Salman Rushdie
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
26
Anne Frank
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
27
Anthony Burgess
Sons and Lovers (D.H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
28
D.H. Lawrence
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
29
Virginia Woolf
If This Is a Man (Primo Levi)
If This Is a Man
30
Primo Levi
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
31
Vladimir Nabokov
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks)
The Wasp Factory
32
Iain Banks
Remembrance of Things Past (Marcel Proust)
Remembrance of Things Past
33
Marcel Proust
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
34
Roald Dahl
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
35
John Steinbeck
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
36
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
37
A.S. Byatt
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
38
Joseph Conrad
A Passage to India (E.M. Forster)
A Passage to India
39
E.M. Forster
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
40
Richard Adams
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