List Challenges
Movies Books Travel Food Other
Trending
New
Popular
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

100 Great Novels in the English Language

I stopped at the end of the twentieth century as I thought it's too early to consider if the books published after will stand the test of time.
799 users · 2,570 views
 
made by DGCJ
avg. score: 32 of 100 (32%)
required scores: 1, 17, 25, 34, 48 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 3
The Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
The Pilgrim's Progress
1
John Bunyan
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
2
Daniel Defoe
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
3
Jonathan Swift
Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones
4
Henry Fielding
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
5
Laurence Sterne
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
6
Jane Austen
Emma (Austen, Jane)
Emma
7
Austen, Jane
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
8
Jane Austen
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
9
Mary Shelley
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
10
James Fenimore Cooper
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
11
Charles Dickens
Vanity Fair (William Makepeace Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
12
William Makepeace Thackeray
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
13
Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
14
Emily Brontë
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
15
Charles Dickens
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
16
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
17
Herman Melville
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
18
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
19
Elizabeth Gaskell
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
20
Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
21
Charles Dickens
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
22
Wilkie Collins
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
23
Charles Dickens
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
24
Lewis Carroll
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
25
Louisa May Alcott
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
26
George Eliot
Far From the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy)
Far From the Madding Crowd
27
Thomas Hardy
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
28
Henry James
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
29
Mark Twain
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
30
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
31
Oscar Wilde
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
32
Thomas Hardy
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
33
Bram Stoker
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
34
Arthur Conan Doyle
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
35
Joseph Conrad
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
36
Jack London
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove
37
Henry James
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
38
Henry James
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl
39
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
40
Edith Wharton
Page 1 of 3
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to '100 Great Novels in the English Language'
The Great English-Language Novels of the Past 100 Years
The Great English-Language Novels of the Past 100 Years
817
136
The Great Non-English Language Novels
The Great Non-English Language Novels
606
136
The Great English-Language Novels
The Great English-Language Novels
576
136
First Novels: The English Teacher Looks at Some Great (And Not So Great) Beginnings
First Novels: The English Teacher Looks at Some Great (And Not So Great) Beginnings
379
136
Top 200 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century
Top 200 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century
2,488
200
Top 50 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century (FEMALE Authors)
Top 50 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century (FEMALE Authors)
2,355
50
100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th Century
100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th Century
2,090
100
Top 100 English Language Novels of the 20th Century (Madison Public Library)
Top 100 English Language Novels of the 20th Century (Madison Public Library)
1,934
100
100 Greatest Novels in the English Language
100 Greatest Novels in the English Language
1,909
100
Top 50 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century (MALE Authors)
Top 50 English-Language Novels of the 20th Century (MALE Authors)
1,430
50
The Guardian's 100 Best English-Language Novels
The Guardian's 100 Best English-Language Novels
1,048
100
Friendswood Library: the Best 150 English Language Novels of the 20th Century
Friendswood Library: the Best 150 English Language Novels of the 20th Century
1,025
175
The Best Novels of All Time in the English Language Part A
The Best Novels of All Time in the English Language Part A
613
280
The Best Novels of All Time in the English Language Part B
The Best Novels of All Time in the English Language Part B
450
291
Alberta English Language Arts Authorized Novels and Nonfiction Booklist for Grade 10-1 and 10-2
Alberta English Language Arts Authorized Novels and Nonfiction Booklist for Grade 10-1 and 10-2
304
49
Alberta English Language Arts Authorized Novels and Nonfiction Booklist for Grades 7-9
Alberta English Language Arts Authorized Novels and Nonfiction Booklist for Grades 7-9
208
63
100 Great Non-English Language Films
100 Great Non-English Language Films
231
100
50 Great Foreign Movie Posters for English Language Films
50 Great Foreign Movie Posters for English Language Films
170
50
Great English Language Movies Yet to See (Supplemental Cinephile List)
Great English Language Movies Yet to See (Supplemental Cinephile List)
113
480
10 Great Non-English Language Thrillers You Shouldn't Miss
10 Great Non-English Language Thrillers You Shouldn't Miss
108
10
15 Great Non-English Language Gangster Films Worth Your Time
15 Great Non-English Language Gangster Films Worth Your Time
103
15
10 Great English Language Films of Each Year of the 2010s
10 Great English Language Films of Each Year of the 2010s
95
100
AP English Language and Composition/Freshman English One Reading List
AP English Language and Composition/Freshman English One Reading List
242
25
The Great English Novels: A Personal View
The Great English Novels: A Personal View
1,160
160
The English Teacher Reflects: Great Short Novels and Novellas
The English Teacher Reflects: Great Short Novels and Novellas
615
75
Non-English Novels That Kept Their Non-English Titles
Non-English Novels That Kept Their Non-English Titles
361
26
51 Great Comic Novels ( That Are Not Comics or Graphic Novels)
51 Great Comic Novels ( That Are Not Comics or Graphic Novels)
202
51
17 Novels That Would Make Great Graphic Novels
17 Novels That Would Make Great Graphic Novels
187
17
20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction
20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction
5,003
107
Countries & Territories Where English Is an Official Language
Countries & Territories Where English Is an Official Language
4,312
90
All Similar Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2025 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN