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2023 Update of Novellas and Short Books

Some on this list are only just longer than a short story, others shorter than the average novel. Several are classics!
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84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
1
Helene Hanff
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
2
Lewis Carroll
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
3
George Orwell
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
4
Sylvia Plath
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
5
J.D. Salinger
The Christmas Appeal (Janice Hallett)
The Christmas Appeal
6
Janice Hallett
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
7
Charles Dickens
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
8
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
9
Mark Haddon
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Satoshi Yagisawa)
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
10
Satoshi Yagisawa
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street (Helene Hanff)
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
11
Helene Hanff
The Ex Wife (Tim Sullivan)
The Ex Wife
12
Tim Sullivan
The Fell (Sarah Moss)
The Fell
13
Sarah Moss
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
14
Arundhati Roy
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
15
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Hothouse by the East River (Muriel Spark)
The Hothouse by the East River
16
Muriel Spark
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
17
William Golding
Loyalties (Delphine De Vigan)
Loyalties
18
Delphine De Vigan
A Monster Calls (Patrick Ness)
A Monster Calls
19
Patrick Ness
A Month in the Country (J.L. Carr)
A Month in the Country
20
J.L. Carr
Mrs Harris Goes to Moscow (Paul Gallico)
Mrs Harris Goes to Moscow
21
Paul Gallico
Mrs Harris Goes to New York (Paul Gallico)
Mrs Harris Goes to New York
22
Paul Gallico
Mrs Harris MP (Paul Gallico)
Mrs Harris MP
23
Paul Gallico
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (Paul Gallico)
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
24
Paul Gallico
Nutshell (Ian McEwan)
Nutshell
25
Ian McEwan
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
26
John Steinbeck
The Penelopiad (Margaret Atwood)
The Penelopiad
27
Margaret Atwood
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
28
Stephen Chbosky
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
29
Oscar Wilde
The Small Hand (Susan Hill)
The Small Hand
30
Susan Hill
Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan)
Small Things Like These
31
Claire Keegan
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
32
Henry James
The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
33
Susan Hill
The Yellow Wallpaper (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
The Yellow Wallpaper
34
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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