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BBC 100 Most Inspiring Novels - Page 2

Originally published in November, 2019, this list is comprised of the 100 novels that a panelist of authors and critics from the BBC has deemed the most inspiring in the English language.
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns
42
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
43
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
Kamila Shamsie
44
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
45
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
Malorie Blackman
46
Strumpet City (James Plunkett)
Strumpet City
James Plunkett
47
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
48
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
49
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
Alan Moore
50
Unless (Carol Shields)
Unless
Carol Shields
51
A House for Mr Biswas (V. S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr Biswas
V. S. Naipaul
52
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
John Steinbeck
53
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
J. M. Coetzee
54
Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens)
Our Mutual Friend
Charles Dickens
55
Poor Cow (Nell Dunn)
Poor Cow
Nell Dunn
56
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
57
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (Brian Moore)
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Brian Moore
58
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Muriel Spark
59
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
60
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys
61
Emily of New Moon (L.M. Montgomery)
Emily of New Moon
L.M. Montgomery
62
Golden Child (Claire Adam)
Golden Child
Claire Adam
63
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood
64
So Long, See You Tomorrow (William Maxwell)
So Long, See You Tomorrow
William Maxwell
65
Swami and Friends (R.K. Narayan)
Swami and Friends
R.K. Narayan
66
The Country Girls (Edna O'Brien)
The Country Girls
Edna O'Brien
67
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling
68
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
69
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾
70
Twilight Series (Stephanie Meyer)
Twilight Series
Stephanie Meyer
71
A Suitable Boy (Vikram Seth)
A Suitable Boy
Vikram Seth
72
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
Noel Streatfeild
73
Cloudstreet (Tim Winton)
Cloudstreet
Tim Winton
74
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
Stella Gibbons
75
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
76
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
George Eliot
77
Tales of the City (Armistead Maupin)
Tales of the City
Armistead Maupin
78
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
E.Annie Proulx
79
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Anne Brontë
80
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
The Witches
Roald Dahl
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