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The BBC Big Read: Book of Books

What is your best loved book? This was the question asked by the BBC in 2003 when it launched its Big Read Survey. It asked the public to vote for their best loved book. Only novels were eligible, but they could be from any country or time. A series of books, such as Lord of the Rings, could count as a single title as long as it had been published in a single volume. This is the final 200 (in reverse order), following 7,000 nominations and 140,000 votes - making it the largest survey of British reading at the time.
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Flowers in the Attic (Virginia Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
1
Virginia Andrews
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Eric Carle)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2
Eric Carle
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
3
T.H. White
Witches Abroad (Terry Pratchett)
Witches Abroad
4
Terry Pratchett
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
5
Rohinton Mistry
The Horse Whisperer (Nicholas Evans)
The Horse Whisperer
6
Nicholas Evans
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
7
H.G. Wells
The Truth (Terry Pratchett)
The Truth
8
Terry Pratchett
Man and Boy (Tony Parsons)
Man and Boy
9
Tony Parsons
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
10
Milan Kundera
Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence)
Sons and Lovers
11
D. H. Lawrence
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
12
Johanna Spyri
Night of the Living Dummy (R.L. Stine)
Night of the Living Dummy
13
R.L. Stine
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
14
Irvine Welsh
The Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
The Diary of a Nobody
15
George and Weedon Grossmith
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
16
Bret Easton Ellis
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
17
George Eliot
The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)
The Power of One
18
Bryce Courtenay
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
19
Charles Dickens
The Suitcase Kid (Jacqueline Wilson)
The Suitcase Kid
20
Jacqueline Wilson
The Little Prince (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
The Little Prince
21
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
22
Richard Bach
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
23
Vladimir Nabokov
Fantastic Mr Fox (Roald Dahl)
Fantastic Mr Fox
24
Roald Dahl
Dustbin Baby (Jacqueline Wilson)
Dustbin Baby
25
Jacqueline Wilson
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
26
Jostein Gaarder
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
27
Umberto Eco
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
28
Ernest Hemingway
They Used to Play on Grass (Terry Venables & Gordon Williams)
They Used to Play on Grass
29
Terry Venables & Gordon Williams
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
30
Mary Shelley
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
31
E.B. White
The Witches (Roald Dahl)
The Witches
32
Roald Dahl
The Far Pavilions (M. M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
33
M. M. Kaye
Girls Out Late (Jacqueline Wilson)
Girls Out Late
34
Jacqueline Wilson
Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore)
Lorna Doone
35
R.D. Blackmore
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
36
John Irving
The Shipping News (Annie Proux)
The Shipping News
37
Annie Proux
Sunset Song (Lewis Grassic Gibbon)
Sunset Song
38
Lewis Grassic Gibbon
River God (Wilbur Smith)
River God
39
Wilbur Smith
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
40
Herman Melville
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