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The BBC's 100 Most Inspiring Novels - Page 2

In 2019, the BBC published a list of novels selected by a panel of six writers and critics, who had been asked to choose 100 English language novels "that have had an impact on their lives". The resulting list of "100 novels that shaped our world", called the "100 'most inspiring' novels" by BBC News, was published by the BBC to kick off a year of celebrating literature.
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Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
J.K. Rowling
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His Dark Materials Trilogy (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
Phillip Pullman
43
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
Kamila Shamsie
44
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
Yaa Gyasi
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan Doyle
46
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
V.S. Naipaul
47
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
Ali Smith
48
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
49
I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith)
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
50
Ice Candy Man (Bapsi Sidhwa)
Ice Candy Man
Bapsi Sidhwa
51
Ivanhoe (Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
Walter Scott
52
Jack Aubrey Novels (Patrick O'Brian)
Jack Aubrey Novels
Patrick O'Brian
53
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (Brian Moore)
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Brian Moore
54
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
55
The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. Tolkien
56
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
George Eliot
57
The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie)
The Moor's Last Sigh
Salman Rushdie
58
Mr. Standfast (John Buchan)
Mr. Standfast
John Buchan
59
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
Angela Carter
60
Noughts and Crosses (Malorie Blackman)
Noughts and Crosses
Malorie Blackman
61
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
Virginia Woolf
62
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood
63
Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens)
Our Mutual Friend
Charles Dickens
64
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
65
The Passion (Jeanette Wintersmith)
The Passion
Jeanette Wintersmith
66
Poor Cow (Nell Dunn)
Poor Cow
Nell Dunn
67
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
68
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Muriel Spark
69
Psmith, Journalist (P. G. Wodehouse)
Psmith, Journalist
P. G. Wodehouse
70
The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
Graham Greene
71
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
72
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
Pat Barker
73
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Mohsin Hamid)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Mohsin Hamid
74
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
75
Riders (Jilly Cooper)
Riders
Jilly Cooper
76
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
77
The Sandman (Neil Gaiman)
The Sandman
Neil Gaiman
78
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Alan Sillitoe)
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Alan Sillitoe
79
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Sue Townsend)
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
Sue Townsend
80
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
Annie Proulx
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