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The Best Villains in Literature - Page 2

These are the books with the best villains in literature, according to Book Depository. Numbers 1-75 come from the list "The best villains in books for adults"; numbers 76-89 are from the list "The best villains in books for children and YAs."
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
42
V for Vendetta (Alan Moore)
V for Vendetta
Alan Moore
43
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
44
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
45
Titus Groan (Mervyn Peake)
Titus Groan
Mervyn Peake
46
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
Albert Camus
47
Vanity Fair (William Thackeray)
Vanity Fair
William Thackeray
48
The Cement Garden (Ian McEwan)
The Cement Garden
Ian McEwan
49
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
50
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
51
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
Martin Amis
52
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
Roald Dahl
53
The Grifters (Jim Thompson)
The Grifters
Jim Thompson
54
Captive in the Dark (C.J. Roberts)
Captive in the Dark
C.J. Roberts
55
The Forbidden Games (L.J. Smith)
The Forbidden Games
L.J. Smith
56
Shatter Me (Tahereh Mafi)
Shatter Me
Tahereh Mafi
57
Let the Right One in (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
John Ajvide Lindqvist
58
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
59
High-Rise (J.G. Ballard)
High-Rise
J.G. Ballard
60
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
James M. Cain
61
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
Roxane Gay
62
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
63
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Susanna Clarke
64
The Pit and the Pendulum (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Pit and the Pendulum
Edgar Allan Poe
65
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
James M. Cain
66
Hellboy Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction (Mike Mignola)
Hellboy Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction
Mike Mignola
67
Dare Me (Megan Abbott)
Dare Me
Megan Abbott
68
Angels (Denis Johnson)
Angels
Denis Johnson
69
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
Neil Gaiman
70
Tampa (Alissa Nutting)
Tampa
Alissa Nutting
71
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
Graham Greene
72
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel
73
YOU (Caroline Kepnes)
YOU
Caroline Kepnes
74
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
William Shakespeare
75
I, Claudius (Robert Graves)
I, Claudius
Robert Graves
76
Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)
Artemis Fowl
Eoin Colfer
77
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K.Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J.K.Rowling
78
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
79
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket
80
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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