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The Big Read: BBC Top 100 Books to Read Before You Die

In April 2003 the BBC's Big Read began the search for the nation's best-loved novel, and we asked you to nominate your favourite books.
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The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.Tolkien
2
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
3
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman
4
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
5
Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling
6
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
7
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
A. A. Milne
8
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
George Orwell
9
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis
10
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
11
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
12
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
13
Birdsong (Sebastian Faulks)
Birdsong
Sebastian Faulks
14
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
15
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
16
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
17
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
18
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
19
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Louis De Bernieres
20
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
21
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
22
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling
23
Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
Chamber of Secrets
J.K. Rowling
24
Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling
25
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
26
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
Thomas Hardy
27
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
George Eliot
28
A Prayer for Owen Meaney
A Prayer for Owen Meaney
29
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
30
Alices's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alices's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
31
The Story of Tracy Beaker (Jacqueline Wilson)
The Story of Tracy Beaker
Jacqueline Wilson
32
100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez)
100 Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcí­A Márquez
33
Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett
34
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
35
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
36
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
37
A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute)
A Town Like Alice
Nevil Shute
38
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
Jane Austen
39
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
40
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
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