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Top 50 Greatest Novels of All Time

These are the greatest novels ever written. These are not my personal favorites. However, it is a list of books I HAVE READ that I find to be the most important, influential, meaningful, iconic, successful, and entertaining. This list does not include short stories like A Tell Tale Heart or illustrated children's books like The Cat in the Hat. Plays, however, are under consideration, so Shakespeare is likely to be included. What can be called novellas, such as The Pearl or A Christmas Carol, can also be included.
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2
Mark Twain
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
3
Harper Lee
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
4
William Shakespeare
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
5
Victor Hugo
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
6
George Orwell
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
7
George Orwell
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
8
Charles Dickens
Christmas Carol, the Chimes, & the Cricket on the Hearth (Charles Dickens)
Christmas Carol, the Chimes, & the Cricket on the Hearth
9
Charles Dickens
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
10
Lewis Carroll
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
11
John Steinbeck
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
12
John Steinbeck
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
13
Ray Bradbury
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
14
Joseph Conrad
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
15
Agatha Christie
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
16
William Shakespeare
The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)
The Westing Game
17
Ellen Raskin
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
18
Wilson Rawls
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
19
Madeleine L'engle
Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Sherlock Holmes
20
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Wizard of Oz (Baum, Frank L.)
Wizard of Oz
21
Baum, Frank L.
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
22
Agatha Christie
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
23
Dashiell Hammett
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
24
Jk Rowling
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
25
Arthur C. Clarke
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
26
Louisa May Alcott
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
27
Ernest Hemingway
Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
Tom Sawyer
28
Mark Twain
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
29
E.B. White
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House in the Big Woods
30
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
31
C.S.Lewis
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
32
Betty Smith
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
33
Kenneth Grahame
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series (Lemony Snicket)
A Series of Unfortunate Events Series
34
Lemony Snicket
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
35
Lois Lowry
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
36
Norton Juster
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
37
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Caddie Woodlawn
38
Carol Ryrie Brink
The Good Thief (Hannah Tinti)
The Good Thief
39
Hannah Tinti
Freak the Mighty
Freak the Mighty
40
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