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The Observer's list of the 100 best novels of all-time. For the full article go to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2003/oct/12/features.fiction. What constitutes as a good book is subjective, but The Observer has chosen their top 100 books with specific requirements and achievements in mind, and I think they've done well with their selection.

 
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  1. 1
    Don Quixote The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Don Quixote

    Miguel de Cervantes
    1605
    Fiction, Children's literature, Parody, Satire, Farce, Picaresque novel, Psychological novel More
    Drama, History, Literary, Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Spain, Music, Adventure, Transportation, 16th century, Chivalry More
    buy@amazon
  2. 2
    The Pilgrim's Progress The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    The Pilgrim's Progress

    John Bunyan
    1678-02
    Speculative fiction
    buy@amazon
  3. 3
    Robinson Crusoe The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Robinson Crusoe

    Daniel Defoe
    1719-04-25
    Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction, Adventure novel More
    Classics, Literature, British Cuisine, Adventure, Education, Folklore, Pacific Ocean More
    buy@amazon
  4. 4
    Gulliver's Travels The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Gulliver's Travels

    Jonathan Swift
    1726
    Fantasy, Science fiction, Speculative fiction, Satire
    Popular literature
    buy@amazon
  5. 5

    Tom Jones

    Stafford Hildred
    buy@amazon
  7. 6
    Clarissa The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Clarissa

    Samuel Richardson
    1748
    Epistolary novel
    England
    buy@amazon
  8. 7

    Tristram Shandy

    Laurence Sterne
    buy@amazon
  9. 8

    Dangerous Liaisons

    Harold Koda, Andrew Bolton
    buy@amazon
  10. 9
    Emma The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Emma

    Jane Austen
    1815-12
    Comedy, Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Romance novel, Comedy of manners, Reference More
    English Language, England, Drama, Literary, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Education, 19th century, Linguistics, Love, Popular literature, Reference, Women, Fathers and Daughters, Language More
    buy@amazon
  11. 10
    Frankenstein The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley
    Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science fiction, Horror, Speculative fiction, Suspense, Gothic fiction, Epistolary novel More
    Science, Love
    buy@amazon
  12. 11
    Nightmare Abbey The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Nightmare Abbey

    Thomas Love Peacock
    Fiction, Horror, Speculative fiction, Romance novel, Satire, Gothic fiction More
    Literary, Classics, Literature, Gothic fiction
    buy@amazon
  13. 12

    The Black Sheep

    Bruce Gamble
    buy@amazon
  14. 13

    The Charterhouse of Parma

    Stendhal
    1839
    Fiction
    Italy, Literary, Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, 19th century, French literature More
    buy@amazon
  15. 14
    The Count of Monte Cristo The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    Alexandre Dumas
    1844
    Fiction, Historical novel, Adventure novel, Romance novel
    France, Classics, 19th century, Piracy, Revenge, Prison escape, False imprisonment, Bourbon Restoration, Redemption, Wrongly Accused More
    buy@amazon
  16. 15
    Sybil The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Sybil

    Flora Rheta Schreiber
    1973
    Children's literature, Biography, Psychology
    Classics, Literature, Internal medicine, Medicine, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Psychoanalysis, Neuropsychology More
    buy@amazon
  18. 16
    David Copperfield The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    David Copperfield

    Charles Dickens
    1850
    Novel, Fiction, Künstlerroman
    England, History, Great Britain, 19th century, Coming of age, Child labor More
    buy@amazon
  19. 17
    Wuthering Heights The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Wuthering Heights

    Emily Brontë
    1847
    Novel, Fiction, Gothic fiction
    England, Classics, Unrequited love, Popular literature
    buy@amazon
  20. 18
    Jane Eyre The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Jane Eyre

    Charlotte Brontë
    1847-10-16
    Novel, Fiction, Romance novel
    England, Morality, Popular literature, Social class
    buy@amazon
  21. 19
    Vanity fair The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Vanity fair

    William Makepeace Thackeray
    buy@amazon
  22. 20
    The Scarlet Letter The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    The Scarlet Letter

    Nathaniel Hawthorne
    1850
    Novel, Fiction, Children's literature, Historical novel, Romance novel, Reference More
    United States of America, England, History, Literary, Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Massachusetts, Clergy, Monarch, 19th century, New England, Popular literature, Revenge, Women, Adultery, Libraries More
    buy@amazon
  23. 21
    Moby Dick The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Moby Dick

    Will Eisner
    Whaling
    buy@amazon
  24. 22
    Madame Bovary The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Madame Bovary

    Gustave Flaubert
    1856
    Novel, Fiction, Modernism, Romance novel, Literary realism
    France, Drama, Literary, Classics, Literature, 19th century, Popular literature, Adultery, Boredom, Language More
    buy@amazon
  25. 23
    The Woman in White The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    The Woman in White

    Wilkie Collins
    Mathematics, Fiction, Children's literature, Mystery, Speculative fiction, Suspense, Romance novel, Epistolary novel More
    England, History, Literary, Classics, Literature, English Literature, Literary criticism, Deception More
    buy@amazon
  26. 24
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Lewis Carroll
    1865-11-26
    Fantasy, Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction, Absurdist fiction More
    buy@amazon
  27. 25
    Little Women The Observer's 100 Greatest Books Books & Publications picture

    Little Women

    Louisa May Alcott, Allan Knee
    Fiction, Children's literature
    United States of America, Drama, History, Literary, Classics, Literature, Literary criticism, Massachusetts, Europe, Adventure, Animal, 19th century, New England, Places, Adolescence, Family, Women, Social studies More
    buy@amazon

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