This is the ultimate list of the best novels of all time, which is based on influence, originality, popularity, and personal affections. You can make the case for many books to be on this list, but only a few can be considered the best novel ever written. For as long as books have been around, there has been debate amongst book enthusiasts over what truly is the best book ever. The one criteria on this list is that we are only taking fiction books into account. Anything should not be on here.
Classics like Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, Herman Melville's Moby Dick, Charles Dickens' Tale of Two Cities and John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath are all on here and deservedly so as they've stood the test of the time and have become important pieces of literature. That's not to say that modern books are neglected, in fact, they're well represented as well. Recent classics like J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Dan Brown's Angels and Demons, Thomas Pynchon's Gravity Rainbow and Stephen King's The Waste Lands are on here.
It's up to you to vote on or even add a book that isn't on this list. Otherwise, decide what the best book of all time is by voting up what you think is a worthy choice.
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George OrwellNineteen Eighty-Four, sometimes published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by English author... more
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4,9442,063The Lord of the Rings
J. R. R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings is an epic high-fantasy novel written by English author J. R. R.... more- 32,202912
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor DostoyevskyCrime and Punishment is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first... more - 42,171888
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas, Auguste MaquetThe Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas completed in... more - 52,9491,248
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark TwainAdventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom... more - 62,5921,088
Fahrenheit 451
Ray BradburyFahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury published in 1953. It is regarded as one... more - 72,5891,094
A Christmas Carol
Charles DickensA Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall... more - 83,8501,642
The Hobbit
J. R. R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a fantasy novel and children's book by English author... more - 92,282735
Frankenstein
Mary ShelleyFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley... more - 102,012750
Dracula
Bram StokerDracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the... more - 112,7921,083
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C. S. LewisThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis,... more - 123,1251,362
Pride and Prejudice
Jane AustenPride and Prejudice is a novel of manners by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story... more - 132,096881
Jane Eyre
Charlotte BrontëJane Eyre is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published on 16 October 1847... more - 143,2101,431
Of Mice and Men
John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men is a novella written by Nobel Prize–winning author John Steinbeck. Published... more - 152,225953
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a young boy growing up along... more - 161,791750
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian Gray is an 1891 philosophical novel by writer and playwright Oscar... more - 17916356
Anna Karenina
Leo TolstoyAnna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments... more - 181,652632
Treasure Island
Robert Louis StevensonTreasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a... more - 191,678716
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan... more - 205,0672,402
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper LeeTo Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately... more - 211,256506
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis StevensonStrange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the... more - 221,425569
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published in serial... more - 232,4851,125
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll, William GlennonAlice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel... more - 241,088357
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken KeseyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey. Set in an Oregon psychiatric... more - 252,029750
Charlotte's Web
E. B. WhiteCharlotte's Web is a children's novel by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth... more
