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1 week ago WEB Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy. This novel tells the story of Jude Fawley, a working-class young man who dreams of becoming a scholar. The traditional class structure in 19th-century England prevents him from realizing his dream and his only solace is his love for …
1 week ago WEB Dec 7, 2015 · Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons, 1932) 91. The Forsyte Saga (John Galsworthy, 1922) 90. The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins, 1859) 89. The Horse’s …
1 week ago WEB Dec 7, 2015 · We asked each to name the 10 greatest British novels ever published, with their top pick receiving 10 points in the tabulation. This list includes no nonfiction, no …
6 days ago WEB Aug 17, 2015 · 1. The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (1678) A story of a man in search of truth told with the simple clarity and beauty of Bunyan’s prose make this the ultimate …
1 week ago WEB avg rating 3.52 — 3,681 ratings — published 1945. Books shelved as 100-greatest-british-novels: Middlemarch by George Eliot, 1984 by George Orwell, The Hobbit by J.R.R. …
1 week ago WEB 2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Set in early 19th-century England, this classic novel revolves around the lives of the Bennet family, particularly the five unmarried daughters. …
3 days ago WEB post a comment ». 188 books based on 14 votes: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Harry Potter and …
1 week ago WEB post a comment ». 39 books based on 10 votes: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Bleak House by …
3 days ago WEB Mar 6, 2020 · Charles Dickens is one of the greatest writers in British history, and Hard Times won’t disappoint. 3. Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (1874) You …
1 week ago WEB Mar 11, 2014 · 44. Mary Barton, Elizabeth Gaskell. So many of the great books of the 1800s take place in London, yet Gaskell’s 1848 social novel is one of the first great …
1 week ago WEB Dec 31, 2017 · The theoretical physicist’s mega-selling account of the origins of the universe is a masterpiece of scientific inquiry that has influenced the minds of a …
1 week ago WEB The classics of English literature: whether you're reading for school or for pleasure, it can be hard to get a grip on the Western canon—and even harder to understand it. …
1 week ago WEB 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Books shelved as classics-british-literature: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Jane Eyre by Charlotte …
1 week ago WEB Sep 11, 2019 · Keep reading for my list of 10 British classics if you’re looking for a few new books to add onto your “to-read” lists. 1. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Title …
1 week ago WEB Dec 6, 2023 · The Essential Gwendolyn Brooks (1945) The first Black writer to win a Pulitzer, Gwendolyn Brooks took home the coveted prize for her 1949 poetry collection, …
1 week ago WEB 29. Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Shelley’s hugely influential classic recounts the tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein: a scientist who mistakenly engineers a …
1 week ago WEB Jane Austen. Jane Austen is not just one of the best British authors of all time, but one of the best authors worldwide. She is known for her humorous takes on the British upper …
1 day ago WEB BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider's perspective on the best in British literature. This was the result. ... 50 Modern Classics: Novels Everyone …
1 week ago WEB avg rating 4.14 — 446,067 ratings — published 1887. Books shelved as british-classics: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Wuthering Heights …
4 days ago WEB Aug 22, 2016 · In a Lonely Place, by Dorothy B. Hughes (U.S. 1947) The Mountain Lion, by Jean Stafford (U.S., 1947) The Slaves of Solitude, by Patrick Hamilton (England, 1947) I …