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100 Best Novels Written in English
by The Guardian
Respected literary critic Robert McCrum selects the definitive 100 novels written in
English.
1. Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

One of the most powerful dramas of Christian faith ever written, this captivating
allegory of man's religious journey in search of salvation follows the pilgrim as he
travels an obstacle-filled roa...
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2. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
A shipwreck’s sole escapee, Robinson Crusoe endures 28 years of solitude on a
Caribbean island and manages not only to survive but also to prevail. A warm humanity,
evocative details of his struggl...

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3. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
From the preeminent prose satirist in the English language, a great classic recounting
the four remarkable journeys of ship's surgeon Lemuel Gulliver. For children it remains
an enchanting fantasy;...
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4. Clarissa by Samuel Richardson

It tells the tragic story of a heroine whose quest for virtue is continually thwarted by her
family, and is one of the longest novels in the English language.
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5. Tom Jones by Henry Fielding
A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate,
Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the
beautiful daughter of the neig...

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6. Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne
As its title suggests, the book is ostensibly Tristram's narration of his life story. But it is
one of the central jokes of the novel that he cannot explain anything simply, that he
must make expla...
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7. Emma by Jane Austen

Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no-one
but myself will much like."[1] In the very first sentence she introduces the title character
as "Emma Woodhouse, ...
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