Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The top 50
Classic novels everyone should own
Fifty researched picks for the classic novels everyone should own, selected for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
How we choseLiterary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value. Rankings balance consensus with lasting ownership value and current buyability.
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Middlemarch
Middlemarch by George Eliot is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
1984
1984 by George Orwell is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) by Louisa May Alcott is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3)
The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3) by J.R.R. Tolkien is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Hamlet
Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Dracula
Dracula by Bram Stoker is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2) by Mark Twain is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Persuasion
Persuasion by Jane Austen is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Emma
Emma by Jane Austen is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey by Homer is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Macbeth: Moment by Moment
Macbeth: Moment by Moment by William Shakespeare is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) by C.S. Lewis is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) by L.M. Montgomery is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Catch-22
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
War and Peace
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is a durable novel choice, recognized for literary influence, readability, edition quality and reread value.