Top 200 Best Classic Novels Of All Time (To Gift or Buy)

The top 200 classic novels are a collection of some of the most influential and timeless works of literature ever written. From timeless stories about love and loss to some of the most captivating and iconic tales ever told, these classics have been read and enjoyed by generations.

One of the top 200 classic novels is “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen. Published in 1813, this classic novel is still considered to be one of the most beloved works of fiction in the English language. The novel follows the story of the Bennet family and the romantic entanglements of its five daughters. The novel is a timeless exploration of love, social class, and the power of female wit.

Another classic novel on the list is “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain. Published in 1884, this novel tells the story of a young boy’s journey down the Mississippi River. Along the way, Huck confronts issues of race and morality while struggling to find his place in a society that has outcast him. The novel is a powerful exploration of friendship, freedom, and moral courage.

“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald is another classic novel included in the top 200. Published in 1925, this novel tells the story of Jay Gatsby, a mysterious character who is trying to win back the love of his life. The novel is a timeless exploration of wealth and power, as well as a vivid portrait of the Jazz Age.

“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee is another well-loved classic novel on the list. Published in 1960, the novel follows the story of Atticus Finch, a small-town lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape. Through its exploration of racism, injustice, and courage, the novel has become an American classic.

The top 200 classic novels are a testament to the power of literature to captivate, inspire, and move its readers. These classics have stood the test of time and will continue to be read, enjoyed, and studied for many years to come.

1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

2. 1984 by George Orwell

3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

5. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

6. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

7. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

8. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

9. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

10. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

11. Animal Farm by George Orwell

12. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

13. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

14. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

15. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

16. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky

17. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

18. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

19. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

20. The Stranger by Albert Camus

21. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

22. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

23. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

24. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

25. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

26. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

27. The Iliad by Homer

28. Moby Dick by Herman Melville

29. The Odyssey by Homer

30. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

31. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

32. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

33. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

34. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

35. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

36. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

37. Lord of the Flies by William Golding

38. The Red and the Black by Stendhal

39. The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

40. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

41. Ulysses by James Joyce

42. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

43. Beloved by Toni Morrison

44. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

45. The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

46. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

47. The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

48. Emma by Jane Austen

49. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

50. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

51. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

52. The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal

53. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

54. Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence

55. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

56. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

57. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

58. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

59. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

60. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

61. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

62. The Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

63. The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

64. The Trial by Franz Kafka

65. The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

66. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

67. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

68. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

69. A Room with a View by E.M. Forster

70. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

71. The Call of the Wild by Jack London

72. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

73. Middlemarch by George Eliot

74. The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

75. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

76. The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence

77. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

78. Persuasion by Jane Austen

79. The Age of Reason by Jean-Paul Sartre

80. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

81. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

82. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

83. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

84. Kim by Rudyard Kipling

85. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

86. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

87. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

88. The Tin Drum by Günter Grass

89. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

90. Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

91. The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill

92. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

93. The Pearl by John Steinbeck

94. Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

95. Billy Budd by Herman Melville

96. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

97. Candide by Voltaire

98. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

99. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

100. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

101. The Inferno by Dante Alighieri

102. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

103. The Golden Ass by Apuleius

104. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

105. The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow

106. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

107. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

108. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

109. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

110. The Red and the Black by Stendhal

111. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

112. The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

113. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

114. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

115. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

116. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

117. The Iliad by Homer

118. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

119. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

120. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

121. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez

122. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

123. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

124. Ulysses by James Joyce

125. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

126. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

127. Lord of the Flies by William Golding

128. The Odyssey by Homer

129. Emma by Jane Austen

130. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

131. The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

132. The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal

133. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

134. Animal Farm by George Orwell

135. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

136. Beloved by Toni Morrison

137. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

138. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

139. The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

140. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

141. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

142. The Stranger by Albert Camus

143. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo

144. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

145. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

146. Moby Dick by Herman Melville

147. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

148. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

149. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

150. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

151. Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence

152. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

153. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

154. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

155. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

166. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

167. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

168. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

169. The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

170. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

171. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

172. The Call of the Wild by Jack London

173. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

174. Middlemarch by George Eliot

175. The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

176. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

177. The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence

178. Persuasion by Jane Austen

179. The Age of Reason by Jean-Paul Sartre

180. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

181. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

182. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

183. The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

184. Kim by Rudyard Kipling

185. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

186. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

187. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift

188. The Tin Drum by Günter Grass

189. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

190. Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

191. The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill

192. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

193. The Pearl by John Steinbeck

194. Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad

195. Billy Budd by Herman Melville

196. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

197. Candide by Voltaire

198. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

199. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

200. The Inferno by Dante Alighieri