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🏛️ Classic Literature · United Kingdom

Best Classic Literature Books from United Kingdom

Classic literature is the body of work that time has tested and culture has kept. United Kingdom has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in classic literature, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best classic literature from United Kingdom by editorial consensus.

#1
Cover of The Remains of the Day
literary-fiction

The Remains of the Day

Kazuo Ishiguro· 1989
★Nobel Prize in Literature★Booker Prize
Editorial Score100/100
#2
Cover of Mrs Dalloway
literary-fiction

Mrs Dalloway

Virginia Woolf· 1925
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score78/100
#3
Cover of The Waves
literary-fiction

The Waves

Virginia Woolf· 1931
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score71/100
#4
Cover of To the Lighthouse
literary-fiction

To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf· 1927
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score66/100
#5
Cover of The Sea, The Sea
literary-fiction

The Sea, The Sea

Iris Murdoch· 1978
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score65/100
#6
Cover of 1984
science-fiction

1984

George Orwell· 1949
TIME 100 Best NovelsBBC Big Read
Editorial Score55/100
#7
Cover of Pride and Prejudice
literary-fiction

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen· 1813
Guardian 100 Best NovelsBBC Big Read
Editorial Score55/100
#8
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
literary-fiction

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll· 1865
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#9
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
literary-fiction

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

Mary Shelley· 1818
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#10
The Hound of the Baskervilles
literary-fiction

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle· 1900
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#11
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]
literary-fiction

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]

Arthur Conan Doyle· 1892
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#12
A Room with a View
literary-fiction

A Room with a View

E. M. Forster· 1905
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#13
His Last Bow [8 stories]
literary-fiction

His Last Bow [8 stories]

Arthur Conan Doyle· 1917
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#14
Women in Love
literary-fiction

Women in Love

D. H. Lawrence· 1877
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#15
Cover of Heart of Darkness
literary-fiction

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad· 1899
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#16
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass
literary-fiction

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass

Lewis Carroll· 1889
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#17
Cover of Nineteen Eighty-Four
literary-fiction

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell· 1949
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#18
Howards End
literary-fiction

Howards End

E. M. Forster· 1910
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#19
Cover of The Hobbit
literary-fiction

The Hobbit

J.R.R. Tolkien· 1937
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#20
The Woodlanders
literary-fiction

The Woodlanders

Thomas Hardy· 1800
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#21
Plays (36)
literary-fiction

Plays (36)

William Shakespeare· 1623
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#22
The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]
literary-fiction

The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]

Arthur Conan Doyle· 1900
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#23
The mirror of the sea
literary-fiction

The mirror of the sea

Joseph Conrad· 1906
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#24
Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories])
classic-literature

Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories])

Arthur Conan Doyle· 1946
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#25
Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes)
classic-literature

Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes)

Arthur Conan Doyle· 1928
Library Journal
Editorial Score55/100
#26
Cover of Jane Eyre
literary-fiction

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë· 1847
Guardian 100 Best NovelsBBC Big Read
Editorial Score53/100
#27
Cover of Middlemarch
literary-fiction

Middlemarch

George Eliot· 1871
Guardian 100 Best NovelsTimes Literary Supplement
Editorial Score52/100
#28
Cover of Great Expectations
literary-fiction

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens· 1861
Guardian 100 Best NovelsBBC Big Read
Editorial Score51/100
#29
A Midsummer Night's Dream
literary-fiction

A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare· 1600
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#30
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
literary-fiction

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Agatha Christie· 1920
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#31
Romeo and Juliet
literary-fiction

Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare· 1597
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#32
Silas Marner
literary-fiction

Silas Marner

George Eliot· 1800
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#33
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]
literary-fiction

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories]

Arthur Conan Doyle· 1893
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#34
Cover of Lady Chatterley's Lover
literary-fiction

Lady Chatterley's Lover

D. H. Lawrence· 1900
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#35
Voyage Out
literary-fiction

Voyage Out

Virginia Woolf· 1915
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#36
Under the Greenwood Tree or, The Mellstock quire
literary-fiction

Under the Greenwood Tree or, The Mellstock quire

Thomas Hardy· 1872
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#37
Of Human Bondage
literary-fiction

Of Human Bondage

William Somerset Maugham· 1915
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#38
The moon and sixpence
literary-fiction

The moon and sixpence

William Somerset Maugham· 1919
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#39
Lord Jim
literary-fiction

Lord Jim

Joseph Conrad· 1900
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#40
The Return of the Native
literary-fiction

The Return of the Native

Thomas Hardy· 1878
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#41
Their Wedding Journey
literary-fiction

Their Wedding Journey

William Dean Howells· 1872
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#42
Tales of space and time
literary-fiction

Tales of space and time

H. G. Wells· 1899
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#43
The tragedy of Macbeth
literary-fiction

The tragedy of Macbeth

William Shakespeare· 1790
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#44
Plays (37)
literary-fiction

Plays (37)

William Shakespeare· 1768
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#45
Novels (Agnes Grey / Jane Eyre / Wuthering Heights)
literary-fiction

Novels (Agnes Grey / Jane Eyre / Wuthering Heights)

Anne Brontë· 1947
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#46
Cover of Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of The Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes)
literary-fiction

Works (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Hound of The Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes)

Arthur Conan Doyle· 1970
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#47
Cover of Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four)
literary-fiction

Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four)

George Orwell· 1976
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#48
The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll
classic-literature

The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll· 1900
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score50/100
#49
Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)
classic-literature

Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet)

Arthur Conan Doyle· 1927
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
#50
Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories])
classic-literature

Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories])

Arthur Conan Doyle· 1921
Library Journal
Editorial Score50/100
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