Best British Books (324 books)

A list of the most thoroughly enjoyable British books, mainly fiction.

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1	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4.29 avg rating — 4,770,680 ratings score: 1,481, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 4.16 avg rating — 2,312,026 ratings score: 1,127, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) by C.S. Lewis 4.28 avg rating — 705,594 ratings score: 1,034, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 4.09 avg rating — 1,291,042 ratings score: 1,014, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4.17 avg rating — 1,290,196 ratings score: 1,012, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling 4.43 avg rating — 4,465,849 ratings score: 824, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4.25 avg rating — 716,212 ratings score: 789, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling 4.47 avg rating — 11,343,218 ratings score: 772, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.54 avg rating — 728,544 ratings score: 730, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 4.09 avg rating — 932,412 ratings score: 725, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Macbeth by William Shakespeare 3.89 avg rating — 1,015,651 ratings score: 713, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) by Helen Fielding (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,021,179 ratings score: 685, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 357,734 ratings score: 648, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2) by James Herriot 4.35 avg rating — 158,036 ratings score: 625, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4.23 avg rating — 323,860 ratings score: 621, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	King Lear by William Shakespeare 3.91 avg rating — 236,837 ratings score: 596, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) by Josephine Tey 3.89 avg rating — 38,509 ratings score: 570, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) by A.A. Milne 4.38 avg rating — 394,287 ratings score: 569, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1) by Michael Bond 4.24 avg rating — 86,644 ratings score: 562, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Persuasion by Jane Austen 4.15 avg rating — 773,039 ratings score: 541, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.13 avg rating — 386,426 ratings score: 534, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 3.91 avg rating — 1,870,513 ratings score: 504, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1) by E. Nesbit 3.86 avg rating — 28,164 ratings score: 495, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Bleak House by Charles Dickens 4.02 avg rating — 113,937 ratings score: 449, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Emma by Jane Austen 4.05 avg rating — 977,958 ratings score: 389, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Complete Barchester Chronicles by Anthony Trollope 4.37 avg rating — 1,184 ratings score: 389, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding 3.75 avg rating — 34,275 ratings score: 374, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf 4.22 avg rating — 258,520 ratings score: 369, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,435,946 ratings score: 353, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 4.02 avg rating — 239,893 ratings score: 352, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	David Copperfield by Charles Dickens 4.04 avg rating — 257,800 ratings score: 350, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) by Agatha Christie 3.81 avg rating — 126,891 ratings score: 350, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Smiley's People (George Smiley, #7; Karla Trilogy, #3) by John le Carré 4.29 avg rating — 41,929 ratings score: 346, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer 3.53 avg rating — 237,449 ratings score: 344, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) by Robert Graves 4.24 avg rating — 72,952 ratings score: 344, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell 3.83 avg rating — 47,803 ratings score: 343, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Complete Tales by Beatrix Potter 4.36 avg rating — 66,033 ratings score: 342, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 3.81 avg rating — 132,999 ratings score: 313, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Palliser Novels by Anthony Trollope 4.37 avg rating — 772 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens 3.85 avg rating — 32,043 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4.27 avg rating — 1,602,677 ratings score: 277, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 4.06 avg rating — 607,407 ratings score: 271, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Daniel Deronda by George Eliot 3.87 avg rating — 26,832 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 3.89 avg rating — 563,318 ratings score: 262, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,417,989 ratings score: 255, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1) by Douglas Adams 4.22 avg rating — 2,008,156 ratings score: 253, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell 4.13 avg rating — 50,655 ratings score: 246, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Burmese Days by George Orwell 3.87 avg rating — 32,252 ratings score: 240, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Black Beauty by John Davage (Adapter) 3.96 avg rating — 3,708 ratings score: 234, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 3.89 avg rating — 1,591,411 ratings score: 220, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Cater Street Hangman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #1) by Anne Perry 3.91 avg rating — 22,190 ratings score: 220, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1) by Ian Fleming 3.98 avg rating — 15,833 ratings score: 219, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) by Roald Dahl 4.17 avg rating — 928,034 ratings score: 214, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor by Alec Guinness 3.81 avg rating — 653 ratings score: 212, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.90 avg rating — 2,031,077 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Five Go to Mystery Moor (The Famous Five, #13) by Enid Blyton 4.01 avg rating — 10,916 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.62 avg rating — 2,970 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	West with the Night by Beryl Markham 4.15 avg rating — 40,889 ratings score: 190, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1) by Mary Norton 4.03 avg rating — 101,013 ratings score: 190, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) by Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 275,488 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Five on Kirrin Island Again (Famous Five, #6) by Enid Blyton 4.05 avg rating — 15,730 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas 4.01 avg rating — 10,709 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne 3.73 avg rating — 23,013 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Summer Half (Barsetshire, #5) by Angela Thirkell 4.03 avg rating — 770 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Five Go Adventuring Again (Famous Five, #2) by Enid Blyton 4.07 avg rating — 21,469 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy 3.83 avg rating — 75,850 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	First Term at Malory Towers (Malory Towers, #1) by Enid Blyton 4.14 avg rating — 21,006 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.24 avg rating — 21,893 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Ivanhoe by Walter Scott 3.76 avg rating — 98,950 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Common Reader by Virginia Woolf 4.11 avg rating — 1,963 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters (The Five Find-Outers, #4) by Enid Blyton 4.12 avg rating — 3,793 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare 3.94 avg rating — 577,009 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage (The Five Find-Outers, #12) by Enid Blyton 4.11 avg rating — 2,908 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) by Connie Willis 4.03 avg rating — 64,612 ratings score: 175, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	National Velvet by Enid Bagnold 4.10 avg rating — 25,970 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Last Bus to Woodstock (Inspector Morse, #1) by Colin Dexter 3.82 avg rating — 18,208 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Miss Bunting (Barsetshire, #14) by Angela Thirkell 3.91 avg rating — 507 ratings score: 171, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Sons of Fortune by Jeffrey Archer (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 22,596 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 480,590 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Dracula by Bram Stoker 4.02 avg rating — 1,467,817 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Miss Silver Comes to Stay (Miss Silver, #15) by Patricia Wentworth 4.05 avg rating — 2,336 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) by Kate Atkinson 3.79 avg rating — 240,899 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis 3.75 avg rating — 32,037 ratings score: 162, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	A God in Ruins (Todd Family #2) by Kate Atkinson 3.95 avg rating — 59,790 ratings score: 162, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, #1) by Paul Scott 4.14 avg rating — 6,173 ratings score: 158, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Adam Bede by George Eliot 3.83 avg rating — 26,409 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1) by Jerome K. Jerome 3.83 avg rating — 79,934 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden 4.36 avg rating — 6,792 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) by Philip Pullman 4.29 avg rating — 168,054 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Pomfret Towers (Barsetshire, #6) by Angela Thirkell 4.01 avg rating — 1,129 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Parker Pyne Investigates by Agatha Christie 3.76 avg rating — 21,348 ratings score: 151, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 3.78 avg rating — 26,547 ratings score: 149, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Christmas at Fairacre by Miss Read 4.29 avg rating — 1,150 ratings score: 147, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson 4.27 avg rating — 26,748 ratings score: 146, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis 4.24 avg rating — 3,136,817 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Cross Stitch (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 1,149,432 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1) by Hugh Lofting 3.96 avg rating — 51,607 ratings score: 142, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Silas Marner by George Eliot 3.69 avg rating — 93,418 ratings score: 141, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Thrush Green (Thrush Green, #1) by Miss Read 4.14 avg rating — 3,415 ratings score: 141, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.19 avg rating — 32,026 ratings score: 139, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Miss M (last edited Jul 07, 2014 07:40PM) (new)

Jul 07, 2014 04:18PM

Author Maggie Spence says:
"Okay. We all know that Goodreads has a gazillion members but the forums are fragmented and hard to target. But those listopia lists are an interesting source of new customers. What if we all help each other out? You only need a few votes to move up on their lists and maybe we can get each other on the map. Here's my plan: Everyone list the name of their book in this thread and what Listopia List they would like to be featured on. I think you should only pick one for now to see how this works. The rest of us add the book to our To-Read lists on GoodReads. (If you aren't a member, you should be!) Then we go to the Listopia list and vote for it. So simple. And you really have to keep checking back to this thread and help out everyone who names their book and list. I'll start. I've already chosen my list, it's Smart Summer Reads and the name of my book is Vardin Village. It already has one vote so you just need to add yours! Then I'll do you!
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LET'S DO THiS!"

Author Louise Wise says:
"Please can I add my book:
A Proper Charlie by Louise Wise"
"And no body 'successful' has ever cheated, right? ;)"

https://kdp.amazon.com/community/thre...

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message 2: by Miss M (new)

Jul 08, 2014 03:37AM

Cphe wrote: "Miss M wrote: "Author Maggie Spence says:
"Okay. We all know that Goodreads has a gazillion members but the forums are fragmented and hard to target. But those listopia lists are an interesting sou..."

Just pathetic.

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message 3: by Ceilidh (last edited Jul 08, 2014 08:11AM) (new)

Jul 08, 2014 08:09AM

Miss M wrote: "Author Maggie Spence says:
"Okay. We all know that Goodreads has a gazillion members but the forums are fragmented and hard to target. But those listopia lists are an interesting source of new cust..."

Later post on KDB when informed this is gaming the system:

"Author Maggie Spence says:
Re: Brilliant Marketing Strategy We Can All Use!
Posted: Jul 6, 2014 6:46 AM in response to: Don[redacted]
Don,
Thank you for your input. I do see your point, however, after careful consideration, I am morally comfortable going ahead with this. We are not reviewing each others works, we're just adding them to an unofficial list maintained by GoodReads members. There are no rules in the GoodReads site which prohibit us from doing so. I doubt we'll get enough of a following to significantly change marketshare in any genre. But I appreciate the chance to examine the issue and your zeal for keeping the playing field level."
https://kdp.amazon.com/community/thre...

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message 4: by Alexandra (last edited Jul 08, 2014 01:03PM) (new)

Jul 08, 2014 01:01PM

Let us know. Clearly the intent (and the inference) of this list is that it's books that readers feel are the BEST of British books. Meaning we should be able to assume everyone adding a book to this list and voting for books on the list, sincerely and honestly believe they are among the BEST of British books. Looking at this list, even allowing for differences in taste, does make me wonder....

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message 5: by Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) (new)

Jul 08, 2014 01:07PM

Maggie's actually pretty happy with herself:

"Author Maggie Spence says:
Re: Brilliant Marketing Strategy We Can All Use!
Posted: Jul 8, 2014 9:57 AM in response to: splinkers [redacted]

What makes you think I screwed up? I'm good and thoroughly entertained. And none of this high-horse, vigilate, self-righteous posturing will effect my sales a single bit. I'm actually up a bit.

Edited by: Maggie Spence on Jul 8, 2014 10:02 AM

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message 6: by Alexandra (new)

Jul 08, 2014 01:20PM

Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) wrote: "Maggie's actually pretty happy with herself:
..."

That's an unfortunate attitude. Guess it doesn't matter that the Listopia lists are skewed so they're unusable and meaningless for readers.

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message 7: by Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) (last edited Jul 08, 2014 01:23PM) (new)

Jul 08, 2014 01:22PM

Auntie J wrote: "Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) wrote: "Maggie's actually pretty happy with herself:
..."

That's an unfortunate attitude. Guess it doesn't matter that the Listopia lists are skewed s..."

Pfft, readers schmeaders. It's all about their self-promotion and moving books, amiright? Besides, most of those other authors are dead. It's not like they need the money.

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message 8: by Alexandra (last edited Jul 08, 2014 02:12PM) (new)

Jul 08, 2014 02:09PM

I can promise you that idie authors voting for their books and books of their fellow authors for "marketing" or "exposure" purposes when those lists are intended for, and presumed by readers to be, sincere and honest expressions of opinion regarding the quality of the books from other readers very much does give indie authors a bad name.

There had been some progress for indie authors, but this kind of thing takes them a giant step back when it comes to readers wanting to take a chance with their dollars.

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message 9: by Zahara Cerise cares about alien existential angst (new)

Jul 08, 2014 03:13PM

Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) wrote: What makes you think I screwed up? I'm good and thoroughly entertained. And none of this high-horse, vigilate, self-righteous posturing will effect my sales a single bit. I'm actually up a bit.
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Of course it won't 'effect' her sales, but it might 'affect' her sales.

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message 10: by Ceilidh (last edited Jul 09, 2014 12:40PM) (new)

Jul 09, 2014 07:57AM

Zahara wrote: "Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) wrote: "Author Maggie Spence says:
Re: Brilliant Marketing Strategy We Can All Use!
Posted: Jul 8, 2014 9:57 AM in response to: splinkers [redacted] What makes you think I screwed up? I'm good and thoroughly entertained. And none of this high-horse, vigilate, self-righteous posturing will effect my sales..."

Sigh, and she's a "writer," smh

ETA:clarity on prior quote string

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message 11: by Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) (last edited Jul 09, 2014 10:16AM) (new)

Jul 09, 2014 10:15AM

Zahara wrote: "Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) wrote: What makes you think I screwed up? I'm good and thoroughly entertained. And none of this high-horse, vigilate, self-righteous posturing will eff..."

Just in case my post up there goes poof, I didn't write the statement that begins with, "What makes you think.." That was the author Maggie Spence. There was some forum identification text that was redacted before it was quoted in the reply.

:)

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message 12: by Ceilidh (new)

Jul 09, 2014 12:39PM

Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) wrote: "Zahara wrote: "Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) wrote: What makes you think I screwed up? I'm good and thoroughly entertained. And none of this high-horse, vigilate, self-righteous pos..."

Oh, good point Barbara! I'll edit to reflect so it's clear.

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message 13: by Zahara Cerise cares about alien existential angst (last edited Jul 09, 2014 03:38PM) (new)

Jul 09, 2014 03:34PM

Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) wrote: Just in case my post up there goes poof, I didn't write the statement that begins with, "What makes you think.." That was the author Maggie Spence. There was some forum identification text that was redacted before it was quoted in the reply.

I know. I saw her use "effect" wrongly on KDP. Sorry you thought I was correcting you.

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message 14: by Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) (new)

Jul 09, 2014 03:43PM

Zahara wrote: "Barbara ♥~Lindt Ninja~♥ (Careerist Gangster™) wrote: Just in case my post up there goes poof, I didn't write the statement that begins with, "What makes you think.." That was the author Maggie Spen..."

I didn't think you were correcting me. The way the quote looked, launching into the text of her comments without the added, "Author Maggie Spense says.." might be misleading if my post with the "Author Maggie Spense says.." gets deleted for some reason.

I don't want to claim ownership of her idiotic words.

That's all.

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message 15: by Zahara Cerise cares about alien existential angst (new)

Jul 09, 2014 04:00PM

Haha! We're all confused.

No bad for you, Linda. I got it.

Barbara ~ Got it! I don't blame you for not wanting to claim ownership of Spence's idiotic words. The mystery is why she'd say them in the first place.

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message 16: by Hoyadaisy (new)

Aug 07, 2014 11:01PM

Wow. I started this list just out of love for British books, and I was looking for the ones we loved very, very best: held up well over time, stood out among all the Brit. lit. we'd read, what we'd take to a desert island, or tell a friend, "you really, really have to read this." I was thrilled to see people starting to vote, and it seems most people were in the spirit of the thing. I was really, really sad when I saw the comments and realized that someone was trying to GET something out of the list and the participants. I'm sorry that happened, and grateful for the people who said, "NO!"

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