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

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1	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4.30 avg rating — 5,039,794 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 — 2,428,822 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 — 725,701 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 — 1,353,415 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 — 1,344,752 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 — 4,699,311 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 — 776,445 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	The Lord of the Rings (The Lord of the Rings, #1-3) by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.55 avg rating — 752,174 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
9	A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 4.09 avg rating — 966,864 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
10	Macbeth by William Shakespeare 3.89 avg rating — 1,061,012 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
11	Bridget Jones’s Diary (Bridget Jones, #1) by Helen Fielding (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 1,041,954 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
12	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling 4.47 avg rating — 11,886,372 ratings score: 683, 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 — 390,420 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 4.36 avg rating — 163,634 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 — 336,442 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 — 244,949 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	Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 3.93 avg rating — 2,026,026 ratings score: 590, 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
18	The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5) by Josephine Tey 3.89 avg rating — 40,911 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
19	Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) by A.A. Milne 4.37 avg rating — 360,529 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
20	A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1) by Michael Bond 4.24 avg rating — 88,474 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
21	Persuasion by Jane Austen 4.15 avg rating — 814,986 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
22	The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.14 avg rating — 406,475 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
23	Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1) by E. Nesbit 3.85 avg rating — 28,777 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 — 117,172 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 — 1,028,825 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 — 1,222 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 — 34,751 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 — 285,339 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 — 4,658,213 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 4.03 avg rating — 249,980 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 4.05 avg rating — 267,568 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 — 137,096 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 4.30 avg rating — 43,439 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 — 242,500 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 — 75,825 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 — 49,690 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 — 66,260 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 — 135,544 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 4.38 avg rating — 797 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 3.86 avg rating — 33,168 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 — 1,728,716 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 — 625,951 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 — 27,292 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 — 583,553 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 4.21 avg rating — 5,809,142 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 — 2,085,890 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 — 51,760 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	Silas Marner by George Eliot 3.70 avg rating — 96,533 ratings score: 241, 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	Burmese Days by George Orwell 3.87 avg rating — 34,241 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
50	Black Beauty by John Davage (Adapter) 3.96 avg rating — 3,721 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
51	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 3.89 avg rating — 1,639,641 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
51	The Cater Street Hangman (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #1) by Anne Perry 3.90 avg rating — 22,948 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
53	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, #1) by Ian Fleming 3.98 avg rating — 16,244 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
54	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) by Roald Dahl 4.17 avg rating — 955,554 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
55	My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor by Alec Guinness 3.82 avg rating — 669 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
56	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.89 avg rating — 2,311,737 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
57	Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.62 avg rating — 3,239 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 4.16 avg rating — 42,582 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 — 102,641 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 — 280,490 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	Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas 4.02 avg rating — 11,530 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
62	The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne 3.72 avg rating — 23,480 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
63	Summer Half (Barsetshire, #5) by Angela Thirkell 4.03 avg rating — 811 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
64	Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy 3.84 avg rating — 78,008 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
65	Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.24 avg rating — 22,408 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
66	Ivanhoe by Walter Scott 3.77 avg rating — 100,795 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
66	The Common Reader by Virginia Woolf 4.11 avg rating — 2,052 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
68	A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare 3.94 avg rating — 596,162 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
69	Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) by Connie Willis 4.03 avg rating — 67,298 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
70	National Velvet by Enid Bagnold 4.10 avg rating — 26,072 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
70	Last Bus to Woodstock (Inspector Morse, #1) by Colin Dexter 3.81 avg rating — 19,153 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
72	Miss Bunting (Barsetshire, #14) by Angela Thirkell 3.89 avg rating — 529 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
73	Stardust by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 490,239 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
74	Dracula by Bram Stoker 4.03 avg rating — 1,563,250 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
75	Miss Silver Comes to Stay (Miss Silver, #15) by Patricia Wentworth 4.05 avg rating — 2,411 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
75	Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) by Kate Atkinson 3.78 avg rating — 249,624 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
77	Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis 3.74 avg rating — 33,257 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
77	A God in Ruins (Todd Family #2) by Kate Atkinson 3.95 avg rating — 61,168 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
79	The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, #1) by Paul Scott 4.14 avg rating — 6,302 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
80	Adam Bede by George Eliot 3.83 avg rating — 26,852 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
80	Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1) by Jerome K. Jerome 3.83 avg rating — 83,437 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
82	In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden 4.36 avg rating — 7,182 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
83	His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3) by Philip Pullman 4.30 avg rating — 170,541 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
84	Pomfret Towers (Barsetshire, #6) by Angela Thirkell 4.01 avg rating — 1,173 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
85	Parker Pyne Investigates by Agatha Christie 3.76 avg rating — 22,214 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
86	Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 3.79 avg rating — 27,500 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
87	Christmas at Fairacre (Fairacre, #6, #10, #12) by Miss Read 4.30 avg rating — 1,176 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
88	A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson 4.27 avg rating — 27,465 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
89	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis 4.24 avg rating — 3,240,628 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
89	Cross Stitch (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 1,190,735 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
91	The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1) by Hugh Lofting 3.96 avg rating — 52,287 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
92	Thrush Green (Thrush Green, #1) by Miss Read 4.14 avg rating — 3,589 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
93	Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12) by Dorothy L. Sayers 4.19 avg rating — 33,184 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
94	Miss Buncle's Book (Miss Buncle #1) by D.E. Stevenson 4.12 avg rating — 15,173 ratings score: 138, 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 Borrowers Afield (The Borrowers #2) by Mary Norton 4.06 avg rating — 13,139 ratings score: 137, 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
96	Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce 4.05 avg rating — 28,382 ratings score: 135, 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 Tailor of Panama by John le Carré 3.51 avg rating — 10,494 ratings score: 130, 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	The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (Amelia Peabody, #7) by Elizabeth Peters 4.21 avg rating — 15,345 ratings score: 128, 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
99	Richard III by William Shakespeare 3.91 avg rating — 60,757 ratings score: 120, 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	Below Stairs by Margaret Powell 3.58 avg rating — 14,657 ratings score: 113, 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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320 books · 42 voters · list created July 27th, 2012 by Hoyadaisy (votes) .

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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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