``Laurie's votes on the list The 100 Best British Authors

Listopia > ``Laurie's votes on the list The 100 Best British Authors (78 Books)

1	Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë 3.90 avg rating — 2,212,196 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Excellent Women by Barbara Pym 3.91 avg rating — 21,400 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4.30 avg rating — 4,888,851 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 4.16 avg rating — 2,359,847 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	"Things" and More "Things" by Ivan T. Sanderson 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings ``Laurie added it to to-read See Review	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	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.91 avg rating — 147,677 ratings ``Laurie added it to to-read See Review	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	Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard 3.98 avg rating — 22,880 ratings ``Laurie added it to to-read See Review	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	Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams 4.09 avg rating — 509,304 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Death of Grass by John Christopher 3.89 avg rating — 11,307 ratings ``Laurie added it to to-read See Review	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	The Lady in the Tower (Queens of England, #4) by Jean Plaidy 3.97 avg rating — 4,759 ratings ``Laurie rated it 4 stars See Review	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	All Things Wise and Wonderful (All Creatures Great and Small, #5-6) by James Herriot 4.45 avg rating — 38,184 ratings ``Laurie added it to to-read See Review	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	Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley, #5; Karla Trilogy, #1) by John le Carré 4.06 avg rating — 107,481 ratings ``Laurie added it to to-read See Review	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	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier 4.25 avg rating — 738,265 ratings ``Laurie rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain 4.11 avg rating — 12,561 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy 3.97 avg rating — 168,103 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 4.02 avg rating — 243,678 ratings ``Laurie added it to to-read See Review	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 Priory by Dorothy Whipple 4.24 avg rating — 1,459 ratings ``Laurie added it to to-read See Review	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 Woman in White by Wilkie Collins 4.02 avg rating — 168,028 ratings ``Laurie added it to to-read See Review	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	I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith 3.98 avg rating — 116,717 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Town House (House, #1) by Norah Lofts 4.21 avg rating — 1,579 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Midnight Is a Place by Joan Aiken 3.97 avg rating — 1,205 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Widow of Ratchets by Owen Brookes 4.22 avg rating — 58 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden 4.36 avg rating — 6,959 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Curse of the Wise Woman by Lord Dunsany 3.84 avg rating — 103 ratings ``Laurie rated it 3 stars See Review	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	Thursday's Child by Helen Forrester 3.83 avg rating — 211 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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
26	I, Claudius (Claudius, #1) by Robert Graves 4.24 avg rating — 73,955 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard 3.79 avg rating — 53,108 ratings ``Laurie rated it 3 stars See Review	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	The Stanbroke Girls: A Novel of Regency England by Fiona Hill (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 109 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Half Broken Things by Morag Joss 3.61 avg rating — 1,333 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	I Am Mary Tudor (Mary Tudor, #1) by Hilda Lewis 3.98 avg rating — 179 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Ivy Crown by Mary M. Luke 4.26 avg rating — 77 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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
32	The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham 3.98 avg rating — 52,527 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Kelly Park by Jean Stubbs 3.86 avg rating — 58 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Summer Of The Barshinskeys by Diane Pearson 3.94 avg rating — 311 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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
35	Flambards: Trilogy by K.M. Peyton 4.37 avg rating — 182 ratings ``Laurie added it to to-read See Review	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	Saint Joan of Arc by Vita Sackville-West 3.88 avg rating — 274 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Nutmeg Tree by Margery Sharp 3.77 avg rating — 935 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute 4.16 avg rating — 62,519 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 3.81 avg rating — 133,824 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Eliza Stanhope by Joanna Trollope 3.39 avg rating — 28 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Some Must Watch by Ethel Lina White 3.68 avg rating — 1,423 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth 4.19 avg rating — 79,845 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Fire, Bed, and Bone by Henrietta Branford 3.83 avg rating — 494 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Poisoners by Marjorie Bowen 3.86 avg rating — 36 ratings ``Laurie rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling 3.85 avg rating — 22,599 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis 3.86 avg rating — 34,834 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Ivanhoe by Walter Scott 3.77 avg rating — 99,717 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Cardinal and the Queen by Evelyn Anthony 3.76 avg rating — 76 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Stars and Bars by William Boyd 3.52 avg rating — 2,528 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Dear and Glorious Physician by Taylor Caldwell 4.35 avg rating — 8,490 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3) by Edmund Crispin 3.74 avg rating — 7,840 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The House of Kuragin by Constance Heaven 3.79 avg rating — 125 ratings ``Laurie rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Ross Poldark (Poldark, #1) by Winston Graham 4.08 avg rating — 36,359 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Red Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #3) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 78,933 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Innocent Victims by Minette Walters 3.54 avg rating — 447 ratings ``Laurie rated it 4 stars See Review	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	The Thirteenth Child by Antonia Ridge really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Conqueror by Georgette Heyer 3.49 avg rating — 1,935 ratings ``Laurie added it to to-read See Review	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 Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet, #1) by Paul Scott 4.14 avg rating — 6,229 ratings ``Laurie added it to to-read See Review	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
59	The Moon-Spinners by Mary Stewart 4.06 avg rating — 10,984 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Restoration by Rose Tremain 3.98 avg rating — 6,954 ratings ``Laurie rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Shadow of a Lady by Jane Aiken Hodge 3.55 avg rating — 173 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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 House Of Allerbrook (Exmoor Saga, #2) by Valerie Anand 3.45 avg rating — 108 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read 4.14 avg rating — 82,613 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The Regeneration Trilogy (Regeneration, #1-3) by Pat Barker 4.37 avg rating — 2,911 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Isabel the Fair by Margaret Campbell Barnes 3.82 avg rating — 316 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Blood Royal by Vanora Bennett (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 1,430 ratings ``Laurie rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Body and Soul by Marcelle Bernstein 3.85 avg rating — 94 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	River of Darkness (John Madden, #1) by Rennie Airth 3.95 avg rating — 8,854 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess by Alison Weir 3.86 avg rating — 5,838 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Close-Up on Death. by Maureen O'Brien 3.25 avg rating — 51 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 3.97 avg rating — 63,234 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	The African Queen by C.S. Forester really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9,378 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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 Queen's Confession by Victoria Holt 3.95 avg rating — 2,102 ratings ``Laurie rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Anya by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer 3.97 avg rating — 1,442 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears 3.94 avg rating — 27,364 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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
76	The Priory by Margaret Wasser 3.90 avg rating — 41 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Agnes Strickland's Lives of the Queens of England by Agnes Strickland really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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	In Search of the Dark Ages by Michael Wood 4.01 avg rating — 2,107 ratings ``Laurie rated it 5 stars See Review	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