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Literary fiction

The best books on literary fiction, ranked by quality.

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  1. 145
    James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl · 1961
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (138 ratings)
    EN Fantasy Classics Middle grade
  2. 146
    Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe · 1850
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (21 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
  3. 147
    The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe · 1686
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (30 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics
  4. 148
    The Absolute at Large Karel Čapek · 1922
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (6 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Science fiction Classics Humorous fiction
  5. 149
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream William Shakespeare · 1600
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (109 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics
  6. 150
    Tess of the d’Urbervilles Thomas Hardy · 1707
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (16 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Literary fiction Classics
  7. 151
    White nights Fiódor Dostoievski · 1848
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (25 ratings)
    EN Classics Short stories
  8. 152
    The Call of the Wild Jack London · 1903
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (83 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Middle grade
  9. 153
    Measure for Measure William Shakespeare · 1700
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (14 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics
  10. 154
    Michael Strogoff Jules Verne · 1876
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (4 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Historical fiction
  11. 155
    The Wisdom of Father Brown Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1913
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (4 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Crime & detective Classics Short stories
  12. 156
    The fox and the hound Daniel P. Mannix · 1967
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (4 ratings)
    EN Classics
  13. 157
    sophie's world Jostein Gaarder, Helene Hervieu, Marine Laffon, Paulette Møller, Vincent Zabus, Nicoby, Paulette Moller, Rivka Galchen, Ḥusayn Khalīqī · 1991
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (61 ratings)
    EN Philosophy Classics
  14. 158
    American Indian Stories Zitkála-Šá, Desmond gahan · 1921
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Memoir Classics Short stories
  15. 159
    An Ideal Husband Oscar Wilde · 1899
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Humorous fiction
  16. 160
    Orlando Furioso Lodovico Ariosto · 1545
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics
  17. 161
    The Diary Samuel Pepys · 1825
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
    EN Free ebook History Memoir Classics
  18. 162
    The Financier Theodore Dreiser · 1912
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (3 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Literary fiction Classics
  19. 163
    Cranford Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell · 1853
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (12 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Literary fiction Classics
  20. 164
    Carmilla Sheridan Le Fanu · 1871
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9 (66 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Gothic
  21. 165
    The Railway Children Edith Nesbit · 1900
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (29 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Children's books Middle grade
  22. 166
    Black Beauty Anna Sewell · 1945
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (2 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics Middle grade
  23. 167
    Charlotte Temple Mrs. Susanna (Haswell) Rowson · 1794
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (2 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Classics
  24. 168
    The Big Bow Mystery Israel Zangwill · 1892
    ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.0 (2 ratings)
    EN Free ebook Mystery & thriller Crime & detective Classics
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