what are the three BEST NOVELS OF ALL TIME?

Answer 1

If you are asking for literary critics' consensus, probablyTolstoy's War and Peace, Cervantes' Don Quixote, and James Joyce's Ulysses would be the ones most often listed at the top.

If you are asking for the ones that have been the most popular and had the most readers over the years, especially among English and American readers, probably Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Charles Dickens' Great Expectations (or maybe Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn).

But if you were asking me for my own personal favorites, they would have to meet several criteria: good sense of human nature, engaging story to the very end, readable without special background knowledge, a sense of humor, a sense of time and place (call that history, if you like), and a spiritual depth.

At the top of my list would be such works as (1) Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, (2) Eudora Welty's Losing Battles, and (3) good ole Huck Finn. But it's also hard for me to pass up Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend, John Irving's Prayer for Owen Meany, Anne Tyler's Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, and William Wharton's Midnight Clear.

A more difficult and very puzzling one is Sunlight Dialogues by John Gardner. And I still go back to Anthony Trollope from the 19th century, esp. his Barchester novels and the Palliser series. I have read most of these novels more than once, and I'd gladly read them all again.

Enjoy!!!

Answer 2

according to the observer:

1. Don Quixote Miguel De Cervantes
The story of the gentle knight and his servant Sancho Panza has entranced readers for centuries.

2. Pilgrim's Progress John Bunyan
The one with the Slough of Despond and Vanity Fair.

3. Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe
The first English novel.

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according to Time:

1. The Sun Also Rises

2. The Catcher in the Rye

3. Blood Meridian

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i have to disagree.

george eliot, thomas hardy, dickens, henry james, the brontes, and many other relics haven't even been included.

tut tut.

Answer 3

Count of Montecristo by Alexander Dumas.The hero is Edmond Dantés, a young French sailor who, falsely accused of treason, is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of Château d'If. After staging a dramatic escape he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge, with Dantés, believing himself to be an `Angel of Providence', pursuing his vengeance to the bitter end before realizing that he himself is a victim of fate.The author did a great job describing the emotions of the prisoner.Disbelief,denial,self pity,madness,apathy and finally hope.For God's sake don't see any of the movies based on the book.They don't do justice to the book.

Bellarion by Rafael Sabatini.

Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini.When his best friend, a young clergyman, is killed in a mockery of a duel by an arrogant noble, just to quiet his eloquent expressions of democratic ideals, Andre-Louis Moreau vows revenge. From that point, through meteoric careers as a consummate actor and scenario writer, then as a fencing master, and finally a politician, the brilliant Moreau keeps thwarting the aims of the aristocratic Marquis de la Tour d'Azyr. However, the nobleman causes pain to Moreau as well, and the time must come when the two will meet to settle their enmity once and for all. You are not likely to guess how their confrontation finally turns out. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, this swashbuckling novel is exciting throughout, and it presents one of the most dashing heroes in fiction, a man who can fight equally well with his mind, his mouth, his pen, and his sword, a man who stirs up events wherever he goes.

Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher.There are 8 books in the series beginning with stormfront.It narrates the story of Harry Dresden,chicago's only professional wizard who works as a detective.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters - vampires,werewolves,fallen angels,fey.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.

Answer 4

Lord Of The Rings

Answer 5

Night by Elie Wiesel
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Answer 6

"The Stand" by Stephen King is my all time favorite! My second favorite is "Strangers" by Dean Koontz". Third would be Stephen Kings "Misery".

As you can see I'm not really in the heavy stuff. Look those mysteries and horror novels though!

Answer 7

1984 - George Orwell
The Power of One - Bryce Courtenay
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

Answer 8

Great Gatsby

Call of The Wild---Novella actually

Grapes of Wrath

Answer 9

Pride and Prejudice and anything by Jane Austen.

Answer 10

gossip girl novels, the undomestic goddess, the bermudez triangle