The Greatest British Books of All Time on Control
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Nineteen Eighty Four | George Orwell | 1949 | British | English | |
| 50 | Brave New World | Aldous Huxley | 1932 | British | English | |
| 153 | A Clockwork Orange | Anthony Burgess | 1962 | British | English | |
| 442 | The Magus | John Fowles | 1965 | British | English | |
| 1071 | The Midwich Cuckoos | John Wyndham | 1957 | British | English | |
| 1636 | The Collector | John Fowles | 1963 | British | English | |
| 2642 | The Power | Naomi Alderman | 2016 | British | English | |
| 3040 | Manservant And Maidservant | Ivy Compton-Burnett | 1947 | British | English | |
| 3225 | The Driver's Seat | Muriel Spark | 1970 | British | English | |
| 3405 | Fifty Shades of Grey: | E. L. James | 2011 | British | English | |
| 3533 | The Birthday Party | Harold Pinter | 1958 | British | English | |
| 3839 | Gog | Andrew Sinclair | 1967 | British | English | |
| 4782 | Ice | Anna Kavan | 1967 | British | English | |
| 5011 | The Hungry Moon | Ramsey Campbell | 1986 | British | English | |
| 5473 | The Unicorn | Iris Murdoch | 1963 | British | English | |
| 5637 | The Alteration | Kingsley Amis | 1976 | British | English | |
| 5917 | The Magic Toyshop | Angela Carter | 1967 | British | English | |
| 5989 | The Homecoming | Harold Pinter | 1965 | British | English | |
| 6362 | The Restraint Of Beasts | Magnus Mills | 1998 | British | English | |
| 7086 | The Crocodile Bird | Ruth Rendell | 1993 | British | English | |
| 12225 | Shades Of Grey | Jasper Fforde | 2009 | British | English | |
| 12310 | Pavane | Keith Roberts | 1968 | British | English | |
| 13712 | The Aerodrome | Rex Warner | 1941 | British | English | |
| 16506 | The Machine Stops | E. M. Forster | 1909 | British | English | |
| 15901 | The Dumb Waiter | Harold Pinter | 1957 | British | English | |
| 15903 | A House And Its Head | Ivy Compton-Burnett | 1935 | British | English | |
| 16599 | Trilby | Charles Lomon | 1894 | British | Unknown | |
| 16893 | The Flight from the Enchanter | Iris Murdoch | 1956 | British | English | |
| 16923 | The White Mountains | John Christopher | 1967 | British | English | |
| 17130 | Mother And Son | Ivy Compton-Burnett | 1955 | British | English | |
| 17130 | My Idea Of Fun | Will Self | 1993 | British | English | |
| 17130 | Gráinne | Keith Roberts | 1973 | British | English | |
| 17130 | The Future | Naomi Alderman | British | Unknown |