Between September 2013 and August 2015, The Guardian ran their 100 Best English Language Novels of All Time series. As a large number of those books are available in the public domain (52%), I’ve created this page which reproduces their list containing just those titles that are available as free ebooks from epubBooks.com.

Even if you don’t agree completely with The Guardian’s selection, these are still some of the greatest novels published in the English language over the last 350 years. So dig in and enjoy.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932) [Essay]

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (1939) [Essay]

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949) [Essay]

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (1966) [Essay]

NOTE: there are more “Top Books” lists available in the Collections sections of epubBooks.

The Guardian Top 100 books aren’t simply a “here they are, go read them” selection, nor are they going to include just any title. Each week, for 100 weeks (finishing in August 2015) they announced the entry for that week along with publishing a short essay with the reasoning behind its inclusion. Here’s the basic rule set they were following;

Only English language titles will be considered (UK, US, AU, CA, etc., though the emphasis will be on UK/US)

Include only titles from the late 17 th century to the present day (up to around 2000…maybe!)

century to the present day (up to around 2000…maybe!) Listing will be in chronological order

Along with giving a link so you can download the ebook for free (EPUB/Kindle), I will also include a link to the Guardian essay so you can decide for yourself if you agree with their reasoning!

When I started this article, I added each new title as The Guardian posted theirs. Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar is the last to be added to this list. That will also likely be the last addition for the next few years at least. With 52 of those titles available as EPUB and Kindle ebooks on epubBooks.com, we have a great selection of classic novels to choose from. Plenty to keep you occupied for the coming months!

* No download available as this title is not currently in the Public Domain.

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