
Modern Library 100 Best Novels
A much-publicized "100 Best" list, selected by the Modern Library's Board of Editors (which is comprised of several distinguished authors), and ostensibly released to "get people talking about great books." It also might help sell a few Modern Library editions, but that's probably a coincidence. As with many such lists, the inclusion of trilogies and series puts the actual number of titles well over 100.
1918-10-24
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
1955
The Ginger Man
The Ginger Man
1949
The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky
1979
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
1954
Under the Net
Under the Net
1966
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
1966
The Magus
The Magus
1983-01-10
Ironweed
Ironweed
1932
Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road
1981
Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children
1945
Loving
Loving
1903
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
1908
The Old Wives' Tale
The Old Wives' Tale
1975
Ragtime
Ragtime
1900
Lord Jim
Lord Jim
1979
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River
1971
The Angle of Repose
The Angle of Repose
1953-09-18
The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March
1945
Brideshead Revisited
Brideshead Revisited
1908
A Room with a View
A Room with a View
1901
Kim
Kim
1939
Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake
1938
Scoop
Scoop
1929-09-27
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
1957
Justine
Justine
1958
Balthazar
Balthazar
1958
Mountolive
Mountolive
1960
Clea
Clea
1905-10-14
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
1920-10
Main Street
Main Street
1915
Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage
1962
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
1951-07-16
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
1951-02-26
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
1961-05-15
The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer
1911
Zuleika Dobson
Zuleika Dobson
1924
Some Do Not...
Some Do Not...
1925
No More Parades
No More Parades
1926
A Man Could Stand Up
A Man Could Stand Up
1928
Last Post
Last Post
1930
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
1957-09-05
On the Road
On the Road
1932-10-06
Light in August
Light in August
1962
Pale Fire
Pale Fire
1969-02-21
Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint
1934
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer
1920
Women in Love
Women in Love
1915
The Rainbow
The Rainbow
1904
Nostromo
Nostromo
1907
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent
1926-10-22
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
1928
Point Counter Point
Point Counter Point
1953
A Buyer's Market
A Buyer's Market
1955
The Acceptance World
The Acceptance World
1957
At Lady Molly's
At Lady Molly's
1962
The Kindly One's
The Kindly One's
1964
The Valley of Bones
The Valley of Bones
1966
The Soldier's Art
The Soldier's Art
1973
Temporary Kings
Temporary Kings
1970-03-23
Deliverance
Deliverance
1954
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
1953-03-18
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1910
Howards End
Howards End
1927-11-03
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1946-08-22
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
1930-10-06
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
1934
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust
1900-11-08
Sister Carrie
Sister Carrie
1904
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl
1945
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
1915
The Good Soldier
The Good Soldier
1932
Young Lonigan
Young Lonigan
1935
Judgment Day
Judgment Day
1934-04-12
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night
1903
The Ambassadors
The Ambassadors
1924-06-04
A Passage to India
A Passage to India
1919
Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio
1932
1919
1919
1930
The 42nd Parallel
The 42nd Parallel
1936
The Big Money
The Big Money
1940
Native Son
Native Son
1952
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
1969-03-31
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five
1940-06-04
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1925
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
1927
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse
1934
I, Claudius
I, Claudius
1903
The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh
1947
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano
1939-04-14
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1913
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
1940
Darkness at Noon
Darkness at Noon
1961-10-10
Catch-22
Catch-22
1929-10-07
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
1932
Brave New World
Brave New World
1955
Lolita
Lolita
1925-04-10
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
1922
Ulysses
Ulysses