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Introduction
Where the novel comes from, and its role in the history of literature.
Great Novels
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy – Laurence Sterne
A postmodern masterpiece that happens to be 250 years old.
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Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
A story of how looks can be deceiving.
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Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
The story of a man and his creation that leaves us asking: who's the real monster?
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Great Expectations – Charles Dickens
The ultimate rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches story!
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Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
An unrelenting journey into the darkest depths of the human psyche.
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Middlemarch – George Eliot
A panoramic view of small-town life, and a love-letter to the importance of empathy.
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In Search of Lost Time – Marcel Proust
One of the longest novels ever written - and one of the most piercing insights into the nature of memory and the passage of time.
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Ulysses – James Joyce
A wander through Dublin turns into the 20th century's most influential story.
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Midnight's Children – Salman Rushdie
A riotous, rollicking romp through the history of modern India.
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White Teeth – Zadie Smith
A story of people, cultures, and how they intertwine in the 21st century.