Novels A novel is a long prose narrative that usually describes fictional characters and events in the form of a sequential story. It rests on the consensus that the novel is today the longest …

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This Encyclopedia Britannica Literature & Language list features 12 novels that have been considered the greatest book ever written.

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The top 500 novels in libraries, continued from the Library 100, as found in OCLC's WorldCat database.