The Victorian Novel

1847-1900· 15 works

Dickens, the Brontes, Eliot, Hardy, Wilde, Conrad, Stoker - the English novel at its broadest reach, plus the era's late Gothic and imperial fictions.

The Victorian Novel, Ranked

According to Groblé

  1. 9David Copperfield1850Charles DickensEasy·Epic·1,024 pagesInfluence60Popularity65The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
  2. 19Tess of the D’Urbervilles1891Thomas HardyEasy·Long·517 pagesInfluence44Popularity64The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
  3. 25Jane Eyre1847Charlotte BrontëEasy·Epic·578 pagesInfluence62Popularity98The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
  4. 57Middlemarch1872George EliotHard·Epic·810 pagesInfluence60Popularity66The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
  5. 75Dracula1897Bram StokerEasy·Long·466 pagesInfluence46Popularity94The Age of the NovelGothicEnglish
  6. 98Vanity Fair1847William Makepeace ThackerayEasy·Epic·912 pagesInfluence42Popularity64The Age of the NovelSatireEnglish
  7. 110A Tale of Two Cities1859Charles DickensEasy·Long·406 pagesInfluence59Popularity91The Age of the NovelHistorical FictionEnglish
  8. 118Heart of Darkness1899Joseph ConradGrueling·Quick·192 pagesInfluence48Popularity83The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
  9. 123Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass1871Lewis CarrollBreezy·Medium·357 pagesInfluence6Popularity93The Age of the NovelFable & ParableEnglish
  10. 135The Picture of Dorian Gray1890Oscar WildeModerate·Short·252 pagesInfluence44Popularity96The Age of the NovelGothicEnglish
  11. 139Wuthering Heights1847Emily BrontëEasy·Medium·353 pagesInfluence61Popularity95The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
  12. 147Treasure Island1882Robert Louis StevensonBreezy·Quick·210 pagesInfluence45Popularity82The Age of the NovelAdventureEnglish
  13. 155Lord Jim1900Joseph ConradGrueling·Long·400 pagesInfluence1Popularity42The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
  14. 171Bleak House1853Charles DickensEasy·Epic·945 pagesInfluence60Popularity64The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
  15. 193The Woman in White1859Wilkie CollinsEasy·Epic·671 pagesInfluence4Popularity38The Age of the NovelNovelEnglish
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