The ABC announced the results of their nationwide search for Australia’s favourite books on Sunday 5 December, 2004.
http://www.abc.net.au/myfavouritebook/top10/100.htm
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings #1) J.R.R. Tolkien
The first volume in the epic fantasty trilogy
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen
Jane Austen's classic novel of manners
The Bible
One of the finest pieces of English prose
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee
The great classic of American literature, beloved by adults and children alike
Cloudstreet Tim Winton
Winton's sprawling, comic epic about luck and love, fortitude and forgiveness, and the magic of the everyday
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J.K. Rowling
Book 5 in the internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series
1984 George Orwell
The dystopian modern classic
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide #1) Douglas Adams
The comic masterpiece. Volume one in the trilogy of five!
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon #2) Dan Brown
The bestselling thriller of all time.
Catch-22 Joseph Heller
Reading Joseph Heller's classic satire is nothing less than a rite of passage
A Fortunate Life A.B. Facey
A life lived to the full – the extraordinary journey of an ordinary man
Dirt Music Tim Winton
Winner of the 2002 Miles Franklin Literary Award
Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte
The classic novel of the destructive force of jealousy and vengeance
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3) J.K. Rowling
The third thrilling Harry Potter adventure
Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies From Outer Space (Captain Underpants #3) Dav Pilkey
Winner Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Award
Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte
The novel that shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia #1) C.S. Lewis
The adventures of Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy have enchanted readers for over sixty years
The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame
Join shy Mole, friendly Ratty and bad-tempered Badger on their mission to save reckless, loveable Toad from himself
The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger
The ultimate novel for disaffected youth
The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett
A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England
Magician (The Riftwar Saga #1) Raymond E. Feist
The first in the epic Riftwar Saga
Possession: A Romance A.S. Byatt
Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize
Dune Frank Herbert
Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards
A Fine Balance Rohinton Mistry
A Fine Balance is consistently acclaimed as a masterpiece from one of the most gifted writers of our time
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien
Discover where the journey began...
A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth
'The book to restore the serious reading public's faith in the contemporary novel ... ' Daniel Johnson, The Times
One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez
'Should be required reading for the entire human race.' The New York Times
Deltora Quest Series 1 Bind-Up Emily Rodda
Three companions journey across the fictitious land of Deltora, endeavoring to recover the magical Belt of Deltora and defeat allies of the evil Shadow Lord
Tomorrow, When the War Began (The Tomorrow Series #1) John Marsden
The book that started the series that became the legend...
Perfume Patrick Suskind
Laced with sense and suspense, Perfume is a beguiling tale of lust, desire and deadly obsession
The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck
The Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece
Ancient Future Trilogy Traci Harding
The best-selling epic adventure trilogy from one of Australia's most loved fantasy authors
The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy
Winner of the 1997 Booker Prize
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter #4) J.K. Rowling
The fourth epic Harry Potter adventure
The Power of One Bryce Courtenay
A classic story of the triumph of the human spirit.
The Shipping News Annie Proulx
‘As stark and ruggedly beautiful as the storm-battered coast of Newfoundland itself.’ Sunday Telegraph UK
Captain Corelli's Mandolin Louis de Bernieres
The story of a timeless place that one day wakes up to find itself in the jaws of historyr
The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver
The unforgettable story told by the wife and four daughters of a fierce evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959
Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery
The story of how a bad-tempered, naughty, red-haired orphan charmed a whole town
Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell
The magnificent epic tale of love and loss
Outlander (Outlander #1) Diana Gabaldon
Claire Randall is leading a double life. She has a husband in one century - and a lover in another
Persuasion Jane Austen
Austen's portrayal of the double-edged nature of persuasion and the clash between old and new worlds
Ice Station (Scarecrow #1) Matthew Reilly
The first action-packed Antarctic blockbuster featuring Lieutenant Shane Schofield – call sign: Scarecrow
Rebecca Daphne Du Maurier
Not since Jane Eyre has a heroine faced such difficulty with the Other Woman
Life of Pi Yann Martel
Winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize
Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The tragic story of a talented former student whose warped philosophical outlook drives him to commit murder
Little Women Louisa May Alcott
This lively portrait of nineteenth- century family life possesses a lasting vitality that has endeared it to generations of readers
Great Expectations Charles Dickens
Dickens' classic work of Victorian literature
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald's magnum opus set on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922
A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning Lemony Snicket
In the tradition of Dickens and Dahl, an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted
Love in the Time of Cholera Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A brilliantly crafted, beautifully written story of love and the love-sick
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll
Startlingly original and experimental, the Alice books provide readers with a double window on both child and adult worlds
The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley
The magical legend of King Arthur, vividly retold through the eyes and lives of the women who wielded power from behind the throne
Cafe Scheherazade Arnold Zable
‘An original, deeply felt, beautifully written book.’ Sydney Morning Herald
The Bone People Keri Hulme
Winner of the 1995 Booker Prize
Jessica Bryce Courtenay
A novel based on the inspiring true story of a young girl's fight for justice against tremendous odds
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2) J.K. Rowling
The second Harry Potter adventure
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony Henry Handel Richardson
With its wisdom, intelligence and effortless narrative power, The Fortunes of Richard Mahony is a masterpiece
My Family and Other Animals Gerald Durrell
The charming and comic autobiographical novel, the first in the famed The Corfu Trilogy
War and Peace Leo Tolstoy
An epic portrait of ordinary life amid extraordinary circumstances
Wild Swans Jung Chang
A true story with all the passion and grandeur of a great novel
Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin
'An inspiring true story of courage and determination' Adeline Yen Mah, author of Falling Leaves
Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl #1) Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl, teenage criminal mastermind, in his first epic adventure
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle Book #1) Christopher Paolini
The first exciting book of the Inheritance Cycle
Shantaram Gregory David Roberts
'A masterpiece' The Age
Memoirs Of A Geisha Arthur Golden
Seductive, evocative, exquisite - intimate memoirs spanning half a century of Japanese history, revealing a closed world
The Riders Tim Winton
Written with the pace of a thriller and the human understanding of a master novelist, this is the novel that brought Tim Winton to international attention
Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy
The epic story of love and self-destruction
Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt
The unforgettable true story of Frank McCourt's impoverished childhood and early adulthood in Brooklyn, New York, and in Limerick, Ireland
The Age of Reason Thomas Paine
One of the most influential defences of Deism ever written
The Alchemist Paulo Coelho
“A wise and inspiring fable about the pilgrimage that life should be.” — M. Scott Peck
Middlemarch George Eliot
A moving story of men and women longing to do the right thing, but making bad decisions
Emma Jane Austen
Austen's classic novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance
Midnight's Children Salman Rushdie
Winner of the 1981 Booker Prize
The English Patient Michael Ondaatje
Joint winner of the 1992 Booker Prize
Matilda Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl at his best
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance Robert Pirsig
A brilliant and original book... Everybody should read it' Guardian
On the Road Jack Kerouac
Considered the defining work of the postwar Beat and Counterculture generations
The BFG Roald Dahl
The well-loved story of a big friendly giant
Animal Farm George Orwell
One of literature's most electrifying examinations of power and corruption
Birdsong Sebastian Faulks
A mesmerising story of love and war...
A Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving
A masterpiece from one of the great contemporary American writers
Scarecrow (Scarecrow #3) Matthew Reilly
It is the greatest bounty hunt in history
The Secret History Donna Tartt
The Secret History recounts the terrible price we pay for mistakes made on the dark journey to adulthood
Looking For Alibrandi Melina Marchetta
A moving and revealing book, unusual for its honesty and its insight into the life of a young person on the brink of adulthood
Watership Down Richard Adams
Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
The Thorn Birds Colleen McCullough
A sweeping family saga of dreams, titanic struggles, dark passions and forbidden love in the Australian Outback
Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand
The book that made Ayn Rand one of the most popular novelists of modern times, but also one of its most influential and controversial
Winnie the Pooh A.A. Milne, E.H. Shepard
Heart-warming and funny, Milne's masterpiece reflects the power of a child's imagination like no other story before or since
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter #1) J.K. Rowling
An incredible adventure is about to begin!
The Magic Faraway Tree (Faraway Tree #2) Enid Blyton
A magical journey for children from the acclaimed Enid Blyton
Brideshead Revisited Evelyn Waugh
Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad
A powerful indictment of the evils of imperialism
High Fidelity Nick Hornby
An instant classic, High Fidelity is a hilarious exploration of love, life, music and the modern male
Goosebumps Book 1: Welcome to the Dead House R.L. Stine
One of the best-selling children's book series of all time!
The Magic Pudding Norman Lindsay
Norman Lindsay's best known children's book
Les Miserables Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo's epic take of injustice, heroism and love is a timeless classic, not to be missed
David Copperfield Charles Dickens
The novel Dickens regarded as his 'favourite child' and considered his most autobiographical
Peter Kay A true classic! Just look around you!
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A true classic! Just look around you!