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22 August 2014

ABC’s My Favourite Book 2004

ABC’s My Favourite Book 2004

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 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

The Bible

The Bible

To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

Cloudstreet
Tim Winton

Cloudstreet

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

1984
George Orwell

1984

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide #1)
Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide #1)

The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon #2)
Dan Brown

The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon #2)

Catch-22
Joseph Heller

Catch-22

A Fortunate Life
A.B. Facey

A Fortunate Life

Dirt Music
Tim Winton

Dirt Music

Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte

Wuthering Heights

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3)
J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3)

Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies From Outer Space (Captain Underpants #3)
Dav Pilkey

Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies From Outer Space (Captain Underpants #3)

Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte

Jane Eyre

The Chronicles of Narnia #2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia #2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame

The Wind in the Willows

The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

Magician
Raymond E. Feist

Magician

Possession: A Romance
A.S. Byatt

Possession: A Romance

Dune
Frank Herbert

Dune

A Fine Balance
Rohinton Mistry

A Fine Balance

The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit

A Suitable Boy
Vikram Seth

A Suitable Boy

One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude

Deltora Quest Series 1 Bind-Up
Emily Rodda

Deltora Quest Series 1 Bind-Up

The Tomorrow Series #1: Tomorrow, When the War Began
John Marsden

The Tomorrow Series #1: Tomorrow, When the War Began

Perfume
Patrick Suskind

Perfume

The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck

The Grapes of Wrath

Ancient Future Trilogy
Traci Harding

Ancient Future Trilogy

The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter #4)
J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter #4)

The Power of One
Bryce Courtenay

The Power of One

The Shipping News
Annie Proulx

The Shipping News

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Louis de Bernieres

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver

The Poisonwood Bible

Anne of Green Gables
L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell

Gone with the Wind

Outlander
Diana Gabaldon

Outlander

Persuasion
Jane Austen

Persuasion

Ice Station (Scarecrow #1)
Matthew Reilly

Ice Station (Scarecrow #1)

Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier

Rebecca

Life of Pi
Yann Martel

Life of Pi

Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Crime and Punishment

Little Women
Louisa May Alcott

Little Women

Great Expectations
Charles Dickens

Great Expectations

The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket

A Series of Unfortunate Events #1: The Bad Beginning

Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Love in the Time of Cholera

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Mists of Avalon
Marion Zimmer Bradley

The Mists of Avalon

Cafe Scheherazade
Arnold Zable

Cafe Scheherazade

The Bone People
Keri Hulme

The Bone People

Jessica
Bryce Courtenay

Jessica

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2)
J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter #2)

The Fortunes of Richard Mahony
Henry Handel Richardson

The Fortunes of Richard Mahony

My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell

My Family and Other Animals

War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace

Wild Swans
Jung Chang

Wild Swans

Mao's Last Dancer
Li Cunxin

Mao's Last Dancer

Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl #1)
Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl #1)

Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle Book #1)
Christopher Paolini

Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle Book #1)

Shantaram
Gregory David Roberts

Shantaram

Memoirs Of A Geisha
Arthur Golden

Memoirs Of A Geisha

The Riders
Tim Winton

The Riders

Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Angela's Ashes
Frank McCourt

Angela's Ashes

The Age of Reason
Thomas Paine

The Age of Reason

The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist

Middlemarch
George Eliot

Middlemarch

Emma
Jane Austen

Emma

Midnight's Children
Salman Rushdie

Midnight's Children

The English Patient
Michael Ondaatje

The English Patient

Matilda
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

Matilda

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert Pirsig

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance

On the Road
Jack Kerouac

On the Road

The BFG
Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl

The BFG

Animal Farm
George Orwell

Animal Farm

Birdsong
Sebastian Faulks

Birdsong

A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving

A Prayer for Owen Meany

Scarecrow (Scarecrow #3)
Matthew Reilly

Scarecrow (Scarecrow #3)

The Secret History
Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Looking For Alibrandi
Melina Marchetta

Looking For Alibrandi

Watership Down
Richard Adams

Watership Down

The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough

The Thorn Birds

Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand

Atlas Shrugged

Winnie the Pooh
A.A. Milne, E.H. Shepard

Winnie the Pooh

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh

Brideshead Revisited

Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness

High Fidelity
Nick Hornby

High Fidelity

Goosebumps Book 1: Welcome to the Dead House
R.L. Stine

Goosebumps Book 1: Welcome to the Dead House

The Magic Pudding
Norman Lindsay

The Magic Pudding

Les Miserables
Victor Hugo

Les Miserables

David Copperfield
Charles Dickens

David Copperfield

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  1. Peter Kay says:
    24 August 2016 at 6:32 pm

    A true classic! Just look around you!

    Reply