Collection

Modern Library’s 100 Best Novels

Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence
#9
15h 11m

Sons and Lovers

D. H. Lawrence
A young man from a working-class English coal miner’s family struggles to reconcile romantic and familial love.
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
#24
6h 54m

Winesburg, Ohio

Sherwood Anderson
The residents of a small pre-industrial Ohio town lead their lives amidst a backdrop of pervasive loneliness.
The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
#46
9h 25m

The Secret Agent

Joseph Conrad
A spy in London is ordered to stage a bombing to foment political and social chaos.
Nostromo by Joseph Conrad
#47
17h 5m

Nostromo

Joseph Conrad
The fictitious South American republic of Costaguana is in the midst of a civil war and the citizens of the coastal town of Sulaco turn to Nostromo for help.
The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence
#48
17h 46m

The Rainbow

D. H. Lawrence
Three generations of an English family struggle to adapt in a society rapidly changed by industrialization.
Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence
#49
17h 49m

Women in Love

D. H. Lawrence
Two women engage in romantic relationships with two men against the backdrop of early 20th Century England.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
#67
3h 38m

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad
A steamer captain in the heart of Africa witnesses the final days of a brutal ivory trader.
Kim by Rudyard Kipling
#78
10h 17m

Kim

Rudyard Kipling
An orphaned street-urchin follows a holy man across India during the time of the British Raj, eventually gaining an education and becoming a recruit to the Great Game of espionage against the Russians.
Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
#85
12h 14m

Lord Jim

Joseph Conrad
Haunted by the part he played in a shipping disaster, young British seaman Jim escapes to an island in the South Seas to build his future.
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
#88
3h 7m

The Call of the Wild

Jack London
The story of a domesticated dog’s return to a primitive state in the late 19th-century Yukon.