Collection

The BBC’s 100 Greatest British Novels (2015)

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
#21
3h 38m

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad
A steamer captain in the heart of Africa witnesses the final days of a brutal ivory trader.
The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
#27
10h 42m

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Daniel Defoe
Shipwrecked on a remote tropical island, a resourceful Englishman manages to survive alone for many years.
Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
#30
12h 3m

Moll Flanders

Daniel Defoe
A resourceful woman navigates 18th-century English society and colonial America over a lifetime of seventy years, using her wit and resilience in her quest for wealth and happiness.
Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence
#60
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.
Nostromo by Joseph Conrad
#69
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.
Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence
#75
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.