Collection

The Guardian’s Best 100 Novels in English (2015)

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe
#10
6h 56m

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

Edgar Allan Poe
A young stowaway embarks on high-seas adventures.
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
#32
3h 40m

Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad
A steamer captain in the heart of Africa witnesses the final days of a brutal ivory trader.
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
#35
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.
The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells
#39
6h 55m

The History of Mr. Polly

H. G. Wells
A middle-aged man in early Edwardian England finds himself despairing at his failed business and marriage, and takes a drastic step to escape—with unexpected results.
The Rainbow by D. H. Lawrence
#43
17h 46m

The Rainbow

D. H. Lawrence
Three generations of an English family struggle to adapt in a society rapidly changed by industrialization.