The Guardian presents 1000 Novels You Should Read – a definitive guide to the best the novel has to offer from its first stirrings in the 18th century, right up to the present day. The Guardian’s critics and literary experts have worked across time and genre to produce a list that will bulk up your to-read pile with the great masterpieces of fiction and the occasional forgotten gem. To aid your selection, the novels have been divided into seven distinct categories :

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