With the help of booksellers and librarians from around the world, we’ve created this collection of 200 iconic HarperCollins titles—beloved books that have inspired, informed, entertained, and endured.
Whether they are prizewinners, runaway bestsellers, groundbreaking nonfiction, or simply a favorite novel, these books have all had a singular influence on our literary culture.
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The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien’s enchanting tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic, and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, became an instant success when it was first published, and more than eighty years later has lost none of its appeal.
