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 Woman in White
One of the earliest works of detective fiction, with a narrative woven together from multiple characters. Chilling, suspenseful, and tense in mood, the story caused a sensation with its readers when it was published in 1860. The novel remains as emotive for its readers today as it was then.
