Mrs. Dalloway
1925★ 9.0
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Great Expectations
1861★ 8.8
Bleak House
1853★ 8.8
Gravity's Rainbow
1973★ 8.7
Brave New World
1932★ 8.5
David Copperfield
1850★ 8.1
The Importance of Being Earnest
1895★ 8.0
Henry V
1599★ 7.3
Henry IV, Part One
1597★ 7.2
Oliver Twist
1838★ 7.1
A Christmas Carol
1843★ 7.1
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1891★ 7.0
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
1669★ 7.0
Henry IV, Part Two
1599★ 7.0
The Secret Agent
1907★ 6.9
The End of the Affair
1951★ 6.9
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
1963★ 6.8
Richard III
1592★ 6.8
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1892★ 6.7
A Dance to the Music of Time
1955★ 6.2