Charlotte Bronte
29 - Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë (1847)
Classics Romance Supernatural

Jane Eyre – Charlotte Brontë (1847)

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë follows Jane as she grows into independence, navigating love, morality, and her relationship with the brooding Mr. Rochester.
Emily Bronte
31 - Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë (1847)
Psychological Romance Supernatural

Wuthering Heights – Emily Brontë (1847)

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë follows Heathcliff’s obsessive love for Catherine Earnshaw, leading to vengeance, heartbreak, and generations of turmoil on the Yorkshire moors.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
32 - Frankenstein - Mary Shelley (1818)
Psychological Science Fiction Supernatural

Frankenstein – Mary Shelley (1818)

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley follows Victor Frankenstein, whose creation of a living being leads to horror, regret, and a deep exploration of human ambition and morality.
Oscar Wilde
35 - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde (1890)
Psychological Supernatural

The Picture of Dorian Gray – Oscar Wilde (1890)

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde follows Dorian, who remains youthful while his portrait decays, mirroring his descent into hedonism and moral corruption.
Bram Stoker
39 - Dracula - Bram Stoker (1897)
Supernatural

Dracula – Bram Stoker (1897)

Dracula by Bram Stoker follows Jonathan Harker and Van Helsing as they battle Count Dracula, a vampire seeking to spread his dark influence in England.
Robert Louis Stevenson
108 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)
Psychological Supernatural

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson explores the duality of human nature as Dr. Jekyll’s experiments unleash his sinister alter ego, Mr. Hyde.
Jane Austen
10 - Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen (1817)
Romance Satire Supernatural

Northanger Abbey – Jane Austen (1817)

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen is a satirical novel that follows Catherine Morland, a naive young woman learning to separate gothic fiction from the realities of romance and society.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
167 - The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892)
Psychological Romance Supernatural

The Yellow Wallpaper – Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1892)

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is a chilling short story about a woman’s descent into madness due to oppressive medical treatment and societal expectations.
Gaston Leroux
186 - The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux (1910)
Mystery Romance Supernatural

The Phantom of the Opera – Gaston Leroux (1910)

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux follows a masked figure haunting the Paris Opera House, entangling a young singer in a tragic romance.
Victor Hugo
106 - The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - Victor Hugo (1831)
Historical Supernatural

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame – Victor Hugo (1831)

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo follows Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer, as he navigates love, fate, and cruelty in 15th-century Paris.