BBC Culture contributor Jane Ciabattari polled 82 book critics from outside the UK, to pick Britain’s best novels ever – this is what some had to say about the top choices.

The poll results are in, and the numbers are clear: more than half of the BBC's top 10 greatest British novels were written by women. The survey asked 82 literary critics stationed around the ...

This week’s installment takes you back to the British Fiction 101 syllabus and challenges you to match up memorable villains with their novels and authors.

BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider’s perspective on the best in British literature.

BBC Culture polled book critics outside the UK, to give an outsider’s perspective on the best in British literature.

BBC Culture contributor Jane Ciabattari polled 82 book critics from outside the UK, to pick Britain’s best novels ever – this is what some had to say about the top choices.