Sybil
British novelist, 1804–1881.
Sybil is an 1845 novel by Benjamin Disraeli.
On 2 of the 13 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Benjamin Disraeli
- First published
- 1845
- Length
- 464 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Political, Class and society, Religion and faith
- Series
- Book 2 of The Young England trilogy
Is Sybil worth reading?
2 of the 13 best-of lists it could have made include it: The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer) and The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer, 2015) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Sybil
The edition we link to is the OUP Oxford paperback (2017), 464 pages.
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford (paperback, 2017)
- Pages
- 464
- ISBN
- 9780198759898
How critics and readers rate Sybil
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 19% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work