To the Lighthouse
British novelist, 1882–1941.
To the Lighthouse is a 1927 novel by Virginia Woolf.
In family saga
On 7 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Virginia Woolf
- First published
- 1927
- Length
- 176 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Modernist, Family saga
Is To the Lighthouse worth reading?
7 of the 16 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian) and The 100 greatest British novels (BBC Culture).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 15 | See the list |
| 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.co.uk, 2014) | Listed | See the list |
| All-Time 100 Novels (Time, 2005) | Listed | See the list |
| Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian Book Clubs, 2002) | Listed | See the list |
| Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 70 | See the list |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 4 | See the list |
| The 100 greatest British novels (BBC Culture, 2015) | No. 2 | See the list |
Best edition of To the Lighthouse
The edition we link to is the Wordsworth Editions paperback (1994), 176 pages.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions (paperback, 1994)
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN
- 9781853260919
How critics and readers rate To the Lighthouse
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 52% of the points available on critics' lists, against 31% 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
Books like To the Lighthouse
If you liked To the Lighthouse, try Mrs Dalloway, Orlando or The Waves.
