What books had the best villain of all time?Answer

A good antagonist can mean a lot of things. It can be anything from realistic and relatable to pure evil. Some of the best villains are the ones that stick with us (and sometimes haunt our dreams). What villains do you remember as being true villains?

Casino Royale

#1 of 14 in James Bond (Original Series)

Casino Royale
ByIan Fleming

1953 • 249 Readers • 144 pages 3.6

The Talented Mr. Ripley / Ripley Under Ground / Ripley's Game

#1 of 5 in Ripley

1985 • 324 Readers • 906 pages 3.8

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights
ByEmily Brontë

197 • 1,717 Readers • 376 pages 3.6

Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons
ByPierre Choderlos de Laclos,Ernest Dowson(Translator)

1782 • 133 Readers • 418 pages 3.9

Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness
ByJoseph Conrad

1899 • 998 Readers • 132 pages 3.3

1984

1984
ByGeorge Orwell

1949 • 5,782 Readers • 328 pages 4.2

Othello

Othello
ByWilliam Shakespeare

1603 • 509 Readers • 226 pages 3.8

Wizard of Oz.

#1 of 14 in Oz

Wizard of Oz.
ByL. Frank Baum,Ella Okstad,+28 more

1900 • 499 Readers • 160 pages 3.8

Moby-Dick

Moby-Dick
ByHerman Melville

1851 • 1,092 Readers • 24h 50m 3.6

The Jungle Book

#1 of 2 in The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book
ByRudyard Kipling

1847 • 194 Readers • 303 pages 3.7

Peter Pan

5 Peter Pan

Peter Pan
ByJ.M. Barrie

1911 • 400 Readers • 164 pages 3.9

Macbeth

Coles Notes

Macbeth
ByWilliam Shakespeare

1606 • 1,052 Readers • 160 pages 3.9

His Last Bow

#8 of 10 in Sherlock Holmes

His Last Bow
ByArthur Conan Doyle

1892 • 132 Readers • 256 pages 4

Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Bullseye Chillers

1875 • 1,139 Readers • 141 pages 3.7

The Call of Chtulhu
ByH.P. Lovecraft

3 Readers 3.8

Dracula

Dracula
ByBram Stoker

1897 • 2,151 Readers • 410 pages 3.9

The Lord of the Rings

#1-3 of 3 in The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings
ByJ.R.R. Tolkien

1954 • 1,570 Readers • 1,178 pages 4.5

Treasure Island

Les Classiques illustrés

Treasure Island
ByRobert Louis Stevenson

1847 • 778 Readers • 191 pages 3.7

Richard III

#8 of 8 in Wars of the Roses

Richard III
ByWilliam Shakespeare

1593 • 100 Readers • 369 pages 3.9