There are many key moments in English literature, but The Guardian posts what it considers to be the most influential. Beginning with The Death of Christopher Marlowe in 1593 and ending at number 50 with J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1998, these are some of the works that will forever survive and go down in history.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2013/feb/04/english-literature-key-moments-jk-rowling