John Lubbock, The Choice of Books (1896)

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The Choice of Books (Book), 147 Books

The List that started it all. This is one of the very first "Greatest Books of All Time" lists and caused quite a stir back in it's day. Here's a good article about it: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/sir-john-lubbock-the-book-list-literature-reading-godfather-mustread-listicle-a8320811.html

John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, 4th Baronet, PC, DL, FRS, FRAI (30 April 1834 – 28 May 1913), known as Sir John Lubbock, 4th Baronet from 1865 until 1900, was an English banker, Liberal politician, philanthropist, scientist and polymath. Lubbock worked in his family company as a banker but made significant contributions in archaeology, ethnography, and several branches of biology. He coined the terms "Paleolithic" and "Neolithic" to denote the Old and New Stone Ages, respectively. He helped establish archaeology as a scientific discipline, and was influential in debates concerning evolutionary theory.

This list was originally published in 1896 and was added to this site about 2 years ago.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
9129 Westward Ho! Charles Kingsley 1855 British English
8655 The Abbot Sir Walter Scott 1820 Scottish English
13362 Anne Of Geierstein Sir Walter Scott 1829 Scottish English
7216 The Antiquary Sir Walter Scott 1816 Scottish English
9857 The Betrothed Sir Walter Scott 1825 Scottish English
9857 The Black Dwarf Sir Walter Scott 1816 Scottish English
4622 The Bride Of Lammermoor Sir Walter Scott 1819 Scottish English
9857 Castle Dangerous Sir Walter Scott 1831 Scottish English
9857 Count Robert Of Paris Sir Walter Scott 1832 British English
7574 The Fair Maid Of Perth Sir Walter Scott 1828 Scottish English
7117 The Fortunes Of Nigel Sir Walter Scott 1822 Scottish English
6298 Guy Mannering Sir Walter Scott 1815 Scottish English
1362 The Heart Of Midlothian Sir Walter Scott 1818 Scottish English
297 Ivanhoe Sir Walter Scott 1819 British English
6182 Kenilworth Sir Walter Scott 1821 British English
7117 A Legend Of Montrose Sir Walter Scott 1819 Scottish English
9857 The Monastery Sir Walter Scott 1820 Scottish English
3266 Old Mortality Sir Walter Scott 1816 Scottish English
9857 Peveril Of The Peak Sir Walter Scott 1823 British English
9857 The Pirate Sir Walter Scott 1822 Scottish English
7031 Quentin Durward Sir Walter Scott 1823 Scottish English
3611 Redgauntlet Sir Walter Scott 1824 Scottish English
1779 Rob Roy Sir Walter Scott 1817 British English
9857 Saint Ronan's Well Sir Walter Scott 1824 Scottish English
6939 The Talisman Sir Walter Scott 1825 Scottish English
2903 Waverley Sir Walter Scott 1814 British English
7031 Woodstock Sir Walter Scott 1826 British English