Best 20th Century Books up to 1924

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Literary Digest International Book Review, 13 Books

in 1924 the then prestigious Literary Digest International Book Review picked the best books of the 20th century. A list chosen by experts consisting of 13 books that received at least two votes.

This list was originally published in 1924 and was added to this site almost 2 years ago.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
6834 The Dynasts Thomas Hardy 1904 British English
1187 Jean Christophe Romain Rolland 1904 French French
3885 Collected Plays John Millington Synge 1935 Irish English
3104 Spoon River Anthology Edgar Lee Masters 1915 American English
9919 Hail And Farewell George Moore 1911 British English
965 Eminent Victorians Lytton Strachey 1918 British English
1514 Pelle The Conqueror Martin Andersen Nexø 1906 Danish Danish
10052 Tragic Sense Of Life Miguel de Unamuno 1912 Spanish Spanish
9919 The Greek Commonwealth Alfred Eckhard Zimmern 1911 British English
9919 The Everlasting Mercy John Masefield 1911 British English
4893 Seven Men And Two Others Max Beerbohm 1919 British English
246 The Forsyte Saga John Galsworthy 1906 British English
7182 Joseph Vance William De Morgan 1906 British English