Best 20th Century Books up to 1924
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About this list
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.
| 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 |