The Greatest Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 743 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
17010 In Europe Geert Mak 2004 Dutch Dutch
17010 Dandelions Yasunari Kawabata Japanese Japanese
16770 A History Of Civilizations Fernand Braudel 1963 French French
16805 Paideia Werner Wilhelm Jaeger 1934 German German
16851 Dievų Miškas Balys Sruoga 1957 Lithuanian Lithuanian
17010 The Mood Cure Julia Ross 2002 Unknown English
16987 Heaven Has No Favorites Erich Maria Remarque 1961 German German
17010 I, The Supreme Augusto Roa Bastos 1974 Paraguayan Spanish
17010 An Insular Possession Timothy Mo 1986 British English
17010 Where Eagles Dare Alistair MacLean 1967 British English
17010 The Third Man And Other Stories Graham Greene 2011 British English
17010 Los Alamos Joseph Kanon 1997 American English
17010 The Beastly Beatitudes Of Balthazar B J. P. Donleavy 1967 American English
17010 The Moon's A Balloon David Niven 1971 British English
17010 Whoops! John Lanchester 2009 British English
17010 Family Values Wendy Cope 2011 British English
17010 The Man With Night Sweats Thom Gunn 1992 British English
17010 Station Island Seamus Heaney 1984 Irish English
17010 Ghosts Unknown 2017 Unknown English
17010 Insignificance Terry Johnson 1982 British English
17010 Enron Lucy Prebble 2009 British English
17010 I Will Marry When I Want Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o 1977 Kenyan Gikuyu
17010 The Child That Books Built Francis Spufford 2002 British English
17010 How To Eat Nigella Lawson 1998 British English
17010 The Minotaur Takes A Cigarette Break Steven Sherrill 2000 American English
17010 The Kitchen Diaries, Volume I + Ii Nigel Slater 2005 British English
17010 Thai Food David Thompson 2002 Australian English
17010 Complete Cookery Course Delia Smith 1978 British English
17010 Judgement Of Paris George Taber 2005 American English
17010 Addicted Tony Adams 1998 British English
17010 It's Not About The Bike Lance Armstrong 1999 American English
17010 All Played Out Pete Davies 1995 British English
17010 On Bullfighting AL Kennedy 1999 British English
17010 How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won The Fa Cup JL Carr 1975 British English
17010 The Austerity Olympics Janie Hamilton 2009 Unknown English
17010 Damnation Spring Ash Davidson 2021 American English
17010 All The Horses Of Iceland Sarah Tolmie 2022 Unknown English
17010 Mass Effect Drew Karpyshyn 2010 Canadian English
16932 Tujec / Kuga Albert Camus 1942 French French
17010 Raising Men Davis, Eric, Santorelli, Dina 2016 Unknown English
17010 The Unconquerable Game Callaway, Ely Unknown Unknown
17010 What ʿīsā Ibn Hishām Told Us Muhammad Salih al-Jabri Unknown Arabic
17010 Lost In Time A.G. Riddle 2022 American English
17010 Worlds Of Exile And Illusion Ursula K. Le Guin 1996 American English
17010 North America's Forgotten Past Series Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear 1990 American English
17010 Dance Of The Tiger Bjorn Kurten 1980 Finnish English
17010 Singlestuck Bjorn Kurten 1982 Unknown English
17010 Daughter Of The Red Dear Joan Wolf 1991 American English
17010 The Horsemasters Joan Wolf 1993 American English
17010 The Reindeer Hunters Joan Wolf 1994 Unknown English
17010 A God Against The Gods Allen Drury 1976 American English
17010 Return To Thebes Allen Drury 1977 American English
17010 The Twelfth Transforming Pauline Gedge 1984 Canadian English
17010 Lady Of The Reeds Pauline Gedge 1994 Canadian English
17010 King Of The Two Lands Jacquetta Hawkes 1966 British English
17010 Pharaoh Eloise J. McGraw 1958 Unknown English
17010 Pillar Of Fire Judith Tarr 1995 American English
17010 King And Goddess Judith Tarr 1996 American English
17010 Besieger Of Cities Alfred Duggan 1963 British English
17010 The Greek General's Talk Phillip Paroti Unknown Unknown
17010 The Trojan Generals Talk Phillip Paroti 1986 Unknown English
17010 Farewell Great King Jill Paton Walsh 1972 British English
17010 The Mask Of Apollo Mary Renault 1966 British English
17010 Funeral Games Mary Renault 1981 British English
17010 The Praise Singer Mary Renault 1978 British English
17010 My Name Is Sappho Martha Rofheart 1974 Unknown English
17010 The Flowers Of Adonis Rosemary Sutcliff 1969 British English
17010 Pericles The Athenian Rex Warner 1963 British English
17010 The Coin Of Carthage Bryher 1963 British English
16653 Winter Quarters Alfred Duggan 1956 British English
17010 Three's Company Alfred Duggan 1958 British English
17010 Children Of The Wolf Alfred Duggan 1959 British English
17010 Family Favorites Alfred Duggan 1960 British English
17010 The Antagonists Ernest K. Gahn 1971 Unknown English
17010 Sword Of Pleasure Peter Green 1957 British English
17010 City Of Libertines William G. Hardy 1957 Unknown English
17010 Hannibal Ross Leckie 1995 British English
17010 Augustus Allan Massie 1986 British English
17010 Tiberius Allan Massie 1991 British English
17010 Caesar Allan Massie 1993 British English
17010 The Young Caesar Rex Warner 1958 British English
17010 The Converts Rex Warner 1967 British English
16653 And Walk In Love Henrietta Buckmaster 1956 American English
17010 The Son Of Laughter Frederick Buechner 1993 American English
17010 Man Of Nazareth Anthony Burgess 1979 British English
17010 King Of Kings Malachi Martin 1980 American English
17010 Ruan Bryher 1960 British English
17010 The Right Of Cerdic Alfred Duggan 1965 British English
17010 The Unspeakables Laverne Gay Unknown Unknown
17010 The Wicked Day Mary Stewart 1983 British English
17010 The Prince And The Pilgrim Mary Stewart 1995 British English
17010 The Sword Of Sunset Rosemary Sutcliff 1963 British English
17010 The Year Of The Horsetails R.F. Tapsell 1967 Unknown English
17010 Red Queen, White Queen Henry Treece 1958 British English
17010 The Singing Sword Jack Whyte 1994 Canadian English
17010 The Road To Avalon Joan Wolf 1988 American English
17010 The Edge Of Light Joan Wolf 1990 American English
17010 The Hooded Falcon Prudence Andrew 1960 Unknown English
17010 Ordeal By Silence Prudence Andrew Unknown Unknown
17010 The Constant Star Prudence Andrew 1963 Unknown Unknown
17010 This January Tale Bryher 1966 British English
17010 The Lion Of England Margaret Butler Unknown English
17010 The Lion Of Justice Margaret Butler 1975 Unknown English
17010 The Lion Of Christ Margaret Butler Unknown English
17010 Deep Are The Valleys Hannah Closs 1960 Unknown English
17010 The Silent Tarn Hannah Closs 1963 Unknown English
17010 Royal Succession Maurice Druon 1958 French French
17010 Cunning Of The Dove Alfred Duggan 1960 British English
17010 King's Man C.M. Edmondston, M.L.F. Hyde Unknown Unknown
17010 Vows Of The Peacock Alice Walworth Graham 1961 Unknown English
17010 Shield Of Honor Alice Walworth Graham 1957 Unknown English
17010 The Firedrake Cecelia Holland 1966 American English
17010 Kings In Winter Cecelia Holland 1970 American English
17010 Antichrist Cecelia Holland 1970 Unknown English
17010 Harry Of Monmouth A. Maugham Unknown Unknown
17010 Thomas Shelley Mydans 1965 Unknown English
17010 Destiny Of Fire Zoe Oldenbourg 1960 French English
17010 Cities Of The Flesh Zoe Oldenbourg 1961 French French
17010 The Heirs Of The Kingdom Zoe Oldenbourg 1970 French French
17010 White Boar Marian Palmer 1988 Unknown English