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 759 '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
17161 The Coin Of Carthage Bryher 1963 British English
16806 Winter Quarters Alfred Duggan 1956 British English
17161 Three's Company Alfred Duggan 1958 British English
17161 Children Of The Wolf Alfred Duggan 1959 British English
17161 Family Favorites Alfred Duggan 1960 British English
17161 The Antagonists Ernest K. Gahn 1971 Unknown English
17161 Sword Of Pleasure Peter Green 1957 British English
17161 City Of Libertines William G. Hardy 1957 Unknown English
17161 Hannibal Ross Leckie 1995 British English
17161 Augustus Allan Massie 1986 British English
17161 Tiberius Allan Massie 1991 British English
17161 Caesar Allan Massie 1993 British English
17161 The Young Caesar Rex Warner 1958 British English
17161 The Converts Rex Warner 1967 British English
16806 And Walk In Love Henrietta Buckmaster 1956 American English
17161 The Son Of Laughter Frederick Buechner 1993 American English
17161 Man Of Nazareth Anthony Burgess 1979 British English
17161 King Of Kings Malachi Martin 1980 American English
17161 Ruan Bryher 1960 British English
17161 The Right Of Cerdic Alfred Duggan 1965 British English
17161 The Unspeakables Laverne Gay Unknown Unknown
17161 The Wicked Day Mary Stewart 1983 British English
17161 The Prince And The Pilgrim Mary Stewart 1995 British English
17161 The Sword Of Sunset Rosemary Sutcliff 1963 British English
17161 The Year Of The Horsetails R.F. Tapsell 1967 Unknown English
17161 Red Queen, White Queen Henry Treece 1958 British English
17161 The Singing Sword Jack Whyte 1994 Canadian English
17161 The Road To Avalon Joan Wolf 1988 American English
17161 The Edge Of Light Joan Wolf 1990 American English
17161 The Hooded Falcon Prudence Andrew 1960 Unknown English
17161 Ordeal By Silence Prudence Andrew Unknown Unknown
17161 The Constant Star Prudence Andrew 1963 Unknown Unknown
17161 This January Tale Bryher 1966 British English
17161 The Lion Of England Margaret Butler Unknown English
17161 The Lion Of Justice Margaret Butler 1975 Unknown English
17161 The Lion Of Christ Margaret Butler Unknown English
17161 Deep Are The Valleys Hannah Closs 1960 Unknown English
17161 The Silent Tarn Hannah Closs 1963 Unknown English
17161 Royal Succession Maurice Druon 1958 French French
17161 Cunning Of The Dove Alfred Duggan 1960 British English
17161 King's Man C.M. Edmondston, M.L.F. Hyde Unknown Unknown
17161 Vows Of The Peacock Alice Walworth Graham 1961 Unknown English
17161 Shield Of Honor Alice Walworth Graham 1957 Unknown English
17161 The Firedrake Cecelia Holland 1966 American English
17161 Kings In Winter Cecelia Holland 1970 American English
17161 Antichrist Cecelia Holland 1970 Unknown English
17161 Harry Of Monmouth A. Maugham Unknown Unknown
17161 Thomas Shelley Mydans 1965 Unknown English
17161 Destiny Of Fire Zoe Oldenbourg 1960 French English
17161 Cities Of The Flesh Zoe Oldenbourg 1961 French French
17161 The Heirs Of The Kingdom Zoe Oldenbourg 1970 French French
17161 White Boar Marian Palmer 1988 Unknown English
17161 Falls The Shadow Sharon Kay Penman 1988 American English
17161 The Reckoning Sharon Kay Penman 1991 American English
17161 Golden Hand Edith Simon 1961 Unknown English
17161 The Last Englishman Hebe Weenolson Unknown Unknown
17161 Michelangelo The Florentine Sidney Alexander 1957 Unknown English
17161 The Hand Of Michelangelo Sidney Alexander 1976 Unknown English
17161 Nicodemus Sidney Alexander 1965 Unknown English
17161 Duchess Of Milan Michael Ennis 1992 American English
17161 City Of God Cecelia Holland 1979 American English
17161 Vittoria Robert Merle 1986 French French
17161 The Bride Of Sforza Miranda Seymour 1975 Unknown English
17161 The Agony And The Ecstacy Irving Stone 1961 American English
17161 Stage Of Fools Charles Brady Unknown English
16806 Immortal Queen Elizabeth Byrd 1956 American English
17161 Feversham Diane Davidson 1969 Unknown Unknown
17161 Heart Of A Queen Josephine Delves-Broughton Unknown Unknown
17161 My Lord Essex Olive Eckerson Unknown Unknown
17161 The Firedrake's Eye Patricia Finney 1992 British English
17161 Death Of The Fox George Garrett 1972 American English
17161 The Succession George Garrett 1983 American English
17161 Armada Charles Gidley 1987 Unknown English
17161 I, Elizabeth Rosalind Miles 1993 British English
17161 The Cat And The King Louis Auchincloss 1981 American English
17161 Campion Towers John Beatty, Patricia Beatty 1965 Unknown English
17161 Nicholas Cooke Stephanie Cowell 1993 Unknown English
17161 The Physician Of London Stephanie Cowell 1995 Unknown English
17161 The Glass Blowers Daphne du Maurier 1963 British English
17161 White Witch Elizabeth Goudge 1958 British English
17161 Dark Torrent Of Glencoe Edward Grierson 1960 British English
17161 The Gods Are Thirsty Tabitha Lee Unknown Unknown
17161 The Frenchwoman Jeanne Mackin 1989 Unknown English
17161 Rasero Francisco Rebolledo 1995 Mexican Spanish
17161 Vindication Frances Sherwood 1993 Unknown English
17161 So Brief A Spring Claude Manceron 1971 French French
17161 Sir William David Stacton 1965 American English
17161 The Tennants Of Time Thomas Flannagan 1988 Unknown English
17161 The End Of The Hunt Thomas Flanagan 1994 American English
17161 Toward The Morning Hervey Allen 1978 American English
17161 A Durable Fire Virginia Bernhard 1990 Unknown English
17161 Pilgrims Gerard Mac Unknown English
17161 O Beulah Land Mary Lee Settle 1981 American English
17161 The Cold Journey Grace Stone Unknown Unknown
17161 The First Rebel Neil Swanson 2009 American English
17161 Long March Jane Barry Unknown Unknown
17161 The Carolinians Jane Barry 1959 Unknown English
17161 Bounty Lands William Ellis 1981 Unknown English
17161 Liberty Tavern Thomas Fleming 1976 American English
17161 Monmouth Charles Flood 1977 Unknown English
16806 Hannah Fowler Janice Giles 1956 American English
17161 Guns Of Burgoyne Bruce Lancaster 1975 American English
17161 Beulah Land Harold Davis 1973 American English
17161 Surveyor Turman Nelson Unknown Unknown
17161 Know Nothing Mary Lee Settle 1960 American English
17161 Jonathan Dearborn Willard M. Wallace Unknown Unknown
17161 When The War Is Over Stephen Becker 1968 Unknown English
17161 Elkhorn Tavern Douglas C. Jones 1980 American English
17161 The Falling Hills Perry Lentz 1994 American English
17161 The Three Days Don Robertson 1959 American English
17161 By Antietam Creek Don Robertson 1960 American English
17161 The Crater Richard Slotkin 1980 Unknown English
17161 Time Of The Gringo Elliott Arnold 1970 Unknown English
17161 A Good Way To Die Del Barton Unknown Unknown
17161 Fancher Train Amelia Bean Unknown Unknown
17161 Time For Outrage Amelia Bean Unknown Unknown
17161 Taos Irwin Blacker 1959 Unknown English
17161 A Road We Do Not Know Frederick J. Chiaventone 1996 Unknown English
17161 Tale Of Valor Vardis Fisher 1958 American English
17161 A Distanr Trumpet Paul Horgan 1960 American English