The Greatest Books of All Time on 19th Century

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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
2781 The Legend Of Thyl Ulenspiegel And Lamme Goedzak Charles de Coster 1867 Belgian French
3638 Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Lord Byron 1812 British English
3638 Krambambuli Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach 1901 Austrian German
3638 Schach Von Wuthenow Theodor Fontane 1883 German German
3638 The Poor Musician Franz Grillparzer 1848 Austrian German
3638 The Marquise Of O Heinrich von Kleist 1808 German German
3638 Scenes Of Bohemian Life Henri Murger 1845 French French
3638 How I Found Livingstone Henry M. Stanley 1871 British English
3638 Cavalleria Rusticana Giovanni Verga 1896 Italian Italian
4581 The Autobiography Of A Runaway Slave Miguel Barnet 1966 Cuban Spanish
7086 La Verità Sul Caso D. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini 1993 Italian Italian
10709 The Dress Diary Kate Strasdin 2023 Unknown English
12110 North Sun Ethan Rutherford 2025 Unknown English
12117 Glitz, Glam, And A Damn Good Time Jennifer Wright 2025 American English
12324 Balzac Graham Robb 1994 British English
12604 Last Seen Judith Giesberg American English
12928 Six Weeks By The Sea Paula Byrne 2025 British English
13359 The Duel And Other Stories Anton Chekhov 1891 Russian Russian
13359 Rip Van Winkle Washington Irving 1819 American English
13885 Louisa May Alcott Harriet Reisen 2009 Unknown English
15899 Childhood, Youth And Exile Alexander Herzen 1852 Russian Russian
15899 A Tramp Abroad Mark Twain 1880 American English
15895 The Complete Stories Edgar Allan Poe 1832 American English
16674 Love And Freindship Jane Austen 1790 English English
16914 Family Happiness And Other Stories Leo Tolstoy 1973 Russian Russian
17120 The Washing Of The Spears Donald R. Morris 1965 American English
16768 Shadow Of The Moon M.M. Kaye 1956 British English
17120 Straw Dogs Of The Universe Ye Chun 2023 Unknown English
17120 Monet Jackie Wullschläger 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Diary Of Alice James Alice James 1982 American English
16916 The Grasshopper Anton Chekhov 1892 Russian Russian
17120 Selected Writings Gerard de Nerval 1853 French French
17111 The Relic Eça de Queirós 1887 Portuguese Portuguese
16862 The Brothers Karmazov Dostoevsky, Fyodor 1880 Russian Russian
16854 My Theodosia Anya Seton 1941 American English