The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Egypt

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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
17126 Beyond The Grave Jude Watson 2009 American English
17123 The Age Of Revolution, 1789 1848 Eric Hobsbawm 1962 British English
16889 A History Of Civilizations Fernand Braudel 1963 French French
17126 A God Against The Gods Allen Drury 1976 American English
17126 Return To Thebes Allen Drury 1977 American English
17126 The Twelfth Transforming Pauline Gedge 1984 Canadian English
17126 Lady Of The Reeds Pauline Gedge 1994 Canadian English
17126 King Of The Two Lands Jacquetta Hawkes 1966 British English
17126 Pharaoh Eloise J. McGraw 1958 Unknown English
17126 Pillar Of Fire Judith Tarr 1995 American English
17126 King And Goddess Judith Tarr 1996 American English
17126 Funeral Games Mary Renault 1981 British English
17126 Pericles The Athenian Rex Warner 1963 British English
17126 Augustus Allan Massie 1986 British English
17126 Caesar Allan Massie 1993 British English
17126 Burton And Speke William Harrison 1982 Unknown English
17126 Emperor Of Rome Mary Beard 2023 British English
17126 Grand Delusion Steven Simon 2023 Unknown English
17126 The World Simon Sebag Montefiore 2023 British English
17126 The Earth Transformed Peter Frankopan 2023 British English
17126 Writers And Missionaries Adam Shatz 2023 Unknown English
17126 Magic Tree House Mary Pope Osborne 1992 American English
17126 A History Of Warfare John Keegan 1993 British English
17126 The Crusades Through Arab Eyes Amin Maalouf 1983 French French
17126 Destinations Jan Morris 1980 British English
17126 Islam In History Bernard Lewis 1973 British English
17126 The Ornament Of The World María Rosa Menocal 2002 American English
17126 Pagans And Christians Robin Lane Fox 1986 British English
17126 The Women's History Of The World Rosalind Miles 1988 British English
17126 Zero Zero Zero Roberto Saviano 2013 Italian Italian
16884 1001 Arabian Nights Anonymous -800 Multiple Arabic
17126 Afrikalı Leo Amin Maalouf 1986 French French
17126 In The Deserts Of This Earth Uwe George 1983 German German
17126 Selected Writings Gerard de Nerval 1853 French French
17126 Icons And Saints Of The Eastern Orthodox Church Alfredo Tradigo 2006 Unknown Italian
16899 The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire Volume Iii Edward Gibbon 1781 British English
17126 Your Wish Is My Command Deena Mohamed 2022 Unknown English
17126 Maya Angelou Maya Angelou 1994 American Unknown
17126 Odyssee Stephen Fry British Unknown
17101 The Relic Eça de Queirós 1887 Portuguese Portuguese
17126 Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire Drusilla Dunjee Houston 1985 American English
17046 Mémoires D'hadrien, Carnets De Notes De Mémoires D'hadrien Marguerite Yourcenar 1951 French French