The Greatest British Farm Life 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 488 '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
547 Black Beauty Anna Sewell 1877 British English
594 Adam Bede George Eliot 1859 British English
607 Far from the Madding Crowd Thomas Hardy 1874 British English
664 Silas Marner George Eliot 1861 British English
952 A Kestrel for a Knave Barry Hines 1968 British English
2826 On the Black Hill Bruce Chatwin 1982 British English
3183 The Worm Forgives The Plough John Stewart Collis 1947 British English
3843 Lark Rise To Candleford Flora Thompson 1945 British English
4268 Storm In The Village Miss Read 1958 British English
4703 Harvest Jim Crace 2013 British English
5458 The Horse Whisperer Nicholas Evans 1995 British English
7115 December Bride Sam Hanna Bell 1951 British English
7469 Esther Waters George Moore 1894 British English
7479 Bad Land Jonathan Raban 1996 British English
8129 All Creatures Great And Small James Herriot 1972 British English
14371 Wilding Isabella Tree 2018 British English
14371 Meadowland John Lewis-Stempel 2014 British English
14371 The Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen 2014 British English
14371 The Tuscan Year Elizabeth Romer 1984 British English
14371 Joanna Godden Sheila Kaye-Smith 1921 British English