The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Geneva

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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
39 Frankenstein Mary Shelley 1818 British English
504 Her Lover Albert Cohen 1968 Swiss French
1923 The Conquest Of Gaul Gaius Julius Caesar -51 Roman Latin
2032 History Of The Reformation In Germany Leopold von Ranke 1834 German German
2751 Decisive Moments in History Stefan Zweig 1927 Austrian German
3299 The Gallic War And Other Writings Gaius Julius Caesar -58 Roman Latin
3485 The Scorpion Fish Nicolas Bouvier 1982 French French
3497 Institutes of the Christian Religion John Calvin 1536 French Latin
3638 Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Lord Byron 1812 British English
4495 The Letters Of Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert 1887 French French
4900 Cruising Speed William F. Buckley, Jr 1971 American English
6005 The Story Of My Life Giacomo Casanova 1822 Italian French
9106 The Art Thief Michael Finkel 2023 Unknown English
9192 The Saboteur Paul Kix 2017 Unknown English
10091 We Have No Idea Daniel Whiteson, Jorge Cham 2017 Unknown English
10308 The Course In General Linguistics Ferdinand de Saussure 1916 Swiss French
15914 The Gathering Storm Winston Churchill 1948 British English
15914 Amiel's Journal Henri-Frédéric Amiel 1883 Swiss French
15914 A Tramp Abroad Mark Twain 1880 American English
16763 Las Confesiones Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1782 Genevan French
17162 Most Wanted Particle Jon Butterworth 2015 British English
17162 A Column Of Fire Ken Follett 2017 British English
17162 Between Two Kingdoms Suleika Jaouad 2021 Unknown English
17162 The Endtimes Of Human Rights Stephen Hopgood 2013 British English
17162 France On Trial Julian Jackson 2023 Unknown English
17162 The Expats Chris Pavone 2012 American English
17162 The Basic Political Writings Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1987 French French
17162 Eleven Minutes Paulo Coelho 2003 Brazilian Portuguese
17162 Dan Brown Omnibus Dan Brown 2004 American English
16899 Extraordinary Popular Delusions & The Madness Of Crowds Charles Mackay 1841 British English
17096 Dostoevsky Joseph Frank 1864 American English
17162 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
17162 Appeasement Tim Bouverie 2019 British English
17162 The Secret Commonwealth Philip Pullman 2019 British English
17162 The Fourth Man Robert Baer 2022 American English
17162 The Revolutionary Temper Robert Darnton 2023 American English
17162 The Cellist Daniel Silva 2021 American English