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
2031 History Of The Reformation In Germany Leopold von Ranke 1834 German German
2766 Decisive Moments in History Stefan Zweig 1927 Austrian German
3298 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
4493 The Letters Of Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert 1887 French French
4898 Cruising Speed William F. Buckley, Jr 1971 American English
6002 The Story Of My Life Giacomo Casanova 1822 Italian French
9101 The Art Thief Michael Finkel 2023 Unknown English
9188 The Saboteur Paul Kix 2017 Unknown English
10086 We Have No Idea Daniel Whiteson, Jorge Cham 2017 Unknown English
10303 The Course In General Linguistics Ferdinand de Saussure 1916 Swiss French
15897 The Gathering Storm Winston Churchill 1948 British English
15897 Amiel's Journal Henri-Frédéric Amiel 1883 Swiss French
15897 A Tramp Abroad Mark Twain 1880 American English
16733 Las Confesiones Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1782 Genevan French
17117 Most Wanted Particle Jon Butterworth 2015 British English
17117 A Column Of Fire Ken Follett 2017 British English
17117 Between Two Kingdoms Suleika Jaouad 2021 Unknown English
17117 The Endtimes Of Human Rights Stephen Hopgood 2013 British English
17117 France On Trial Julian Jackson 2023 Unknown English
17117 The Expats Chris Pavone 2012 American English
17117 The Basic Political Writings Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1987 French French
17117 Eleven Minutes Paulo Coelho 2003 Brazilian Portuguese
17117 Dan Brown Omnibus Dan Brown 2004 American English
16863 Extraordinary Popular Delusions & The Madness Of Crowds Charles Mackay 1841 British English
17051 Dostoevsky Joseph Frank 1864 American English
17117 The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations David S. Landes 1998 American English
17117 Appeasement Tim Bouverie 2019 British English
17117 The Secret Commonwealth Philip Pullman 2019 British English
17117 The Fourth Man Robert Baer 2022 American English
17117 The Revolutionary Temper Robert Darnton 2023 American English
17117 The Cellist Daniel Silva 2021 American English