The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Independence

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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
13879 Black Sheep Georgette Heyer 1966 British English
14102 The Boxcar Children Gertrude Chandler Warner 1942 American English
14158 My Side Of The Mountain Jean Craighead George 1959 American English
14232 Founding Brothers Joseph Ellis 2000 American English
14232 When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead 2009 American English
14383 Simple Marie-Aude Murail 2004 French French
14712 Parnassus On Wheels Christopher Morley 1917 American English
14985 Lucy Jamaica Kincaid 1990 Antiguan English
14985 The Great Partition Yasmin Khan 2007 British English
14985 The Paper Bag Princess Robert Munsch 1980 Canadian English
15604 A Few Figs From Thistles Edna St. Vincent Millay 1920 American English
15608 Miss Lulu Bett Zona Gale 1920 American English
15616 Chance Joseph Conrad 1913 British English
15652 The Covered Wagon Emerson Hough 1922 American English
15686 Mexico Nicolas Cheetham Unknown English
15764 Kitty Foyle Christopher Morley 1939 American English
15772 The Best Of Everything Rona Jaffe 1958 American English
15839 The Little House Collection Laura Ingalls Wilder 1932 American English
15916 The Grand Sophy Georgette Heyer 1950 British English
15916 Private Life Of An Indian Prince Mulk Raj Anand 1953 Indian English
15916 All Passion Spent Vita Sackville-West 1931 British English
15916 Work Louisa May Alcott 1873 American English
15916 A Woman Of Genius Mary Austin 1912 American English
15916 Conceived In Liberty Howard Fast 1945 American English
15916 Citizen Tom Paine Howard Fast 1943 American English
16621 Salka Valka Halldor Laxness 1931 Icelandic Icelandic
16726 The Doctrine And Covenants The Doctrine and Covenants 1835 American English
17163 The Radicalism of the American Revolution Gordon S. Wood 1992 American English
17163 In Our Image Stanley Karnow 1989 American English
17163 The American Revolution Charles Howard McIlwain 1923 American English
17163 A History of the United States Edward Channing 1905 American English
17163 The War of Independence Claude H. Van Tyne 1929 American English
17163 Paul Revere and the World He Lived In Esther Forbes 1942 American English
17163 Embers of War Fredrik Logevall 2012 American English
16924 Kanthapura Raja Rao 1938 Indian English
17163 The Lost Girl D. H. Lawrence 1920 British English
17163 Miss Mole E. H. Young 1930 British English
17163 Why Men Love Bitches Sherry Argov 2002 American English
17163 A Doll's House, Part 2 Lucas Hnath 2017 American English
17163 The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making Catherynne M. Valente 2011 American English
16797 Caddie Woodlawn Carol Ryrie Brink 1935 American English
17027 The Summer Of The Swans Betsy Cromer Byars 1970 American English
17044 These Happy Golden Years Laura Ingalls Wilder 1943 American English
17093 Little Town On The Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder 1941 American English
17163 Cuba Ada Ferrer 2021 American English
17163 Benjamin Franklin Walter Isaacson 2003 American English
17163 The Picador Book Of Modern Indian Literature Amit Chaudhuri 2001 Indian English
17163 The Vintage Book Of Indian Writing 1947 1997 Salman Rushdie, Elizabeth J. West 1997 Multiple English
17163 1776 David McCullough 2005 American English
17163 The First American H.W. Brands 2000 American English
17163 The Oregon Trail Rinker Buck 2015 American English
17163 Owen Kevin Henkes 1993 American English
17163 Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre David Lodge 1997 Unknown English
17163 Congo David Van Reybrouck 2010 Belgian Dutch
17163 Judy Moody Megan McDonald 2000 American English
17163 Junie B. Jones And The Stupid Smelly Bus A.K.A. Junie B. Jones Is On Her Way! Barbara Park 1992 American English
17163 Marrying Winterborne Lisa Kleypas 2016 American English
17163 Raj Gita Mehta 1989 Indian English
17163 An Honorable Exit Éric Vuillard 2023 French French
17163 Remnant Population Elizabeth Moon 1996 American English
17163 Vinegar Girl Anne Tyler 2016 American English
17163 The Cause Joseph Ellis 2021 American English
17163 Borderland Anna Reid 1997 British English
17163 Ramona And Her Mother Beverly Cleary 1979 American English
17163 Homeless Bird Gloria Whelan 2002 American English
17031 Jane Eyre Emily Bronte 1847 English English
17163 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants Anne Brasheres 2001 American English
16928 Jane Eyre By Bronte, Charlotte [Paperback ] Charlotte Brontë 1847 English English