The Greatest Books of All Time on Legends

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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
715 The Sketch Book Of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Washington Irving 1819 American English
1247 The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling 1894 British English
1537 The Owl Service Alan Garner 1967 British English
2350 Bulfinch's Mythology Thomas Bulfinch 1855 British English
2574 Lad Albert Payson Terhune 1919 American English
4724 My Book House Olive Beaupré Miller 1920 American English
4746 Indaba, My Children Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa 1964 South African English
6636 Солунският чудотворец Fani Popova-Mutafova 1981 Bulgarian Bulgarian
6767 A Treasury Of American Folklore Benjamin A. Botkin 1944 American English
7216 Mythologies William Butler Yeats 1905 Irish English
7216 Puck Of Pook's Hill Rudyard Kipling 1906 British English
7979 Spinning Silver Naomi Novik 2018 American English
9908 Aru Shah And The End Of Time Roshani Chokshi 2018 American English
13334 Bizarre Happenings Eyewitnessed Over Two Decades Jianren Wu 1908 Chinese Chinese
17161 Merlin Jane Yolen 2004 American English
17101 The Fairy Faith In Celtic Countries W. Y. Evans-Wentz 1911 American English
17161 The Devil Colony James Rollins 2011 American English