The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Manchester

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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
1446 The Tongue Set Free Elias Canetti 1977 Austrian German
1450 Mary Barton Elizabeth Gaskell 1848 British English
4592 Vurt Jeff Noon 1993 British English
6382 The Condition Of The Working Class In England Friedrich Engels 1845 German German
8076 The Mighty Walzer Howard Jacobson 1999 British English
10927 The Health Services Since The War Charles Webster 1988 British English
12631 The Impossible Fortune Richard Osman 2025 British English
13362 English Journey J. B. Priestley 1934 British English
14985 Alex Ferguson Sir Alex Ferguson 2013 British English
14985 Citizen Clem John Bew 2016 British English
15916 My Own Story Emmeline Pankhurst 1914 British English
17163 Little Wilson and Big God Anthony Burgess 1987 British English
17163 Behind The Mask Tyson Fury 2019 British English
17163 My Phantoms Gwendoline Riley 2021 British English
17163 Aneurin Bevan Michael Foot 1973 British English
17163 Revolt On The Right Robert Ford, Matthew Goodwin 2014 British English
17163 Corbyn Richard Seymour 2016 British English
17163 Having It So Good Peter Hennessy 2006 British English
17163 Among The Thugs Bill Buford 1990 American English
17163 Karl Marx Francis Wheen 1999 British English
17163 The Abstainer Ian McGuire 2020 British English
17163 Blood In The Machine Brian Merchant 2023 Unknown English
17163 The Stranger Times Caimh McDonnell 2021 British English
17163 Johnson At 10 Anthony Seldon, Raymond Newell 2023 British English
17163 Rip It Up And Start Again. Post Punk 1978 1984 Simon Reynolds 2005 British English