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
4591 Vurt Jeff Noon 1993 British English
6379 The Condition Of The Working Class In England Friedrich Engels 1845 German German
8075 The Mighty Walzer Howard Jacobson 1999 British English
10922 The Health Services Since The War Charles Webster 1988 British English
12629 The Impossible Fortune Richard Osman 2025 British English
13359 English Journey J. B. Priestley 1934 British English
14984 Alex Ferguson Sir Alex Ferguson 2013 British English
14984 Citizen Clem John Bew 2016 British English
15898 My Own Story Emmeline Pankhurst 1914 British English
17120 Little Wilson and Big God Anthony Burgess 1987 British English
17120 Behind The Mask Tyson Fury 2019 British English
17120 My Phantoms Gwendoline Riley 2021 British English
17120 Aneurin Bevan Michael Foot 1973 British English
17120 Revolt On The Right Robert Ford, Matthew Goodwin 2014 British English
17120 Corbyn Richard Seymour 2016 British English
17120 Having It So Good Peter Hennessy 2006 British English
17120 Among The Thugs Bill Buford 1990 American English
17120 Karl Marx Francis Wheen 1999 British English
17120 Blood In The Machine Brian Merchant 2023 Unknown English
17120 The Stranger Times Caimh McDonnell 2021 British English
17120 Johnson At 10 Anthony Seldon, Raymond Newell 2023 British English
17120 Rip It Up And Start Again. Post Punk 1978 1984 Simon Reynolds 2005 British English