The Greatest Books of All Time on Mistaken Identity

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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
1732 The Government Inspector Nikolai Gogol 1836 Russian Russian
2621 The Prince and the Pauper Mark Twain 1881 American English
2880 The Comedy Of Errors William Shakespeare 1594 British English
3637 The Rivals Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1775 Irish English
3921 She Stoops to Conquer Oliver Goldsmith 1773 British English
4784 Amphitryon Plautus -184 Roman Latin
5842 The Girl From Samos Menander -342 Greek Ancient greek
5841 The Girl From Andros Terence -166 Roman Latin
5840 The Eunuch Terence -161 Multiple Latin
5855 The Servant Of Two Masters Carlo Goldoni 1746 Italian Italian
5988 Twelfth Night William Shakespeare 1602 British English
14696 The Brothers Menaechmus Plautus -184 Roman Latin
17130 One Man, Two Guvnors Richard Bean 2011 British English
16889 A Flea In Her Ear Georges Feydeau 1907 French French