The Greatest Books of All Time Set in New England

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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
4 The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger 1951 American English
74 The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 1850 American English
92 The Age of Innocence Edith Wharton 1920 American English
93 Little Women Louisa May Alcott 1868 American English
132 The Handmaid's Tale Margaret Atwood 1985 Canadian English
215 The Haunting of Hill House Shirley Jackson 1959 American English
317 The Poems of Robert Frost Robert Frost 1913 American English
490 Ethan Frome Edith Wharton 1911 American English
601 The House of the Seven Gables Nathaniel Hawthorne 1851 American English
1157 Twice-Told Tales Nathaniel Hawthorne 1837 American English
1294 Peyton Place Grace Metalious 1956 American English
2092 Mourning Becomes Electra Eugene O'Neill 1931 American English
2467 On Beauty Zadie Smith 2005 British English
2782 Mountain Interval Robert Frost 1916 American English
3261 The Perfect Storm Sebastian Junger 1997 American English
4420 Desire Under The Elms Eugene O'Neill 1924 American English
5236 Holder of the World Bharati Mukherjee 1993 Indian English
6503 The Coquette Hannah Webster Foster 1797 American English
6767 New England Primer Unknown 1687 American English
7664 The Flowering of New England Van Wyck Brooks 1936 American English
7788 Chatham School Affair Thomas Cook 1996 American English
9961 Winner Of The National Book Award Jincy Willett 2003 American English
10965 The Hair of Harold Roux Thomas Williams 1974 American English
11452 Early Autumn Louis Bromfield 1926 American English
11452 The Edge of Sadness Edwin O'Connor 1961 American English
14984 The Wordy Shipmates Sarah Vowell 2008 American English
15899 The New England Mind Perry Miller 1939 American English
17120 The Founding of New England James Truslow Adams 1921 American English
17120 Puritan Village Sumner Chilton Powell 1963 American English
17120 H.P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft American Unknown
17120 Unfamiliar Fishes Sarah Vowell 2011 American English
17120 Seating Arrangements Maggie Shipstead 2012 American English