The Greatest British Books of All Time on Parenting

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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
450 Way of All Flesh Samuel Butler 1903 British English
995 Dombey and Son Charles Dickens 1846 British English
1103 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Anne Brontë 1848 British English
1345 The Naked Ape Desmond Morris 1967 British English
1460 Never Mind Edward St Aubyn 1992 British English
1671 The Ordeal Of Richard Feverel George Meredith 1859 British English
2283 Goodnight Mister Tom Michelle Magorian 1981 British English
3021 Diary Of A Provincial Lady E. M. Delafield 1930 British English
3467 Kudos Rachel Cusk 2018 British English
4104 Summerhill Alexander Sutherland Neill 1960 British English
4213 The Beginning of Spring Penelope Fitzgerald 1988 British English
4979 The Hare with Amber Eyes Edmund de Waal 2010 British English
5634 A Life's Work Rachel Cusk 2001 British English
7215 The Duke's Children Anthony Trollope 1880 British English
8021 Loved And Missed Susie Boyt 2023 British English
10738 The Fifth Child Doris May Lessing 1988 British English
11434 Man And Boy Tony Parsons 1999 British English
17125 Boomerang Helen Simpson 2000 British English
17125 The Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen 2014 British English
17125 My Favourite Wife Tony Parsons 2008 British English
17125 A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself Peter Davies 2021 British English
17125 Peepo! Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg 1981 British English