The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Richmond

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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
3270 Postmortem Patricia Daniels Cornwell 1990 American English
3843 An Extraordinary Union Alyssa Cole 2017 American English
5306 Lee's Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1943 American English
6071 Earthfasts William Mayne 1966 British English
7168 The Man In Lower Ten Mary Roberts Rinehart 1909 American English
10004 Edgar Allan Poe Arthur Hobson Quinn 1941 American English
10449 Arthur Ashe: A Life Raymond Arsenault 2018 Unknown English
10902 Liveblog Megan Boyle 2015 American English
11451 In This Our Life Ellen Glasgow 1941 American English
11660 Lake Success Gary Shteyngart 2018 American English
11852 Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation Allen Guelzo 2004 American English
12081 Shop Class As Soulcraft Matthew B. Crawford 2009 American English
12391 Abraham Lincoln Michael Burlingame 2008 American English
14546 Queed Henry Sydnor Harrison 1911 American English
15806 Virginia Woolf's Diaries Virginia Woolf 1977 British English
15897 The Sheltered Life Ellen Glasgow 1932 American English
16732 The Collected Tales Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 1908 American English
17119 The Count And The Confession John Taylor 2002 Unknown English
17119 Gods And Generals Jeff Shaara 1996 American English
17119 The Last Full Measure Jeff Shaara 1998 American English
17119 Unnatural Exposure Patricia Daniels Cornwell 1997 American English
17119 The Civil War Geoffrey C. Ward 1990 American English
17119 Abraham Lincoln Seth Grahame-Smith 2010 American English
17119 Lincoln Fred Kaplan 2008 American English
17119 Unto This Hour Tom Wicker 1984 American English
17119 Assassination Vacation Sarah Vowell 2005 American English
17119 Days Of Grace Arnold Rampersad, Arthur Ashe 1993 American English
17119 Road Swing Steve Rushin 1998 American English
17119 All Boys Aren’t Blue George Johnson 2020 American English
17119 The Penguin Complete Tales And Poems Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe American English
16758 The Complete Works Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 1902 American English
17119 I, Elizabeth Rosalind Miles 1993 British English
17119 American Visions Edward L. Ayers 2023 American English
17119 A Madman’s Will Gregory May 2023 Unknown English
17119 The House Is On Fire Rachel Beanland 2023 Unknown English