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
3271 Postmortem Patricia Daniels Cornwell 1990 American English
3842 An Extraordinary Union Alyssa Cole 2017 American English
5307 Lee's Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1943 American English
6074 Earthfasts William Mayne 1966 British English
7169 The Man In Lower Ten Mary Roberts Rinehart 1909 American English
10009 Edgar Allan Poe Arthur Hobson Quinn 1941 American English
10454 Arthur Ashe: A Life Raymond Arsenault 2018 Unknown English
10907 Liveblog Megan Boyle 2015 American English
11455 In This Our Life Ellen Glasgow 1941 American English
11663 Lake Success Gary Shteyngart 2018 American English
11854 Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation Allen Guelzo 2004 American English
12082 Shop Class As Soulcraft Matthew B. Crawford 2009 American English
12393 Abraham Lincoln Michael Burlingame 2008 American English
14547 Queed Henry Sydnor Harrison 1911 American English
15822 Virginia Woolf's Diaries Virginia Woolf 1977 British English
15916 The Sheltered Life Ellen Glasgow 1932 American English
16769 The Collected Tales Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 1908 American English
17163 The Count And The Confession John Taylor 2002 Unknown English
17163 Gods And Generals Jeff Shaara 1996 American English
17163 The Last Full Measure Jeff Shaara 1998 American English
17163 Unnatural Exposure Patricia Daniels Cornwell 1997 American English
17163 The Civil War Geoffrey C. Ward 1990 American English
17163 Abraham Lincoln Seth Grahame-Smith 2010 American English
17163 Lincoln Fred Kaplan 2008 American English
17163 Unto This Hour Tom Wicker 1984 American English
17163 Assassination Vacation Sarah Vowell 2005 American English
17163 Days Of Grace Arnold Rampersad, Arthur Ashe 1993 American English
17163 Road Swing Steve Rushin 1998 American English
17163 All Boys Aren’t Blue George Johnson 2020 American English
17163 The Penguin Complete Tales And Poems Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe American English
16796 The Complete Works Of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe 1902 American English
17163 The Man Who Saved The Union H.W. Brands 2012 American English
17163 I, Elizabeth Rosalind Miles 1993 British English
17163 American Visions Edward L. Ayers 2023 American English
17163 A Madman’s Will Gregory May 2023 Unknown English
17163 The House Is On Fire Rachel Beanland 2023 Unknown English