The Greatest Books of All Time on Social Class

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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
3545 Daphnis and Chloe Longus -200 Greek Ancient greek
3584 The Would-Be Gentleman Molière 1670 French French
3637 The Rivals Richard Brinsley Sheridan 1775 Irish English
3637 Schach Von Wuthenow Theodor Fontane 1883 German German
3637 Uli The Farmhand Jeremias Gotthelf 1841 Swiss German
3637 The Second Wife E. Marlitt 1899 German German
3872 The Beautiful and Damned F. Scott Fitzgerald 1922 American English
3917 January Sara Gallardo 1971 Argentinian Spanish
3954 Modern Greek Stories Georgios Vizyinos 1883 Greek Greek
3954 Λεμονοδάσος Kosmas Politis 1930 Greek Greek
3954 Η Κερένια Κούκλα Konstantinos Christomanos 1899 Greek Greek
4082 Diary Of A Madman Nikolai Gogol 1835 Russian Russian
4084 The Manor Isaac Bashevis Singer 1967 Polish Yiddish
4310 Indiana George Sand 1832 French French
4310 Ennui Maria Edgeworth 1809 Irish English
4310 The Adventures Of Ferdinand Count Fathom Tobias Smollett 1753 British English
4310 Piccadilly Jim P. G. Wodehouse 1917 British English
4310 Invitation To The Waltz Rosamond Lehmann 1932 British English
4310 Pointed Roofs Dorothy Richardson 1915 British English
4310 Love For Lydia H. E. Bates 1952 British English
4379 Heart Edmondo de Amicis 1886 Italian Italian
4404 A Kind Of Loving Stan Barstow 1960 British English
4483 The Eustace Diamonds Anthony Trollope 1871 British English
4594 Ten North Frederick John O'Hara 1955 American English
4658 Man And Superman George Bernard Shaw 1903 British English
4707 The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter Katherine Anne Porter 1965 American English
4722 The Bride Price Buchi Emecheta 1976 Nigerian English
4767 The Soldier's Art Anthony Powell 1966 British English
4887 The Crimson Petal And The White Michel Faber 2002 British English
4893 The Short Stories Of Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov 1886 Russian Russian
5103 Where Angels Fear to Tread E. M. Forster 1905 British English
5124 Cold Sassy Tree Olive Ann Burns 1984 American English
5301 The Museum Of Innocence Orhan Pamuk 2008 Turkish Turkish
5311 The Town House Norah Lofts 1959 British English
5350 Collected Stories Of V. S. Pritchett V. S. Pritchett 1982 British English
5357 Tropic Of Ruislip Leslie Thomas 1974 British English
5423 A Hungarian Nabob Mór Jókai 1899 Hungarian Hungarian
5668 La Famille Boussardel Philippe Heriat 1944 French French
5668 The Little Misery François Mauriac 1951 French French
5844 A Month In The Country Ivan Turgenev 1855 Russian Russian
5852 The Recruiting Officer George Farquhar 1706 Irish English
5889 House With The Green Shutters George Douglas Brown 1901 Scottish English
5910 Complete Prose Tales Alexander Pushkin 1831 Russian Russian
5918 The Tale Of The 1002nd Night Joseph Roth 1938 Austrian German
5989 Twelfth Night William Shakespeare 1602 British English
6005 Chekhov's Selected Stories Anton Chekhov 1903 Russian Russian
6177 The Mansion William Faulkner 1959 American English
6280 Nothing Henry Green 1950 British English
6487 The Keepers of the House Shirley Ann Grau 1964 American English
6637 Life With Jeeves P. G. Wodehouse 1983 British English
6767 Doña Perfecta Benito Pérez Galdós 1876 Spanish Spanish
6767 Sotileza Jose M. de Pereda 1885 Spanish Spanish
6821 Tales Of The Jazz Age F. Scott Fitzgerald 1922 American English
6939 A Reckless Character and Other Stories Ivan Turgenev 1883 Russian Russian
7075 The Glorious Heresies Lisa McInerney 2015 Irish English
7082 The Scholars Wu Ching-tzu 1750 Chinese Chinese
7117 The Fortunes Of Nigel Sir Walter Scott 1822 Scottish English
7147 Captains And The Kings Taylor Caldwell 1972 American English
7216 The Beaux' Strategem George Farquhar 1707 British English
7216 Poems Of George Crabbe George Crabbe 1807 British English
7216 The Precious Ridiculous Molière 1659 French French
7216 Hermann And Dorothea Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1797 German German
7216 Ursule Mirouet Honoré de Balzac 1842 French French
7216 The Entail John Galt 1823 Scottish English
7216 Framley Parsonage Anthony Trollope 1861 British English
7216 The Small House At Allington Anthony Trollope 1864 British English
7216 Can You Forgive Her? Anthony Trollope 1864 British English
7216 The Prime Minister Anthony Trollope 1876 British English
7216 No Name Wilkie Collins 1862 British English
7216 H. M. Pulham, Esquire John P. Marquand 1941 American English
7216 Who Was Changed And Who Was Dead Barbara Comyns 1954 British English
7216 The Bloater Rosemary Tonks 1968 English English
7216 The Fortnight In September R. C. Sherriff 1931 British English
7567 Red Scarf Girl Ji-li Jiang 1997 Chinese English
7574 The Fair Maid Of Perth Sir Walter Scott 1828 Scottish English
7911 The Town William Faulkner 1957 American English
8107 Memorias De Mama Blanca Teresa de la Parra 1929 Venezuelan Spanish
8259 Strangers In Their Own Land Arlie Russell Hochschild 2016 American English
8337 The Light Years Elizabeth Jane Howard 1990 British English
8869 O Ateneu Raul Pompéia 1888 Brazilian Portuguese
8933 A Escrava Isaura Bernardo Guimarães 1875 Brazilian Portuguese
8994 Collected Stories Frank O'Connor 1981 Irish English
9004 Little Fadette George Sand 1849 French French
9575 Jenny Treibel Theodor Fontane 1892 German German
9656 The Dinner Herman Koch 2009 Dutch Dutch
9861 Saint Ronan's Well Sir Walter Scott 1824 Scottish English
9907 A Broken Mirror Merce Rodoreda 1974 Spanish Catalan
10050 Distinction Pierre Bourdieu 1979 French French
10174 The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford Jean Stafford 1969 American English
10183 B Utterfield 8 John O'Hara 1935 American English
10224 Great Granny Webster Caroline Blackwood 1977 English English
10246 The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone Tennessee Williams 1950 American English
10502 Redhill Rococo Shena Mackay 1986 British English
10857 American Appetites Joyce Carol Oates 1989 American English
11194 Rules Of Civility Amor Towles 2011 American English
11214 The Lily Of The Valley Honoré de Balzac 1835 French French
11237 The Illustrious House of Ramires Eça de Queirós 1900 Portuguese Portuguese
11276 Half A Lifelong Romance Eileen Chang 1948 Chinese Chinese
11455 Alice Adams Booth Tarkington 1921 American English
11469 The Real Charlotte Edith Somerville, Violet Florence Martin 1894 Irish English
11480 Jessica Bryce Courtenay 1998 Australian English
11496 Esther Waters George Moore 1894 British English
11547 Ten Thousand A Year Samuel Warren 1839 British English
11634 Catalina Elisa Mujica 1952 Colombian Spanish
11636 Frank Fairlegh Francis Edward Smedley 1850 British English
12013 Paying For The Party Laura Hamilton, Elizabeth A. Armstrong 2013 American English
12015 John Halifax, Gentleman Dinah Maria Mulock Craik 1856 British English
12259 Circle Of Friends Maeve Binchy 1990 Irish English
12326 Across The Bridge Mavis Gallant 1993 Canadian English
12657 Dr Gully Elizabeth Jenkins English English
12727 A Little Hatred Joe Abercrombie 2019 British English
13312 Threshold Of Spring Rou Shi 1932 Chinese Chinese
13362 Susan Hopley Catherine Crowe 1841 British English
13362 The Duel And Other Stories Anton Chekhov 1891 Russian Russian
13362 The Unpossessed Tess Slesinger 1934 American English
13362 Night Shift Maritta Wolff 1942 American English
13600 La Maternelle Léon Frapié 1904 French French
13600 Les Civilisés Claude Farrère 1905 French French
13600 Dingley, L'illustre écrivain Jérôme Tharaud, Jean Tharaud 1902 French French
13600 En France Marius-Ary Leblond 1909 French French