The Greatest Books of All Time on Social Status

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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
13 Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen 1813 British English
217 The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1905 American English
256 Babbitt Sinclair Lewis 1922 American English
331 The Death of Ivan Ilyich Leo Tolstoy 1886 Russian Russian
520 Mansfield Park Jane Austen 1814 British English
1164 The Nose Nikolai Gogol 1836 Russian Russian
1490 The Garden Party And Other Stories Katherine Mansfield 1922 New Zealand English
1867 The Woodlanders Thomas Hardy 1887 British English
3021 Queen Lucia E. F. Benson 1920 British English
3895 The Planetarium Nathalie Sarraute 1959 French French
3921 She Stoops to Conquer Oliver Goldsmith 1773 British English
5843 The Girl From Samos Menander -342 Greek Ancient greek
5842 The Girl From Andros Terence -166 Roman Latin
5841 The Eunuch Terence -161 Multiple Latin
5845 The Mother In Law Terence -160 Roman Latin
5851 Love For Love William Congreve 1695 British English
5904 The Country Wife William Wycherley 1675 British English
7216 The Man Of Mode George Etherege 1676 British English
7216 The Learned Ladies Molière 1672 French French
7216 Doctor Thorne Anthony Trollope 1858 British English
10783 An Island Princess Starts A Scandal Adriana Herrera 2023 Unknown English
12050 The Alphonse Courrier Affair Marta Morazzoni 1985 Italian Italian
14520 The Status Seekers Vance Packard 1959 American English
14765 Adelphoe Terence -160 Roman Latin
17027 Black Comedy Peter Shaffer 1965 British English
17158 Uncle’s Dream Fyodor Dostoevsky 1859 Russian Russian
17164 One Fifth Avenue Candace Bushnell 2008 American English
17164 Bad Summer People Robert Rosenblum Unknown Unknown
16929 The Grasshopper Anton Chekhov 1892 Russian Russian