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
349 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
3896 The Planetarium Nathalie Sarraute 1959 French French
3922 She Stoops to Conquer Oliver Goldsmith 1773 British English
5841 The Girl From Samos Menander -342 Greek Ancient greek
5840 The Girl From Andros Terence -166 Roman Latin
5839 The Eunuch Terence -161 Multiple Latin
5843 The Mother In Law Terence -160 Roman Latin
5849 Love For Love William Congreve 1695 British English
5902 The Country Wife William Wycherley 1675 British English
7215 The Man Of Mode George Etherege 1676 British English
7215 The Learned Ladies Molière 1672 French French
7215 Doctor Thorne Anthony Trollope 1858 British English
10779 An Island Princess Starts A Scandal Adriana Herrera 2023 Unknown English
12048 The Alphonse Courrier Affair Marta Morazzoni 1985 Italian Italian
14519 The Status Seekers Vance Packard 1959 American English
14764 Adelphoe Terence -160 Roman Latin
16980 Black Comedy Peter Shaffer 1965 British English
17116 Uncle’s Dream Fyodor Dostoevsky 1859 Russian Russian
17120 One Fifth Avenue Candace Bushnell 2008 American English
17120 Bad Summer People Robert Rosenblum Unknown Unknown
16916 The Grasshopper Anton Chekhov 1892 Russian Russian