The Greatest Books of All Time on Transcendentalism

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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
77 Leaves of Grass Walt Whitman 1855 American English
108 Walden Henry David Thoreau 1854 American English
851 Essays, First And Second Series Ralph Waldo Emerson 1841 American English
2924 The Poems of Walt Whitman Walt Whitman 1855 American English
4261 Essays of Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau 1862 American English
4798 Nature Ralph Waldo Emerson 1836 American English
7215 Journals Ralph Waldo Emerson 1820 American English
7215 Poems Of Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau 1895 American English
7664 The Flowering of New England Van Wyck Brooks 1936 American English
11661 Walt Whitman Justin Kaplan 1980 American English
11661 Walt Whitman Paul Zweig 1984 American English
11939 Eden's Outcasts Jon Matteson 2007 American Unknown
11939 Whitman Emory Holloway 1926 American English
11939 Margaret Fuller Megan Marshall 2013 American English
The Essays Of Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson 1841 American English
17126 Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph L. Rusk 1949 American English