The Greatest Books of All Time on Tyranny

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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
1180 Annals Cornelius Tacitus 109 Roman Latin
1256 Prometheus Bound Aeschylus -455 Greek Ancient greek
1353 William Tell Friedrich Schiller 1804 German German
2007 King Ubu Alfred Jarry 1896 French French
3638 Der Großtyrann Und Das Gericht Werner Bergengruen 1935 German German
4953 Lorenzaccio Alfred de Musset 1834 French French
5828 Fuente Ovejuna Lope de Vega 1619 Spanish Spanish
8524 The Secret History Procopius 550 Multiple Greek
9216 On Tyranny Timothy Snyder 2017 American English
11570 The French Revolution Thomas Carlyle 1837 British English
14713 The Iron Heel Jack London 1908 American English
14716 El Supremo Edward Lucas White 1916 American English
16679 The Stars, Like Dust Isaac Asimov 1951 American English
16762 Caligula Albert Camus 1944 French French