The Greatest Books of All Time on Vanity

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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
105 Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thackeray 1847 British English
780 Maxims François duc de La Rochefoucauld 1665 French French
1164 The Nose Nikolai Gogol 1836 Russian Russian
1742 A Tale Of A Tub Jonathan Swift 1704 British English
2523 The Happy Prince And Other Tales Oscar Wilde 1888 British English
2710 Les Caractères Jean de La Bruyère 1688 French French
3584 The Would-Be Gentleman Molière 1670 French French
4309 Augustus Carp, Esq. By Himself Henry Howarth Bashford 1924 British English
4309 The History Of Pompey The Little Francis Coventry 1751 British English
5817 Epigrams Martial 86 Latin Latin
7216 Satirical Letter Of Censure Francisco de Quevedo 1601 Spanish Spanish
7216 Poems Of Jonathan Swift Jonathan Swift 1701 Irish English
7216 The Precious Ridiculous Molière 1659 French French
7216 Lutrin Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux 1674 French French
8669 The Rape of the Lock Alexander Pope 1712 British English
13600 Dingley, L'illustre écrivain Jérôme Tharaud, Jean Tharaud 1902 French French
13600 Le Vitriol De La Lune And Le Martyre De L'obèse Henri Béraud French French
15788 Mr. Skeffington Elizabeth 1940 British English
17158 Snobbery Joseph Epstein 2002 American English
16915 The Complete Fairy Tales Of Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde 1908 Irish English
17039 An Unpleasant Predicament Fyodor Dostoevsky 1862 Russian Russian