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200+ Great Books of the Western World According to Ranker - Page 2

"Compiled by Encyclopedia Britannica, this is a list of the great books of the western world. It is our western canon gathered into a single package of 60 volumes. Initially compiled in the '50s, the Great Books of the Western World was updated in the '90s with a second edition. While the first three volumes of the compendium feature a dissertation on liberal education, Volume 4 and beyond contain various books that we have listed here. Both fiction and non-fiction have been included, as well as all genres. Encyclopedia Britannica did a fantastic job putting together this list of Great Books of the Western World. If you're looking for a great, timeless book, then this is the place to start."
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Considerations of Representative Governement (John Stuart Mills)
Considerations of Representative Governement
John Stuart Mills
42
Coriolanus (William Shakespeare)
Coriolanus
William Shakespeare
43
Cousin Bette (Honoré De Balzac)
Cousin Bette
Honoré De Balzac
44
Cratylus (Plato)
Cratylus
Plato
45
Critias (Plato)
Critias
Plato
46
Critique of Judgement (Immanuel Kant)
Critique of Judgement
Immanuel Kant
47
The Critique of Pure Reason
The Critique of Pure Reason
48
Crito
Crito
49
Cyclops
Cyclops
50
Cymbeline (William Shakespeare)
Cymbeline
William Shakespeare
51
Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)
Death in Venice
Thomas Mann
52
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
53
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
Alexis De Tocqueville
54
Discourse on Method
Discourse on Method
55
The Discourses (Machiavelli)
The Discourses
Machiavelli
56
Discussion With Einstein on Epistemology (Niels Bohr)
Discussion With Einstein on Epistemology
Niels Bohr
57
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
58
A Doll's House
A Doll's House
59
Don Juan
Don Juan
60
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes
61
Ecclesiazousae (Aristophanes)
Ecclesiazousae
Aristophanes
62
Eclogues
Eclogues
63
The Ego and the Id (Sigmund Freud)
The Ego and the Id
Sigmund Freud
64
Electra (Sophocles)
Electra
Sophocles
65
Electra
Electra
66
Elements of Chemistry (Antoine Laurent Lavoisier)
Elements of Chemistry
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
67
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
Jane Austen
68
Epitome of Copernician Astronomy (Johannes Kepler)
Epitome of Copernician Astronomy
Johannes Kepler
69
Essays (Montaigne)
Essays
Montaigne
70
Ethics (Spinoza)
Ethics
Spinoza
71
Euclid's Elements
Euclid's Elements
72
Euthydemus (Plato)
Euthydemus
Plato
73
Euthyphro (Plato)
Euthyphro
Plato
74
The Expanding Universe (Arthur Eddington)
The Expanding Universe
Arthur Eddington
75
Experience and Education (John Dewey)
Experience and Education
John Dewey
76
Experimental Researches in Electricity (Michael Faraday)
Experimental Researches in Electricity
Michael Faraday
77
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth (Shakespeare)
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth
Shakespeare
78
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
79
Fear and Trembling
Fear and Trembling
80
The Federalist
The Federalist
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