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200+ Great Books of the Western World According to Ranker - Page 4

"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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The Knights
The Knights
122
Laches
Laches
123
Laws (Plato)
Laws
Plato
124
A Letter Concerning Toleration (John Locke)
A Letter Concerning Toleration
John Locke
125
Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
126
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
127
The Life of Samuel Johnson
The Life of Samuel Johnson
128
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
129
Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans (Plutarc)
Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
Plutarc
130
A Lost Lady (Willa Cather)
A Lost Lady
Willa Cather
131
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost
132
Lysis
Lysis
133
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
Aristophanes
134
MacBeth
MacBeth
135
The Master Builder (Henrik Ibsen)
The Master Builder
Henrik Ibsen
136
Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy (Sir Isaac Newton)
Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
Sir Isaac Newton
137
A Mathematician's Apology (G H Hardy)
A Mathematician's Apology
G H Hardy
138
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure
139
Measurement of a Circle (Archimedes)
Measurement of a Circle
Archimedes
140
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
Euripides
141
The Meditations (James A. Owen)
The Meditations
James A. Owen
142
Meditations on First Philosophy (Descartes)
Meditations on First Philosophy
Descartes
143
Meno
Meno
144
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
145
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
146
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
Franz Kafka
147
Metaphysics
Metaphysics
148
Meteorology (Aristotle)
Meteorology
Aristotle
149
The Method Treating of Mechanical Problems (Archimedes)
The Method Treating of Mechanical Problems
Archimedes
150
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
151
The Mind of the Middle Ages (Frederick Artz)
The Mind of the Middle Ages
Frederick Artz
152
The Miser
The Miser
153
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
154
Montesquieu Spirit of Laws
Montesquieu Spirit of Laws
155
Mother Courage and Her Children
Mother Courage and Her Children
156
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
157
Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
William Shakespeare
158
The Nature of Life (C. H. Waddington)
The Nature of Life
C. H. Waddington
159
The New Atlantis (Francis Bacon)
The New Atlantis
Francis Bacon
160
Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle)
Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle
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