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The Top 15 Best Writers in History - Page 2

The complete list of the novels written by the 15 best writers in history, as compiled by Bill Jones, Jr. The works are presented by author in order of rank, and then in chronological order by date of publishing.
Note: short stories, poetry, drama, and non-fiction are generally not included, except in the case of Shakespeare's plays.
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Look at the Harlequins (Vladimir Nabokov)
Look at the Harlequins
Vladimir Nabokov
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The Original of Laura (Vladimir Nabokov)
The Original of Laura
Vladimir Nabokov
43
The Voyage Out (Virginia Woolf)
The Voyage Out
Virginia Woolf
44
Night and Day (Virginia Woolf)
Night and Day
Virginia Woolf
45
Jacob's Room (Virginia Woolf)
Jacob's Room
Virginia Woolf
46
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
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To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf
48
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
Virginia Woolf
49
The Waves (Virginia Woolf)
The Waves
Virginia Woolf
50
The Years (Virginia Woolf)
The Years
Virginia Woolf
51
Between the Acts (Virginia Woolf)
Between the Acts
Virginia Woolf
52
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
53
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
54
Henry VI Part I
Henry VI Part I
55
Henry VI Part II
Henry VI Part II
56
Henry VI Part III
Henry VI Part III
57
Titus Andronicus (William Shakespeare)
Titus Andronicus
William Shakespeare
58
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
William Shakespeare
59
Edward III (Shakespeare)
Edward III
Shakespeare
60
The Comedy of Errors (William Shakespeare)
The Comedy of Errors
William Shakespeare
61
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost
62
Richard II (William Shakespeare)
Richard II
William Shakespeare
63
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
64
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare
65
King John (William Shakespeare)
King John
William Shakespeare
66
The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)
The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare
67
Henry IV, Part I (William Shakespeare)
Henry IV, Part I
William Shakespeare
68
Henry IV, Part II (Simon Callow)
Henry IV, Part II
Simon Callow
69
The Merry Wives of Windsor (William Shakespeare)
The Merry Wives of Windsor
William Shakespeare
70
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
71
Henry V (William Shakespeare)
Henry V
William Shakespeare
72
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
William Shakespeare
73
As You Like It (William Shakespeare)
As You Like It
William Shakespeare
74
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
75
Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)
Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare
76
Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare)
Troilus and Cressida
Shakespeare
77
Measure for Measure (William Shakespeare)
Measure for Measure
William Shakespeare
78
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
William Shakespeare
79
All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well
80
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
William Shakespeare
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