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May 16, 2024 · Who are the best writers of all time? Vote up the authors you think are the best and see how they rank! The famous writers on this list are the best in history, writing books, plays, essays, and poetry that has stood the test of time and make up the world's canon of literature and written work.
The Greatest Books of All Time. Click to learn how this list is calculated. This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 305 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books.
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy. This novel tells the story of Jude Fawley, a working-class young man who dreams of becoming a scholar. The traditional class structure in 19th-century England prevents him from realizing his dream and his only solace is his love for his cousin, Sue Bridehead.
- Homer ~850 BCE. Scholars have debated whether Homer was one single author rather than a collection of oral stories but it is now thought that such an author existed.
- Sophocles 496-406 BCE. Sophocles, an ancient Greek dramatist, wrote plays that have stood as a model for tragic dramas, both by Greek and Roman writers and into the modern age, hugely influencing the playwrights of the golden age of Elizabethan drama in England, as well as modern dramatists.
- Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) 70 BCE – 19 BCE. Virgil was a prolific Roman poet, best remembered for his epic, Aeneid. He Was to Rome what Homer was to Greece.
- The Evangelist, Mark (Author of the Gospel of St Mark) 1st Century CE. The identity of Mark is unknown but his great book, The Gospel of St Mark, was written in about the year 70 and has had the greatest impact on the world of any book ever written.
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. A book edited by Peter Boxall, and written by over 100 hundred international critics. - The Book.
- 100 Best Books. Michael Sexson, English teacher at Montana State University, in 2000 had his class of 45 students compose a list of the 100 greatest works of literature ever written, in their collective opinions.
- 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900. Jeffrey St. Clair and Alexander Cockburn's favorite novels since 1900. - Counterpunch.
- 100 Best Novels Written in English. Respected literary critic Robert McCrum selects the definitive 100 novels written in English. - The Guardian.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Set in early 19th-century England, this classic novel revolves around the lives of the Bennet family, particularly the five unmarried daughters. The narrative explores themes of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage within the society of the landed gentry.
Aug 10, 2009 · If we had access to certain works—some ancient Greek poet whose works have been lost, or some unpublished Moldovan novelist who died in the nineteen-seventies—the list might look very different. A...
