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Best History Books

Most-published history books covering civilizations, wars, and human progress.

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BibleBible1,200Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern), Glossaries, vocabularies, Early works to 1800, Bible6,084ukr, jpn, aym
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen1,813Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency, British and Irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Brothers and sisters, Courtship4,036guj, sin, jpn
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLewis Carroll1,865Alice (fictitious character : carroll), fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, fantasy, general, JUVENILE FICTION3,546guj, jpn, por
A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens, Groth1,843Children's fiction, Toy and movable books, Christmas, fiction, Children's plays, English3,198arm, jpn, por
The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde1,890British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Conduct of life, fiction, Fantasy fiction, Appearance (Philosophy)3,011arm, cos, jpn
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain1,876adventure and adventurers, Adventure stories, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature2,552arm, jpn, alb
Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe, J. J. Grandville1,686Crusoe, robinson (fictitious character), fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Survival, Fiction2,419arm, por, bre
HamletWilliam Shakespeare1,603performing arts, Stage history, Reyes, reinas, soberanos, Venganza2,388arm, guj, sin
EmmaJane Austen1,815Social life and customs, Mate selection, Fiction, Fathers and daughters2,263heb, spa, rus
Oliver TwistCharles Dickens1,822Bildungsromans, Boys, Brigands and robbers, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)2,209jpn, por, dan
Frankenstein or The Modern PrometheusMary Shelley1,818Frankenstein (Fictitious character), Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character), Fiction, Victor Frankenstein (Fictitious character)2,188spa, rus, ger
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens1,800British, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Children's fiction, Criticism and interpretation2,059guj, jpn, por
The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum1,899Witches, Toy and movable books, Spanish language materials, Fiction2,052arm, jpn, alb
Sense and SensibilityJane Austen1,811Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency, Inheritance and succession, fiction, Mate selection, fiction, Social classes, fiction2,015pol, spa, rus
Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson1,880Fiction, Treasure Island (Imaginary place), Treasure-trove, Pirates1,988guj, jpn, alb
Little WomenLouisa May Alcott1,848Romans, Jeunes filles, Soeurs, Sisters1,888pol, spa, rus
MacbethWilliam Shakespeare1,508Drama, Regicides, Kings and rulers, Texts1,847arm, jpn, alb
Gulliver's TravelsJonathan Swift1,726YA, Young adult, Juvenile, Fiction1,810arm, jpn, por
The Call of the WildJack London1,903Gold discoveries, Bienestar, Lobos, Descubrimiento de oro1,699eng, gle, heb
King LearWilliam Shakespeare1,608Drama, King Lear (Legendary character), Fathers and daughters, Kings and rulers1,614arm, jpn, por
The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett1,911Fiction, general, Friendship, fiction, People with disabilities, fiction, Great britain, fiction1,594spa, und, cat
Don Quijote de la ManchaMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra1,600Don Quixote (Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de), Quotations, Knights and knighthood, Social life and customs1,591jpn, ori, alb
Madame BovaryGustave Flaubert1,856literary fiction, French literature, Fiction, Manners and customs, fiction1,557jpn, por, srp
Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens1,861Authors, Benefactors, Bildungsromans, Boys1,489heb, spa, rus
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam Shakespeare1,600Drama, Courtship, Plays, Hippolyta (Greek mythology)1,483jpn, por, dan
The Art of War孙武, Sun Tzu 1,900Open Library Staff Picks, Early works to 1800, Military art and science, great_books_of_the_western_world1,434jpn, por, cmn
The PrinceNiccolò Machiavelli1,515Political science, early works to 1800, Machiavel, Nicolas, 1469-1527. Prince, Classic Literature, Fiction1,407jpn, por, spa
La Divina CommediaDante Alighieri1,472Poetry (poetic works by one author), Literatura, Portraits, Paradise1,337arm, jpn, por
Анна КаренинаЛев Толстой1,876Fiction, Adultery, Married women, Social life and customs1,314arm, jpn, por
The Hound of the BaskervillesArthur Conan Doyle1,900crime novel, English Civil War, mires, tors1,308jpn, por, kor
Anne of Green GablesLucy Maud Montgomery1,908Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Country life, Friendship1,299pol, spa, jpn
Julius CaesarWilliam Shakespeare1,656Antoine (Marcus Antonius), Assassination, Assassins, Bibliography1,226jpn, alb, por
The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald1,920Married people, fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, psychological, Long island (n.y.), fiction1,176heb, fre, ger
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë1,847Fiction, Romance, Historical", Man-woman relationships, fiction1,170pol, spa, rus
WaldenHenry David Thoreau1,854Biography, Homes and haunts, American Authors, Social life and customs1,138eng, fre, chi
Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)Jerome Klapka Jérôme1,889Humorous stories, Male friendship, Description and travel, Humor (Fiction)1,133epo, heb, guj
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]Arthur Conan Doyle1,892Classic Literature, Murder, Mystery, Conclusions1,132pol, spa, may
Moby DickHerman Melville1,851American Sea stories, Mentally ill, Whaling, Science Fiction & Fantasy1,118jpn, kor, gre
Moll FlandersDaniel Defoe1,722Fiction, Social life and customs, Criminals, English Picaresque literature1,114heb, spa, rus
Les Trois MousquetairesAlexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet1,844History, Fiction, Swordsmen, France in fiction1,103eng, glg, ger
ἸλιάςΌμηρος1,505Odysseus (Greek mythology), Juvenile poetry, Readers, Greeks1,084arm, por, gre
CandideVoltaire1,746Conduct of life, Readers, Literatura francesa, Satire1,079spa, rus, und
ὈδύσσειαΌμηρος1,488great_books_of_the_western_world, Poetry, Fiction, Classical literature1,062arm, por, gre
Narrative of the life of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass1,845Douglass, frederick, 1818-1895, Biography, African American abolitionists, Abolitionists1,032eng, spa, und
Twelve years a slaveSolomon Northup1,853Slavery, Plantation life, History, Biography1,029heb, spa, tur
Hard TimesCharles Dickens1,854Fiction, Social problems, Utilitarianism, Education1,028pol, heb, spa
The Legend of Sleepy HollowWashington Irving1,820Fiction, Ghosts, History, Children's stories, American1,017jpn, baq, por
Northanger AbbeyJane Austen1,818Mate selection, Cousins, Fiction, Young women1,013pol, heb, spa
The Railway ChildrenEdith Nesbit1,900Brothers and sisters, Children's stories, Classic Literature, Country life985eng, ger, spa
Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare1,597Classical Literature, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Conflicto entre generaciones, Conflict of generations979arm, guj, sin
The MoonstoneWilkie Collins1,800Fiction, Jewelry theft, East Indians, Police958heb, spa, rus
Five Children and ItEdith Nesbit1,905Fiction, Fairies, Wishes, Brothers and sisters950eng, ger, spa
KimRudyard Kipling1,901Fiction, Irish, Lamas, Irish in fiction934pol, heb, spa
Antony and CleopatraWilliam Shakespeare1,734Antonius, Marcus,, Antonius, Marcus, 83?-30 B.C., Bibliography, Drama917jpn, por, dan
The Adventures of Tom SawyerMark Twain1,817The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain, 1835-1910, 19th Century879mal, jpn, fin
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper1,826Adventure stories, Ficción, Fiction, Frontier and pioneer life862pol, spa, rus
David CopperfieldCharles Dickens1,800British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Children's fiction, Orphans, fiction, England, fiction846jpn, alb, por
King Richard IIWilliam Shakespeare1,597Drama, History, Quartos, Bibliography840heb, spa, und
My ÁntoniaWilla Cather1,818Literature, Frontier and pioneer life, Czech Americans, Married women832eng, heb, ita
The Old Curiosity ShopCharles Dickens1,800Fiction, Girls, Gamblers, Grandfathers825heb, spa, jpn
Anne's House of DreamsLucy Maud Montgomery1,917Country life, Marriage, Juvenile fiction, Friendship822eng, ger, pol
The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne1,850American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, History, Triangles (Interpersonal relations)818chi, eng
Anne of AvonleaLucy Maud Montgomery1,909Fiction, History, Juvenile fiction, Orphans813eng, chi, fre
The TempestWilliam Shakespeare1,611English literature: Shakespeare criticism, English literature: Shakespeare texts, Plays / Drama, Literary Criticism804jpn, por, dan
πολιτείαΠλάτων1,554Political science, Early works to 1800, Utopias, Ouvrages avant 1800794guj, por, dan
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtMark Twain1,889Time travel, Fiction, Arthurian romances, Kings and rulers788eng, heb, spa
The Taming of the ShrewWilliam Shakespeare1,631Drama, Married people, Sex role, Man-woman relationships788jpn, epo, spa
The Merchant of VeniceWilliam Shakespeare1,600Drama, Jews, Moneylenders, Shylock (Fictitious character)782arm, guj, jpn
Anne of the IslandLucy Maud Montgomery1,826College students, Friendship, Universities and colleges, Fiction781eng, chi, ara
CoriolanusWilliam Shakespeare1,734Drama, Generals, History, Juvenile drama780heb, spa, und
Troilus and CressidaWilliam Shakespeare1,609Drama, Troilus (Legendary character), Cressida (Fictitious character), Trojan War759pol, heb, spa
Richard IIIWilliam Shakespeare1,597Drama, History, Kings and rulers in literature, Textual Criticism759epo, pol, heb
The Prince and the PauperMark Twain1,881Readers, Fiction, Poor, Kings and rulers755spa, ita, ger
Leaves of GrassWalt Whitman1,855Manuscripts, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Gay poets, Presidents755pol, heb, spa
Henry IV, Part 1William Shakespeare1,598Drama, History, In literature, Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413752pol, heb, spa
DraculaBram Stoker1,897English literature, Fiction, Horror, Horror stories736eng, por, fre
El Conde de MontecristoAlexandre Dumas1,830France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction, France, Fiction, France in fiction734arm, guj, jpn
The Canterbury TalesGeoffrey Chaucer, John E. Cunningham1,478Death, English Narrative poetry, Juvenile poetry, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature722est, enm, rus
Brave New WorldAldous Huxley1,932Utopias, Brainwashing, Moral and ethical aspects of Science, Fiction721pol, heb, est
Riders of the Purple SageZane Grey1,912Fiction, Mormon women, Polygamy, Women ranchers705und, eng
OthelloWilliam Shakespeare1,622Drama, Othello (Fictitious character), Printing, Specimens702arm, jpn, alb
DecameroneGiovanni Boccaccio1,516Fiction, historical, general, Europe, fiction, Fiction, Plague700arm, jpn, frm
The House of MirthEdith Wharton1,905Fiction, Single women, Social classes, Drama694eng, fre, spa
The Comedy of ErrorsWilliam Shakespeare1,734Drama, Brothers, Mistaken identity, Twins693jpn, epo, spa
Uncle Tom's CabinHarriet Beecher Stowe1,850Master and servant, Slavery, Plantation life, Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)688arm, yid, spa
All's Well That Ends WellWilliam Shakespeare1,734Drama, Married women, Runaway husbands, Problems, exercises685pol, heb, spa
The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin1,791Wills, Scientists, Printers, American Maxims679jpn, ger, fre
The JungleUpton Sinclair1,707Slaughtering and slaughter-houses, Sociology, Lithuanian Americans, Fiction673pol, spa, cze
The Jewel of Seven StarsBram Stoker1,902Mummies, Horror, Fiction, Archaeologists653ger, eng
The Story of the Treasure SeekersEdith Nesbit1,899Fiction, Brothers and sisters, Imagination, Moneymaking projects in fiction653heb, und, ger
Twelfth NightWilliam Shakespeare1,734Drama, Brothers and sisters, Twins, Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks649eng, fre, chi
SonnetsWilliam Shakespeare1,609English Sonnets, History and criticism, Bibliography, Translations into Yiddish646arm, por, kor
MeditationsMarcus Aurelius1,626Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Stoics, Classic Literature642arm, spa, cze
War and PeaceЛев Толстой1,864Classic, History, Russian Empire, Fiction642spa, rus, und
The Red Badge of CourageStephen Crane1,8551783-1865, American Manuscripts, Cartoons and comics, Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863639spa, kor, chi
FaustJohann Wolfgang von Goethe1,800Good and evil, Drama, Redemption, Devil633jpn, por, pan
King Henry VWilliam Shakespeare1,600Drama, open_syllabus_project, History, Sources631spa, und, ger
The Woman in WhiteWilkie Collins, Yordi Abreu1,859Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Apparitions630heb, spa, rus
Silas MarnerGeorge Eliot, John O'Connor1,800Weavers, Social life and customs, Conduct of life, Foundlings625spa, und, jpn
O Pioneers!Willa Cather1,913Fiction, Women pioneers, Women farmers, Farm life613eng, ita, hin
UlyssesJames Joyce1,914Married people, Male friendship, Fiction, Historical Fiction611spa, ita, ger
Goldsmith's The vicar of WakefieldOliver Goldsmith1,111Abduction, Children of clergy, Clergy, Fiction609spa, und, jpn
The Scarlet PimpernelEmma Orczy1,900Classic Literature, Adventure and adventurers, Open Library Staff Picks, Juvenile fiction591pol, spa, sun
The Invisible ManH. G. Wells0Ciencia-ficción, Classic Literature, Fiction, Mentally ill563spa, rus, ger
The Turn of the ScrewHenry James1,898Governesses, fiction, Children, fiction, Fiction, ghost, Fiction, fantasy563eng, chi, fre
Ab urbe conditaTitus Livius1,481Antiquities, Bibliography, Biography, Campaigns558pol, heb, spa
Lorna DooneR. D. Blackmore1,656Readers, Fiction, Monmouth's Rebellion, 1685, Fiction, romance, historical, general556heb, per, und
La chartreuse de ParmeStendhal1,800Young men, Fiction, Social life and customs, Italy, fiction554pol, heb, spa
Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad1,899Fiction, Romance, Degeneration, Literature552spa, mul, ger
PollyannaEleanor Hodgman Porter, Porter1,912Aunts, Cheerfulness, Classic Literature, Conduct of life552pol, heb, rus
OrthodoxyGilbert Keith Chesterton1,874Apologetics, Christianity, History, Essence, genius, nature551eng, ger, pol
HereticsGilbert Keith Chesterton1,905Criticism, English Authors, English essays, Essays551pol, spa, cze
Saint Francis of AssisiGilbert Keith Chesterton, Doyle Kim1,923Biography & Autobiography, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality547eng, ger, spa
The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle1,903air guns, Americans, anise, anonymity545eng, fre, chi
Book of common prayerChurch of England, J. A. Maurault1,537Anglican Communion, Bible, Book of Common Prayer, Books of hours545nai, urd, gre
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking GlassLewis Carroll1,889adventure and adventurers, adventure and adventurers, fiction, adventure stories, adventure travel543pol, spa, rus
King Henry VIIIWilliam Shakespeare1,670Drama, Kings and rulers, History, English drama538spa, ita, fre
The Pickwick PapersCharles Dickens1,800Fiction, Men, Societies and clubs, Male friendship538eng, spa, ita
The Jungle BookRudyard Kipling1,893Jungles, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Animals538spa, rus, ger
De rerum naturaTitus Lucretius Carus1,486Latin Didactic poetry, Ancient Philosophy, Poetry, Translations into English537spa, rus, und
Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge Orwell1,949futurology, censorship, surveillance, rebels532jpn, por, urd
The Riddle of the SandsErskine Childers1,903Great britain, fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Fiction, alternative history531eng, chi, ger
Patrologiae cursus completusJ.-P Migne, Theodor Hopfner1,800Christian literature, Early, Collected works, Early Christian literature, Fathers of the church527lat, fre, syc
Les MisérablesVictor Hugo1,862Poor, Fiction, Readers, Fiction, historical526yid, spa, rus
Little menLouisa May Alcott1,885Louisa May Alcott, Children, Children's, Kid's517fre, eng, ger
Lady Chatterley's LoverD. H. Lawrence1,900Sexual behavior, Married women, Adultery, Nobility514pol, spa, rus
My bondage and my freedomFrederick Douglass1,815Douglass, frederick, 1818-1895, Maryland, history, Abolitionists, Antislavery movements, united states509ger, eng
The deerslayerJames Fenimore Cooper1,841United States in fiction, Male friendship, Hunters, Scouts and scouting in fiction504fre, eng, ger
La PoeticaAristotle1,479Metaphysics, Early works to 1800, Metaphysica (Aristoteles), Rhetoric, ancient498heb, spa, per
At the Back of the North WindGeorge MacDonald1,871Fairy tales, Children's fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Death, fiction496rus, und, tur
The Beautiful and DamnedF. Scott Fitzgerald1,920Fiction, Inheritance and succession, fiction, Married people, fiction, Family life, fiction495spa, ger, chi
MetamorphosesOvid1,479Poetry, Classical Mythology, Metamorphosis, Mythology491por, dan, frm
PericlesWilliam Shakespeare1,609Drama, Princes, Bibliography, Quartos490arm, spa, und
Henry IV, Part 2William Shakespeare1,600Drama, History, Historical drama, English Young adult drama480eng, ita, ger
IvanhoeSir Walter Scott1,800Fiction, History, Knights and knighthood, Jews480spa, rus, und
The Enchanted CastleEdith Nesbit1,907Fiction, Fantasy, Magic, Rings478spa, por, eng
Eugenics and Other EvilsGilbert Keith Chesterton1,922Eugenics, Literature, history and criticism, History, Collected works (single author, multi-form)477eng, pol, ger
The Book of TeaOkakura Kakuzō, Okakura Kakuzō1,900Japanese tea ceremony, Social life and customs, Tea, Philosophy475epo, heb, spa
The Coral IslandRobert Michael Ballantyne, Ralph Crane1,858Fiction, Adventure and adventurers, Shipwrecks, Juvenile fiction473eng, gle, heb
A history of New YorkWashington Irving1,800Dutch Americans, Social life and customs, Literature, Fiction472ger, eng, fre
L’étrangerAlbert Camus1,942Philosophical Novels, Murder, Fiction, Medicine in Literature468jpn, por, spa
As You Like ItWilliam Shakespeare1,734Drama, Fathers and daughters, Exiles, Juvenile drama467jpn, dan, pan
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle1,890Archers, British, Classic Literature, Fiction463spa, und, fre
The AlhambraWashington Irving1,800Alhambra, Alhambra (Granada, España), Alhambra (Granada, Spain), Cuentos populares árabes459heb, spa, rus
Manifest der Kommunistischen ParteiKarl Marx, Friedrich Engels1,848Communism, Sources, Capitalism, Socialism458arm, por, dan
AeneisPublius Vergilius Maro1,710Poetry, Aeneas (Legendary character), Latin Epic poetry, Translations into English456arm, por, dan
The Importance of Being EarnestOscar Wilde1,893British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), English life, Readers, etiquette454ger, eng, spa
Quo Vadis? Powieść z czasów NeronaHenryk Sienkiewicz1,895Fiction, History, Church history, Primitive and early church453pol, arm, spa
OrlandoVirginia Woolf1,928Nobility in fiction, Gender identity in fiction, Fiction, England in fiction452eng, por, fre
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