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The Great BooksThe OdysseyHomerHomer The OdysseyThe OdysseyHomer · c. 725 BCEOn 9 lists
Virgil The AeneidThe AeneidVirgil · 29-19 BCEOn 9 listsThe Great BooksThe Divine ComedyDante AlighieriDante Alighieri The Divine ComedyThe Divine ComedyDante Alighieri · c. 1308-1320On 6 listsThe Great BooksGenesisAnonymousGenesisAnonymous · c. 10th c. BCEOn 4 lists
MedeaEuripides · 431 BCEOn 4 lists
Oedipus at ColonusSophocles · c. 406 BCEOn 4 lists
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain · 1884-1885On 4 listsThe Great BooksThe BirdsAristophanesThe BirdsAristophanes · 414 BCEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksInfernoDante AlighieriInfernoDante Alighieri · c. 1308-1314On 3 lists
CandideVoltaire · 1759On 3 lists
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManJames Joyce · 1916On 3 listsThe Great BooksThe Acts of the ApostlesAnonymousThe Acts of the ApostlesAnonymous · c. 80-100 CEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksAs You Like ItWilliam ShakespeareAs You Like ItWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1599On 2 lists
Twelfth NightWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1601On 2 listsThe Great BooksPoemsWilliam WordsworthPoemsWilliam Wordsworth · 1798-1850On 2 lists
DublinersJames Joyce · 1914On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Waste LandT. S. EliotThe Waste LandT. S. Eliot · 1922On 2 listsThe Great BooksSong of SolomonToni MorrisonSong of SolomonToni Morrison · 1977On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Exaltation of InannaEnheduannaThe Exaltation of InannaEnheduanna · c. 2300 BCEOn 1 list
IsaiahThe Bible · 8th c. BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Trojan WomenEuripidesThe Trojan WomenEuripides · 415 BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksEcloguesVirgilEcloguesVirgil · c. 39 BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Translator of DesiresIbn ArabiThe Translator of DesiresIbn Arabi · c. 1215On 1 listThe Great BooksSir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the WorldFrancis PrettySir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the WorldFrancis Pretty · 1577On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Comedy of ErrorsWilliam ShakespeareThe Comedy of ErrorsWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1594On 1 list
The Pilgrim's ProgressJohn Bunyan · 1678On 1 listThe Great BooksRobinson CrusoeDaniel DefoeRobinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe · 1719On 1 list
A Sentimental Journey Through France and ItalyLaurence Sterne · 1768On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Deserted VillageOliver GoldsmithThe Deserted VillageOliver Goldsmith · 1770On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganSamson OccomSamson Occom The Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganThe Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganSamson Occom · 1750s-1790sOn 1 listThe Great BooksHermann and DorotheaJohann Wolfgang von GoetheHermann and DorotheaJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1797On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor Coleridge · 1798On 1 list
Charles Darwin The Voyage of the BeagleThe Voyage of the BeagleCharles Darwin · 1839On 1 list
Richard Henry Dana Jr. Two Years Before the MastTwo Years Before the MastRichard Henry Dana Jr. · 1840On 1 listThe Great BooksPoemsRobert BrowningPoemsRobert Browning · 1842-1864On 1 listThe Great BooksEvangelineHenry Wadsworth LongfellowEvangelineHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1847On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Poetry of the Celtic RacesErnest RenanThe Poetry of the Celtic RacesErnest Renan · 1854On 1 listThe Great BooksThe AmericanHenry JamesHenry James The AmericanThe AmericanHenry James · 1877On 1 listThe Great BooksThe AmbassadorsHenry JamesHenry James The AmbassadorsThe AmbassadorsHenry James · 1903On 1 listThe Great BooksHadji MuratLeo TolstoyHadji MuratLeo Tolstoy · 1896On 1 list
The MetamorphosisFranz Kafka · 1915On 1 listThe Great BooksMy ÁntoniaWilla CatherMy ÁntoniaWilla Cather · 1918On 1 list
James Joyce UlyssesUlyssesJames Joyce · 1922On 1 listThe Great BooksA Lost LadyWilla CatherA Lost LadyWilla Cather · 1923On 1 list
The CastleFranz Kafka · 1926On 1 listThe Great BooksA Rose for EmilyWilliam FaulknerA Rose for EmilyWilliam Faulkner · 1930On 1 listThe Great BooksJoseph and His BrothersThomas MannThomas Mann Joseph and His BrothersJoseph and His BrothersThomas Mann · 1933-1943On 1 listThe Great BooksPersons and PlacesGeorge SantayanaGeorge Santayana Persons and PlacesPersons and PlacesGeorge Santayana · 1944-1953On 1 list
Hannah Arendt The Origins of TotalitarianismThe Origins of TotalitarianismHannah Arendt · 1951On 1 listThe Great BooksA Raisin in the SunLorraine HansberryA Raisin in the SunLorraine Hansberry · 1959On 1 list
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of MexicoMiguel León-Portilla (ed.) · 1959On 1 list
OmerosDerek Walcott · 1990On 1 listThe Great BooksIs It Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate InjusticeKyle Powys WhyteIs It Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate InjusticeKyle Powys Whyte · 2017On 1 list
Virgil The AeneidThe AeneidVirgil · 29-19 BCEOn 9 listsThe Great BooksThe Divine ComedyDante AlighieriDante Alighieri The Divine ComedyThe Divine ComedyDante Alighieri · c. 1308-1320On 6 listsThe Great BooksGenesisAnonymousGenesisAnonymous · c. 10th c. BCEOn 4 listsMedeaEuripides · 431 BCEOn 4 listsOedipus at ColonusSophocles · c. 406 BCEOn 4 listsAdventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain · 1884-1885On 4 listsThe Great BooksThe BirdsAristophanesThe BirdsAristophanes · 414 BCEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksInfernoDante AlighieriInfernoDante Alighieri · c. 1308-1314On 3 listsCandideVoltaire · 1759On 3 listsA Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManJames Joyce · 1916On 3 listsThe Great BooksThe Acts of the ApostlesAnonymousThe Acts of the ApostlesAnonymous · c. 80-100 CEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksAs You Like ItWilliam ShakespeareAs You Like ItWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1599On 2 listsTwelfth NightWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1601On 2 listsThe Great BooksPoemsWilliam WordsworthPoemsWilliam Wordsworth · 1798-1850On 2 listsDublinersJames Joyce · 1914On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Waste LandT. S. EliotThe Waste LandT. S. Eliot · 1922On 2 listsThe Great BooksSong of SolomonToni MorrisonSong of SolomonToni Morrison · 1977On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Exaltation of InannaEnheduannaThe Exaltation of InannaEnheduanna · c. 2300 BCEOn 1 listIsaiahThe Bible · 8th c. BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Trojan WomenEuripidesThe Trojan WomenEuripides · 415 BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksEcloguesVirgilEcloguesVirgil · c. 39 BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Translator of DesiresIbn ArabiThe Translator of DesiresIbn Arabi · c. 1215On 1 listThe Great BooksSir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the WorldFrancis PrettySir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the WorldFrancis Pretty · 1577On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Comedy of ErrorsWilliam ShakespeareThe Comedy of ErrorsWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1594On 1 listThe Pilgrim's ProgressJohn Bunyan · 1678On 1 listThe Great BooksRobinson CrusoeDaniel DefoeRobinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe · 1719On 1 listA Sentimental Journey Through France and ItalyLaurence Sterne · 1768On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Deserted VillageOliver GoldsmithThe Deserted VillageOliver Goldsmith · 1770On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganSamson OccomSamson Occom The Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganThe Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganSamson Occom · 1750s-1790sOn 1 listThe Great BooksHermann and DorotheaJohann Wolfgang von GoetheHermann and DorotheaJohann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1797On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerSamuel Taylor Coleridge · 1798On 1 listCharles Darwin The Voyage of the BeagleThe Voyage of the BeagleCharles Darwin · 1839On 1 listRichard Henry Dana Jr. Two Years Before the MastTwo Years Before the MastRichard Henry Dana Jr. · 1840On 1 listThe Great BooksPoemsRobert BrowningPoemsRobert Browning · 1842-1864On 1 listThe Great BooksEvangelineHenry Wadsworth LongfellowEvangelineHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1847On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Poetry of the Celtic RacesErnest RenanThe Poetry of the Celtic RacesErnest Renan · 1854On 1 listThe Great BooksThe AmericanHenry JamesHenry James The AmericanThe AmericanHenry James · 1877On 1 listThe Great BooksThe AmbassadorsHenry JamesHenry James The AmbassadorsThe AmbassadorsHenry James · 1903On 1 listThe Great BooksHadji MuratLeo TolstoyHadji MuratLeo Tolstoy · 1896On 1 listThe MetamorphosisFranz Kafka · 1915On 1 listThe Great BooksMy ÁntoniaWilla CatherMy ÁntoniaWilla Cather · 1918On 1 listJames Joyce UlyssesUlyssesJames Joyce · 1922On 1 listThe Great BooksA Lost LadyWilla CatherA Lost LadyWilla Cather · 1923On 1 listThe CastleFranz Kafka · 1926On 1 listThe Great BooksA Rose for EmilyWilliam FaulknerA Rose for EmilyWilliam Faulkner · 1930On 1 listThe Great BooksJoseph and His BrothersThomas MannThomas Mann Joseph and His BrothersJoseph and His BrothersThomas Mann · 1933-1943On 1 listThe Great BooksPersons and PlacesGeorge SantayanaGeorge Santayana Persons and PlacesPersons and PlacesGeorge Santayana · 1944-1953On 1 listHannah Arendt The Origins of TotalitarianismThe Origins of TotalitarianismHannah Arendt · 1951On 1 listThe Great BooksA Raisin in the SunLorraine HansberryA Raisin in the SunLorraine Hansberry · 1959On 1 listThe Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of MexicoMiguel León-Portilla (ed.) · 1959On 1 listOmerosDerek Walcott · 1990On 1 listThe Great BooksIs It Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate InjusticeKyle Powys WhyteIs It Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate InjusticeKyle Powys Whyte · 2017On 1 list