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 549 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books.

All the books on the list "The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List" from The Observer. The list of essential fiction from the past 300 years from Robert McCrum of The Observer.

The list below is from the book The Novel 100: A Ranking of Greatest Novels All Time (Checkmark Books/Facts On File, Inc.: New York, 2004), written by Daniel S. Burt. This list was originally published in 2004 and was added to this site about 11 years ago.

The Greatest Books of All Time Reader's Digest, 100 Books Reader's Digest has created a list of greatest books of all time. Their website says: To land in the top 100, a book needed to truly stand out in the stacks. We considered best sellers, award winners, and books that are highly rated by readers and critics alike.

All the books on the list "The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time" from The Top 10 (Book). The Top 10 book chosen by 125 top writers from the book "The Top 10" edited by J. Peder Zane.

A list of the 50 greatest books of all time as determined by a panel of secret judges for Globe and Mail. The books are not ranked. This list was originally published in 2008 and was added to this site about 11 years ago.

Reader's Digest has created a list of greatest books of all time. Their website says: To land in the top 100, a book needed to truly stand out in the stacks. We considered best sellers, award winners, and books that are highly rated by readers and critics alike.

The Greatest English Literature Books of All Time. This list is generated by aggregating 535 lists from various critics, authors, experts, and readers.

All the books on the list "100 Best Novels Written in English" from The Guardian. Respected literary critic Robert McCrum selects the definitive 100 novels written in English.

All the books on the list "TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels" from TIME Magazine. Time critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo pick the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.