Joy & Sorrow by Peter Sean DalyParadise Lost by John MiltonThe Divine Comedy by Dante AlighieriDe Rerum Natura by David HillstromThe Poetry of Robert Frost by Robert Frost
Poetry
944 books — 495 voters
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Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraParadise Lost by John MiltonKing Lear by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 17th Century
326 books — 706 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,750 books — 6,905 voters