,
Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book

1001 books you must read before you die: pre 1800
(6. Edition)
1

by
3.92 avg rating — 317,062 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
2

by
4.03 avg rating — 1,096,868 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
3

by
3.59 avg rating — 306,322 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
4

by
3.53 avg rating — 37,867 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
5

by
3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
6

by
4.08 avg rating — 166,106 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
7

by
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 224 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
8

by
3.86 avg rating — 55,207 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
9

by
3.78 avg rating — 2,595 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
10

by
3.85 avg rating — 18,085 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
11

by
3.94 avg rating — 542,127 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
11

by
3.90 avg rating — 1,708 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
13

by
2.75 avg rating — 14,112 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
14

by
3.77 avg rating — 208,494 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
15

by
3.28 avg rating — 6,198 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
16

by
3.65 avg rating — 16,602 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
17

by
3.84 avg rating — 404,004 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
18

by
3.52 avg rating — 3,356 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
19

by
3.44 avg rating — 18,092 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
20

by
3.71 avg rating — 15,430 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
20

by
3.88 avg rating — 44,908 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
22

by
4.09 avg rating — 181,025 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
23

by
4.29 avg rating — 2,318 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
24

by
3.53 avg rating — 242,583 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
25

by
3.53 avg rating — 4,590 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
26

by
4.06 avg rating — 127 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
26

by
3.29 avg rating — 18,210 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
28

by
3.02 avg rating — 3,677 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
28

by
4.02 avg rating — 48,956 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
30

by
3.41 avg rating — 26,913 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
30

by
4.06 avg rating — 112 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
32

by
3.75 avg rating — 2,993 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
32

by
3.91 avg rating — 60,813 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
34

by
4.38 avg rating — 55 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
35

by
3.98 avg rating — 9,787 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
35

by
3.86 avg rating — 1,299,482 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
35

by
3.68 avg rating — 340,637 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
35

by
3.60 avg rating — 5,564 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
39

by
4.03 avg rating — 8,575 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
39

by
4.11 avg rating — 10,392 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
39

by
3.75 avg rating — 446 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
42

by
4.01 avg rating — 57,564 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
42

by
3.76 avg rating — 125,367 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
44

by
2.98 avg rating — 115 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
44

by
4.16 avg rating — 12,053 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
44

by
3.72 avg rating — 4,575 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
3.43 avg rating — 773 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
3.40 avg rating — 8,669 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
3.76 avg rating — 315,316 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
4.05 avg rating — 131,319 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
47

by
3.45 avg rating — 16,486 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
52

by
3.66 avg rating — 380 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
52

by
3.20 avg rating — 46,693 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
54

by
4.15 avg rating — 3,936 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
54

by
3.92 avg rating — 7,867 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
56

by
3.71 avg rating — 2,895 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
56

by
3.54 avg rating — 1,583 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
58

by
3.01 avg rating — 17,653 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
58

by
3.52 avg rating — 49,585 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
58

by
4.53 avg rating — 5,661 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
61

by
3.35 avg rating — 19,798 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
61

by
4.17 avg rating — 23,755 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
63

by
4.50 avg rating — 3,540 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
64

by
3.32 avg rating — 1,783 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
64

by
3.56 avg rating — 107 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
64

by
3.26 avg rating — 13,672 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
64

by
3.75 avg rating — 34,756 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
68

by
3.82 avg rating — 9,245 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
69

by
4.02 avg rating — 50,423 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
69

by
3.94 avg rating — 596,509 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
71

by
3.43 avg rating — 3,602 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
71

by
3.96 avg rating — 199,197 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
71

by
3.46 avg rating — 10,967 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
74

by
3.52 avg rating — 405 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
74

by
3.78 avg rating — 235,968 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
76

by
4.05 avg rating — 61,396 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
76

by
3.22 avg rating — 7,774 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
76

by
3.71 avg rating — 45,702 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
79

by
3.71 avg rating — 19,470 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
80

by
3.89 avg rating — 1,061,653 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
81

by
4.25 avg rating — 115,702 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
82

by
3.41 avg rating — 788 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
82

by
3.70 avg rating — 165,328 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
82

by
3.36 avg rating — 5,079 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
82

by
3.72 avg rating — 23,494 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
86

by
3.94 avg rating — 3,014 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
87

by
3.39 avg rating — 867 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
88

by
3.57 avg rating — 5,496 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
89

by
3.43 avg rating — 1,804 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
89

by
3.25 avg rating — 993 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
89

by
3.30 avg rating — 6,600 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
92

by
3.87 avg rating — 37,285 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
92

by
3.54 avg rating — 926 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
94

by
3.40 avg rating — 630 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
95

by
3.46 avg rating — 7,018 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
95

by
3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
97

by
3.41 avg rating — 5,914 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
98

by
3.01 avg rating — 1,944 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
98

by
3.78 avg rating — 4,049 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
100

by
3.65 avg rating — 409 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
143 books · 9 voters · list created June 2nd, 2016 by ADB (votes) .
2 likes · 
Lists are re-scored approximately every 5 minutes.


ADB 951 books
9 friends
Astrid 848 books
46 friends
César 1651 books
24 friends
Susie 2220 books
36 friends
Andrew 205 books
2 friends
Laís 379 books
300 friends
Kristin 1622 books
11 friends

More voters…


Comments Showing 1-2 of 2 (2 new)

dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 28, 2017 07:43AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) @Thegoodlifebeginstomorrow
I know of several pre-1800 books I desperately want to read, but I haven't added any, as I wasn't sure whether or not there is an existing list somewhere on the internet?


message 2: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 29, 2017 02:15AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) I've decided to add. Even though it says "6. edition", I can't seem to find a pre-established list on the net.
I can always remove the added titles again, should there be a list somewhere.


back to top