Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareJulius Caesar by William ShakespeareMuch Ado About Nothing by William ShakespeareDr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Best Books of the 16th Century
190 books — 545 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William ShakespeareJulius Caesar by William ShakespeareDr. Faustus by Christopher MarloweHenry VIII by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 17th Century
333 books — 708 voters

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeThe Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Best Books of the 18th Century
376 books — 1,010 voters
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeDracula by Bram StokerMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,753 books — 6,908 voters

Angels & Demons by Dan    BrownKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,838 books — 22,431 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,874 books — 49,839 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiThe Last Convertible by Anton Myrer
Best Young Adult Books
13,248 books — 80,504 voters