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110 Books That Shaped World History

The list below comes from the book 100 Books That Shaped World History, Bluewood Books (2002), written by Miriam Rafter, with a few additions to include a broader view of history outside of a Western framework.
The books in the list below are NOT ranked by their relative influence. They are listed chronologically.
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The Epic of Gilgamesh (Anonymous)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
1
Anonymous
The Book of the Dead (E. A. Wallis Budge)
The Book of the Dead
2
E. A. Wallis Budge
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
3
Homer
Aesop's Fables (Aesop)
Aesop's Fables
4
Aesop
Hippocratic Corpus
Hippocratic Corpus
5
Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
6
Lao-Tzu
Herodotus -- The Histories (Herodotus)
Herodotus -- The Histories
7
Herodotus
The Analects of Confucius
The Analects of Confucius
8
Mahabharata (Anonymous; Trans. John D. Smith)
Mahabharata
9
Anonymous; Trans. John D. Smith
Ramayana
Ramayana
10
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
11
Plato
Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle)
Nicomachean Ethics
12
Aristotle
Torah
Torah
13
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
14
Anonymous
The Koran
The Koran
15
The Tale of Genji (Murasaki Shikibu)
The Tale of Genji
16
Murasaki Shikibu
The Travels of Marco Polo (Marco Polo)
The Travels of Marco Polo
17
Marco Polo
Judaism - The Talmud
Judaism - The Talmud
18
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Luo Guanzhong)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
19
Luo Guanzhong
The Water Margin (Shi Naians)
The Water Margin
20
Shi Naians
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
21
Dante Alighieri
The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
22
Niccolò Machiavelli
Utopia (Thomas More)
Utopia
23
Thomas More
Martin Luther Ninety Five Theses
Martin Luther Ninety Five Theses
24
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres (On the Shoulders of Giants) By
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres (On the Shoulders of Giants) By
25
Journey to the West
Journey to the West
26
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
27
William Shakespeare
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
28
Miguel De Cervantes
The Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
The Pilgrim's Progress
29
John Bunyan
The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Isaac
The Principia: Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Isaac
30
Two Treatises of Government (John Locke)
Two Treatises of Government
31
John Locke
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
32
Daniel Defoe
Poor Richard's Almanack (Benjamin Franklin)
Poor Richard's Almanack
33
Benjamin Franklin
The Social Contract
The Social Contract
34
The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
The Wealth of Nations
35
Adam Smith
Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
Common Sense
36
Thomas Paine
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
37
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
38
Mary Wollstonecraft
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber
39
Cao Xueqin
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
40
Jane Austen
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