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Goodreads: Best Books of the 17th Century - Page 5

Goodreads users' selection of the best books of the seventeenth century. Some major authors are surprisingly far down the list - check out Shakespeare at 287!
I've tried to find English translations, but not everything has a translation. I've also tried to eliminate duplicates and overlapping works, but I'm sure some slipped through.
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The Holy War (John Bunyan)
The Holy War
161
John Bunyan
Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices (Thomas Brooks)
Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices
162
Thomas Brooks
On the Improvement of Understanding (Baruch Spinoza)
On the Improvement of Understanding
163
Baruch Spinoza
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (Rowlandson, Mary White)
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
164
Rowlandson, Mary White
History of the Life of the Squire, Marcos De Obregón (Vicente Espinel)
History of the Life of the Squire, Marcos De Obregón
165
Vicente Espinel
Of Plymouth Plantation (Bradford, William)
Of Plymouth Plantation
166
Bradford, William
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno (Giulio Césare Croce and Adriano Banchieri)
Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno
167
Giulio Césare Croce and Adriano Banchieri
Bloudy Tenent of Persecution (Roger Williams)
Bloudy Tenent of Persecution
168
Roger Williams
Amphitryon (Moliére)
Amphitryon
169
Moliére
The Comic Romance (Paul Scarron)
The Comic Romance
170
Paul Scarron
A Voyage to the Moon (Cyrano De Bergerac)
A Voyage to the Moon
171
Cyrano De Bergerac
La Picara Justina (Luc Torres)
La Picara Justina
172
Luc Torres
Polyphemus and Galatea (Luis De Góngora Y Argote)
Polyphemus and Galatea
173
Luis De Góngora Y Argote
Chinese Technology in the Seventeenth Century: T'ien-Kung K'ai-Wu (Sung Ying-Hsing)
Chinese Technology in the Seventeenth Century: T'ien-Kung K'ai-Wu
174
Sung Ying-Hsing
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy (Baruch Spinoza)
Principles of Cartesian Philosophy
175
Baruch Spinoza
Five Women Who Loved Love (Ihara Saikaku)
Five Women Who Loved Love
176
Ihara Saikaku
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside (Thomas Middleton)
A Chaste Maid in Cheapside
177
Thomas Middleton
The Palace of Eternal Youth (Hung Sheng)
The Palace of Eternal Youth
178
Hung Sheng
Various Thoughts on the Occasion of a Comet (Pierre Bayle)
Various Thoughts on the Occasion of a Comet
179
Pierre Bayle
Absalom and Achitophel
Absalom and Achitophel
180
A Book of Wisdom and Lies (Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani)
A Book of Wisdom and Lies
181
Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani
The Life of Courage: The Notorious Thief, Whore and Vagabond (Johann Jakob Christoffel Von Grimmelshausen)
The Life of Courage: The Notorious Thief, Whore and Vagabond
182
Johann Jakob Christoffel Von Grimmelshausen
The Love Poetry of Francisco De Quevedo (Julián Olivares)
The Love Poetry of Francisco De Quevedo
183
Julián Olivares
Telemachus (Fénelon)
Telemachus
184
Fénelon
The Honorable Cobblers or the Crowned Boot (Michiel De Swaan)
The Honorable Cobblers or the Crowned Boot
185
Michiel De Swaan
Comus (John Milton)
Comus
186
John Milton
Stories to Awaken the World (Feng Menglong)
Stories to Awaken the World
187
Feng Menglong
Description of Ukraine (Guillaume Le Vasseur De Beauplan)
Description of Ukraine
188
Guillaume Le Vasseur De Beauplan
Spanish Brabander (Gerbrand Bredero)
Spanish Brabander
189
Gerbrand Bredero
Psalmodia Polska (Wespazjan Kochowski)
Psalmodia Polska
190
Wespazjan Kochowski
Stories to Caution the World (Feng Menglong)
Stories to Caution the World
191
Feng Menglong
Epicoene (Ben Jonson)
Epicoene
192
Ben Jonson
The Diary of 1636: The Second Manchu Invasion of Korea (Na Man'gap)
The Diary of 1636: The Second Manchu Invasion of Korea
193
Na Man'gap
The Rover (Aphra Behn)
The Rover
194
Aphra Behn
The Poems of Andrew Marvell (Andrew Marvell)
The Poems of Andrew Marvell
195
Andrew Marvell
Cendrillon (Charles Perrault)
Cendrillon
196
Charles Perrault
The Broken Heart (John Ford)
The Broken Heart
197
John Ford
The Historie of the World. in Five Bookes by Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight (Walter Raleigh)
The Historie of the World. in Five Bookes by Sir Walter Ralegh, Knight
198
Walter Raleigh
Celestial Worlds Discovered (Christiaan Huygens)
Celestial Worlds Discovered
199
Christiaan Huygens
The Custom of the Country (John Fletcher & Philip Massinger)
The Custom of the Country
200
John Fletcher & Philip Massinger
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