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Goodreads: Best Books of the 17th Century - Page 8

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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Esther (Jean Racine)
Esther
281
Jean Racine
The Rights of War and Peace (Hugo Grotius)
The Rights of War and Peace
282
Hugo Grotius
Hudibras (Samuel Butler)
Hudibras
283
Samuel Butler
To Penshurst (Ben Jonson)
To Penshurst
284
Ben Jonson
The Sea Voyage (John Fletcher and Philip Massinger)
The Sea Voyage
285
John Fletcher and Philip Massinger
A King and No King (Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher)
A King and No King
286
Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher
A Funeral Elegy (William Shakespeare)
A Funeral Elegy
287
William Shakespeare
The Amorous History of the Gauls (Roger De Rabutin, Count De Bussy)
The Amorous History of the Gauls
288
Roger De Rabutin, Count De Bussy
Mem and Zin (Ehmedê Xanî)
Mem and Zin
289
Ehmedê Xanî
The Lover's Melancholy (John Ford)
The Lover's Melancholy
290
John Ford
Iphigenia (Jean Racine)
Iphigenia
291
Jean Racine
The Secret Commonwealth (Robert Kirk)
The Secret Commonwealth
292
Robert Kirk
The Physician of His Honour (Pedro Calderon De La Barca)
The Physician of His Honour
293
Pedro Calderon De La Barca
The Imaginary Cuckold (Moliere)
The Imaginary Cuckold
294
Moliere
Perkin Warbeck (John Ford)
Perkin Warbeck
295
John Ford
Plum Shadows and Plank Bridge (Trans Li Wai-Yee)
Plum Shadows and Plank Bridge
296
Trans Li Wai-Yee
The Epic of Hang Tuah (Muhammad Salleh)
The Epic of Hang Tuah
297
Muhammad Salleh
Love for Love (William Congreve)
Love for Love
298
William Congreve
Pilgrim of the Clouds: Poems and Essays From Ming China (Hung-Tao Yuan)
Pilgrim of the Clouds: Poems and Essays From Ming China
299
Hung-Tao Yuan
The Love of Christ: Expository Sermons on Verses From Song of Solomon Chapters 4-6 (Richard Sibbes)
The Love of Christ: Expository Sermons on Verses From Song of Solomon Chapters 4-6
300
Richard Sibbes
The Book of Swindles (Yingyu Zhang)
The Book of Swindles
301
Yingyu Zhang
A Heavenly Conference (Richard Sibbes)
A Heavenly Conference
302
Richard Sibbes
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel (John Donne)
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Death's Duel
303
John Donne
Selected Poems, John Milton
Selected Poems, John Milton
304
Exemplary Tales of Love and Stories of Disillusion (María De Zayas Sotomayor)
Exemplary Tales of Love and Stories of Disillusion
305
María De Zayas Sotomayor
The Life and Adventures of Guzman D'Alfarache, or the Spanish Rogue (Mateo Alemán)
The Life and Adventures of Guzman D'Alfarache, or the Spanish Rogue
306
Mateo Alemán
Selected Poetry of Francisco De Quevedo (Francisco De Quevedo)
Selected Poetry of Francisco De Quevedo
307
Francisco De Quevedo
General Yue Fei (Cai Qian)
General Yue Fei
308
Cai Qian
The Selling of Joseph (Samuel Sewall)
The Selling of Joseph
309
Samuel Sewall
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