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John Cowper Powys' One Hundred Best Books

John Cowper Powys' One Hundred Best Books. In 1916, author John Cowper Powys published his list of the 100 "best books" - essentially his favorite works.
NOTE: In his original publication, Powys specified what editions and translations would be best for readers. Unfortunately, some of these editions (and even the titles) are long out of print and impossible to get images of. I have tried to include editions that are as close to Powys original vision as possible
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The Book of Psalms (The Bible)
The Book of Psalms
1
The Bible
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
2
Homer
Bacchae (Euripides)
Bacchae
3
Euripides
The Complete Odes and Epodes (Horace)
The Complete Odes and Epodes
4
Horace
The Poems of Catullus (Catullus)
The Poems of Catullus
5
Catullus
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
6
Dante Alighieri
Gargantua and Pantagruel (Francois Rabelais)
Gargantua and Pantagruel
7
Francois Rabelais
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
8
Voltaire
The Complete Works (William Shakespeare)
The Complete Works
9
William Shakespeare
Complete Works of John Milton (John Milton)
Complete Works of John Milton
10
John Milton
Religio Medici and Urne-Buriall (Sir Thomas Browne)
Religio Medici and Urne-Buriall
11
Sir Thomas Browne
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
12
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
13
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Conversations of Goethe (Johann Peter Eckermann)
Conversations of Goethe
14
Johann Peter Eckermann
Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
15
Friedrich Nietzsche
The Gay Science (Friedrich Nietzsche)
The Gay Science
16
Friedrich Nietzsche
Ecce Homo (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Ecce Homo
17
Friedrich Nietzsche
The Poetry & Prose of Heinrich Heine (Tr. Frederic Ewen)
The Poetry & Prose of Heinrich Heine
18
Tr. Frederic Ewen
The Song of Songs (Hermann Sudermann)
The Song of Songs
19
Hermann Sudermann
The Fool in Christ (Gerhart Hauptmann)
The Fool in Christ
20
Gerhart Hauptmann
The Wild Duck (Henrik Ibsen)
The Wild Duck
21
Henrik Ibsen
The Confession of a Fool (August Strindberg)
The Confession of a Fool
22
August Strindberg
The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson
23
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman (Walt Whitman)
The Complete Poems of Walt Whitman
24
Walt Whitman
Spoon River Anthology (Edgar Lee Masters)
Spoon River Anthology
25
Edgar Lee Masters
The Titan (Theodore Dreiser)
The Titan
26
Theodore Dreiser
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
27
Miguel De Cervantes
The Toilers of the Sea (Victor Hugo)
The Toilers of the Sea
28
Victor Hugo
Lost Illusions (Honore De Balzac)
Lost Illusions
29
Honore De Balzac
Cousin Bette (Honoré De Balzac)
Cousin Bette
30
Honoré De Balzac
Pere Goriot (Honore De Balzac)
Pere Goriot
31
Honore De Balzac
La Maison Tellier (Guy De Maupassant)
La Maison Tellier
32
Guy De Maupassant
The Red and the Black (Stendhal)
The Red and the Black
33
Stendhal
A Chronicle of Our Own Times (Anatole France)
A Chronicle of Our Own Times
34
Anatole France
The Opinions of Jerome Coignard (Anatole France)
The Opinions of Jerome Coignard
35
Anatole France
My Friend's Book (Anatole France)
My Friend's Book
36
Anatole France
Une Nuit Au Luxembourg (Remy De Gourmont)
Une Nuit Au Luxembourg
37
Remy De Gourmont
The Disciple (Paul Bourget)
The Disciple
38
Paul Bourget
Jean-Christophe (Romain Rolland)
Jean-Christophe
39
Romain Rolland
The Flame of Life (Gabriele D'Annunzio)
The Flame of Life
40
Gabriele D'Annunzio
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