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The Top 15 Best Writers in History - Page 2

The complete list of the novels written by the 15 best writers in history, as compiled by Bill Jones, Jr. The works are presented by author in order of rank, and then in chronological order by date of publishing.
Note: short stories, poetry, drama, and non-fiction are generally not included, except in the case of Shakespeare's plays.
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Look at the Harlequins (Vladimir Nabokov)
Look at the Harlequins
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Vladimir Nabokov
The Original of Laura (Vladimir Nabokov)
The Original of Laura
42
Vladimir Nabokov
The Voyage Out (Virginia Woolf)
The Voyage Out
43
Virginia Woolf
Night and Day (Virginia Woolf)
Night and Day
44
Virginia Woolf
Jacob's Room (Virginia Woolf)
Jacob's Room
45
Virginia Woolf
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
46
Virginia Woolf
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
47
Virginia Woolf
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
48
Virginia Woolf
The Waves (Virginia Woolf)
The Waves
49
Virginia Woolf
The Years (Virginia Woolf)
The Years
50
Virginia Woolf
Between the Acts (Virginia Woolf)
Between the Acts
51
Virginia Woolf
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
52
The Taming of the Shrew (William Shakespeare)
The Taming of the Shrew
53
William Shakespeare
Henry VI Part I
Henry VI Part I
54
Henry VI Part II
Henry VI Part II
55
Henry VI Part III
Henry VI Part III
56
Titus Andronicus (William Shakespeare)
Titus Andronicus
57
William Shakespeare
Richard III (William Shakespeare)
Richard III
58
William Shakespeare
Edward III (Shakespeare)
Edward III
59
Shakespeare
The Comedy of Errors (William Shakespeare)
The Comedy of Errors
60
William Shakespeare
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost
61
Richard II (William Shakespeare)
Richard II
62
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
63
William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
64
William Shakespeare
King John (William Shakespeare)
King John
65
William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice (William Shakespeare)
The Merchant of Venice
66
William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part I (William Shakespeare)
Henry IV, Part I
67
William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part II (Simon Callow)
Henry IV, Part II
68
Simon Callow
The Merry Wives of Windsor (William Shakespeare)
The Merry Wives of Windsor
69
William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing (William Shakespeare)
Much Ado About Nothing
70
William Shakespeare
Henry V (William Shakespeare)
Henry V
71
William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
72
William Shakespeare
As You Like It (William Shakespeare)
As You Like It
73
William Shakespeare
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
74
William Shakespeare
Twelfth Night (William Shakespeare)
Twelfth Night
75
William Shakespeare
Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare)
Troilus and Cressida
76
Shakespeare
Measure for Measure (William Shakespeare)
Measure for Measure
77
William Shakespeare
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
78
William Shakespeare
All's Well That Ends Well (William Shakespeare)
All's Well That Ends Well
79
William Shakespeare
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
80
William Shakespeare
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