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The Top 15 Best Writers in History - Page 4

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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The Man Who Died (D.H. Lawrence)
The Man Who Died
121
D.H. Lawrence
Burmese Days (George Orwell)
Burmese Days
122
George Orwell
A Clergyman's Daughter (George Orwell)
A Clergyman's Daughter
123
George Orwell
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (George Orwell)
Keep the Aspidistra Flying
124
George Orwell
Coming Up for Air (George Orwell)
Coming Up for Air
125
George Orwell
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
126
George Orwell
Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
127
George Orwell
Cup of Gold
Cup of Gold
128
The Pastures of Heaven (John Steinbeck)
The Pastures of Heaven
129
John Steinbeck
The Red Pony (John Steinbeck)
The Red Pony
130
John Steinbeck
To a God Unknown (John Steinbeck)
To a God Unknown
131
John Steinbeck
Tortilla Flat (John Steinbeck)
Tortilla Flat
132
John Steinbeck
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle
133
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
134
John Steinbeck
The Long Valley (John Steinbeck)
The Long Valley
135
John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
136
John Steinbeck
The Forgotten Village (John Steinbeck)
The Forgotten Village
137
John Steinbeck
The Moon Is Down
The Moon Is Down
138
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
139
John Steinbeck
The Wayward Bus
The Wayward Bus
140
The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
The Pearl
141
John Steinbeck
Burning Bright (John Steinbeck)
Burning Bright
142
John Steinbeck
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
143
John Steinbeck
Sweet Thursday (John Steinbeck)
Sweet Thursday
144
John Steinbeck
The Short Reign of Pippin IV (John Steinbeck)
The Short Reign of Pippin IV
145
John Steinbeck
The Winter of Our Discontent (John Steinbeck)
The Winter of Our Discontent
146
John Steinbeck
This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
This Side of Paradise
147
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tales of the Jazz Age (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tales of the Jazz Age
148
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and Damned
149
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
150
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
151
F. Scott Fitzgerald
In Our Time (Ernest Hemingway)
In Our Time
152
Ernest Hemingway
The Torrents of Spring (Ernest Hemingway)
The Torrents of Spring
153
Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
154
Ernest Hemingway
Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
Farewell to Arms
155
Ernest Hemingway
To Have and Have Not (Ernest Hemingway)
To Have and Have Not
156
Ernest Hemingway
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
157
Ernest Hemingway
Across the River and Into the Trees (Ernest Hemingway)
Across the River and Into the Trees
158
Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
159
Ernest Hemingway
Islands in the Stream (Ernest Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
160
Ernest Hemingway
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