FAMOUS BOOKS AND AUTHORS - I

SL NO TITILE AUTHOR Description 1 The Epic of Gilgamesh –  Gilgamesh ,the king of Babylonia One of the world's oldest book 2 The book of Dead – Ancient Egyptians  Collection of Magical spells 3 The Iliad and Odyssey – Homer Have a special place in world Literature 4 Aesop’s fables –  Aesop Popular throught out the World 5 The History of Herodotus – Herodotus Significant work in History 6 The Analects of Confucius – Confucius ,Chinese thinker. A great work on moral and ethical principles 7 Republic – Plato. Special book on governments 8 The Nicomachean Ethics –  Aristotle. Most significant work of Aristotle 9 The Bird of America – John James Expensive published book sold at an auction 10 On Republic – Cicero Inspire democratic republics around the world 11 The tale Ganji –  Mauaski shikibu World's first novel 12 The travels of Marco Polo – Marco Polo Inspired Europeans to come to the East 13 Canterbury Tales –  Chaucer First book of poetry written in English language 14 The Divine Comedy –  Dante Alighieri A Masterpiece of all times 15 The Prince – Machiavelli. Have a special place among political treatises 16 The Fabric of Human Body – Claudius Galen. Brought changes in Medical training 17 Utopia – Thomas More Symbolize an ideal state & social system 18 The Adventure of Don Quixote – Cervantes Considerd as the first modern novel 19 The Pilgrim’s Progress – John Bunyan One of the most widely read books 20 Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy – Isaac Newton It laid the foundation of modern Physics 21 Two Treatise of Government – John Locke ,  the book that laid foundation stone for Democracy 22 .Robinson Crusoe –  Daniel Defeo Fascinated readers aroumd the world 23 Gulliver’s Travel – Jonathan Swift A world classic 24 The Social Contract – Jean Jacques Rousseau .  Considerd as the Bibile of French Revolution. 25 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen One of the Best loved novels of all time 26 Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations – Adam Smith . Laid foundation for modern economics 27 .Frankenstein –  Mary Shelley An unforgettable book 28 The Last of Mohicans – James Fenimore Cooper Have an unique place in American Literature 29 Nature –  Ralph Waldo Emerson Linked with transcendentalism 30 A Christmas Carol –.  Charles Dickens One of the best loved stories  of all time 31 Wuthering Heights –  Emily Bronte Considerd different from the novels of that time 32 Civil Disobedience – Henry Thoreau. Influenced many lncluding Gandhiji 33 David Copperfield – Charles Dickens Reflecting the social conditions of 19th century England 34 The Scarlet Letter – Nathaniel Hawthorne A Masterpiece of Americal Literature 35 Uncle Tom’s Cabin – Harriet Beecher Stowe. Considered the spark that lit the American civil war 36 Moby Dick –  Herman Melville Author's greatest work 37 On the Orgin of Species – Charles Darwin The book that shook the world 38 Les Miserables – Victor Hugo The book created waves in society 39 .Clarissa – Samuel Richard The longest novel in English Language 40 Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll A well loved book . 41 .Gadsby –  Ernest Vincent A novel written without the letter ''e'' . 42 Das Kapital – Karl Marx. The book which changed the course of Hsitory 43 Twenty Thousand Leagues under sea – Jules Verne The book which predicted many scientific advances 44 Brothers Karamazov –  Fyodar Dostovesky One of the greatest  novels of all time 45 Treasure Island –  Robert Louis Stevenson A classic of children's Literature 46 Crime and Punishment – Fydor Dostovsky Reveal the mystery of Human Mind 47 The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn –  Mark Twain A trailblazer in American Literature 48 War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy A monumental achievement 49 Dracula –  Bram Stoker Greatest of horror stories 50 The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doayle One of the most enduring charaters in Literature 51 The War of the Worlds –  H .G. Wells. A model for science fiction stories 52 The Interpretation of Dreams –  Sigmund Freud . Play a key role in the field of Psychology 53 .Up from Slavery –  Booker T.Washington An inspirational autobiography 54 The Story of My Life – Helen Keller . A shining light for disabled ones 55 The Call of the Wild –  John London Both entertaining and thought provoking 56 The Special and General Theory of Relativity –  Albert Einstein. Explain the complex principles. 57 Siddartha – Hermann Hesse Lead to increased interest in Eastern religions 58 Ulysses –  James Joyce Ground breaking masterpiece 59 Mein Kampf –  Adolf Hitler The book said to be responsible for 50 million deaths 60 The Oxford English Dictionary –  Murray and others. A treasure house of the English Language 61 All Quit on the western Front –  Erich Maria An unusual book on war 62 The Sound and the Fury – William Faulkner A  book show the decay of aristocratic families 63 The Maltese Falcon –  Dashiell Hammett A different type of detective story 64 The Good Earth –  Pearl S.Buck A book which declare Land is the flesh & blood of Man 65 The Brave New World Alous Huxley Awarning against uncontrolled technological advances 66 The Story of Civilization –  Will Durant Tracing development of mankind from ancient times . 67 Gone With the Wind – Margret Mitchell A valuable book on romance ,love 68 Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck A book based on Great Depression 69 Diary of Anne Frank – Anne Frank. A reminder of war and an eloquent testment to human spirit 70 Cry ,the Beloved Country – Alan Paton Most important novel in South Africa's History 71 The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care Dr.Benjamin Spock  A book on child care 72 The Second World War –  Winston Churchill The first acount of World War II 73 Nineteen Eighty Four George Orwell A thought provoking story 74 I,Robot –  Isaac Asimov A book on robots 75 Lord of the Flies –  William Golding Abook teach us and warn us the evil nature of Mankind 76 The Old Man and the Sea – Earnest Hemmingway. A classic tale of Hope and expectations 77 Catch -22 – Joseph Heller. Reflects the sentimental of a generation 78 The Silent Spring –  Rachel Carson Launched an Environmental movement 79 Understanding Media – The Extensions of Man – Marshall McLuhan Challenge old ideas in mass communication 80 Pedro Paroma Juan Rolfo Latin America's most read book. 81 The Quotations of Chairman Mao –  Mao Tse –tung. Played a major role in influencing the History of China 82 One Hundred Years Of Solitude –  Gabriel Marquez. Crowning achievement of  Gabriel Marquez. 83 The Gulag Archipelago- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Important Historical document of Russia 84 Beloved- Toni Morrison A book reveals the horror of Slavery 85 A Brief History Of Time- Stephen Hawking An Outstanding Book 86 .Naked Ape- Desmond Morris Study of Human  from Zoological perspective. 87 Doctor Zhivago- Boris Pasternak On Russia and Revolution 88 The Count Of Monte Cristo- Alexandre Duma A Romantic tale of revenge 89 The Prophet- Kahlil Gibran Most beloved classic of our Time 90 The Plague Albert Camus A brilliant allegory of the spread of fascism. 91 .Anna Karenina- Leo Tolstoy Imbalance between life and love . 92 The Time Machine- H.G Wells Considered as a vehicle for author's social & political ideas . 93 The Paradise Lost- John Milton A gift to the English Language 94 The One Straw Revolution- Masanobu Fukuoka A revolution in Agriculture 95 Hamlet- William Shakespeare Greatest play of Shakespeare 96 The Jungle Book- Rudyard Kipling Popular with of all ages 97 The Rubaiyat- Omar Khayyam Translated into most languages 98 Uncle Vanya- Anton Chekhov Appealing to audience even today 99 Twenty Love Poems And a Song Of Despair- Pablo Neruda A Collection of Romantic poems 100 The Overcoat- Gogol A model for other writers 101 Mother- Maxim Gorky Describe pre -revolutionary days in Russia 102 Thousand And One Nights-Collection of Arabic Tales Sir Richard Francis Burton ,Tr. A unique work 103 Faust- Goethe One of the greatest plays in the German Language 104 The Blind Owl- Sadegh Hedayat A major work in Iran 105 Adventures Of Pinocchio- Carlo Collodi A famous novel for children 106 Black Beauty- Anna Sewell The bestselling books of all Time .