Best Books of the 16th Century

1.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,799 ratings
2.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 3.94 avg rating — 568,082 ratings
3.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 371,420 ratings
4.
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing 4.06 avg rating — 254,902 ratings
5.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar 3.71 avg rating — 215,370 ratings
6.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice 3.78 avg rating — 199,207 ratings
7.
Utopia
Utopia 3.55 avg rating — 80,691 ratings
8.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew 3.74 avg rating — 178,321 ratings
9.
Dr. Faustus
Dr. Faustus 3.80 avg rating — 71,007 ratings
10.
Henry V
Henry V 3.85 avg rating — 52,294 ratings
11.
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Gargantua and Pantagruel 3.65 avg rating — 16,002 ratings
12.
The Complete Essays
The Complete Essays 4.23 avg rating — 21,556 ratings
13.
As You Like It
As You Like It 3.81 avg rating — 87,372 ratings
14.
Richard III
Richard III 3.91 avg rating — 57,234 ratings
15.
King Henry IV, Part 1
King Henry IV, Part 1 3.80 avg rating — 32,536 ratings
16.
Praise of Folly
Praise of Folly
by: Erasmus
3.83 avg rating — 19,731 ratings
17.
The Faerie Queene
The Faerie Queene 3.58 avg rating — 17,146 ratings
18.
Orlando Furioso
Orlando Furioso 4.04 avg rating — 4,028 ratings
19.
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes
La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes
by: Anonymous
3.50 avg rating — 32,118 ratings
20.
The Lusiads
The Lusiads 3.99 avg rating — 9,246 ratings
21.
Richard II
Richard II 3.78 avg rating — 27,042 ratings
22.
Monkey: The Journey to the West
Monkey: The Journey to the West 4.04 avg rating — 7,821 ratings
23.
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses 3.89 avg rating — 2,428 ratings
24.
The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors 3.72 avg rating — 33,669 ratings
25.
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies 3.72 avg rating — 4,190 ratings
26.
King Henry VI, Part 2
King Henry VI, Part 2 3.61 avg rating — 8,098 ratings
27.
Henry IV, Part Two
Henry IV, Part Two 3.77 avg rating — 20,899 ratings
28.
On The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
On The Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres 4.09 avg rating — 981 ratings
29.
The Lives of the Artists
The Lives of the Artists 3.77 avg rating — 32,500 ratings
30.
The Heptameron
The Heptameron 3.59 avg rating — 1,417 ratings
31.
The Essays
The Essays 3.81 avg rating — 4,475 ratings
32.
King Henry VI, Part 3
King Henry VI, Part 3 3.71 avg rating — 7,688 ratings
33.
Edward II
Edward II 3.66 avg rating — 7,236 ratings
34.
Tamburlaine
Tamburlaine 3.61 avg rating — 2,840 ratings
35.
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost 3.52 avg rating — 15,624 ratings
36.
The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself
The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by Herself 4.15 avg rating — 2,901 ratings
37.
Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus 3.68 avg rating — 33,428 ratings
38.
Jerusalem Delivered
Jerusalem Delivered 3.96 avg rating — 1,764 ratings
39.
Mandragola
Mandragola 3.44 avg rating — 5,905 ratings
40.
The Jew of Malta
The Jew of Malta 3.58 avg rating — 6,062 ratings
41.
The Discourses
The Discourses 4.07 avg rating — 9,585 ratings
42.
The Poems of St. John of the Cross
The Poems of St. John of the Cross 4.16 avg rating — 775 ratings
43.
Foxe's Book of Martyrs
Foxe's Book of Martyrs
by: John Foxe
4.26 avg rating — 19,729 ratings
44.
Interior Castle
Interior Castle 4.16 avg rating — 9,144 ratings
45.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor 3.55 avg rating — 14,068 ratings
46.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona 3.39 avg rating — 16,805 ratings
47.
Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols
Institutes of the Christian Religion, 2 Vols 4.14 avg rating — 11,765 ratings
48.
The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor
The Baburnama: Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor 3.96 avg rating — 772 ratings
49.
Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 1 3.54 avg rating — 9,453 ratings
50.
The Art of War
The Art of War 4.05 avg rating — 8,908 ratings
51.
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini 3.98 avg rating — 3,496 ratings
52.
Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America
Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America 3.68 avg rating — 3,010 ratings
53.
Defense of Poesie, Astrophel and Stella and Other Writings
Defense of Poesie, Astrophel and Stella and Other Writings 3.70 avg rating — 288 ratings
54.
Auto da Barca do Inferno
Auto da Barca do Inferno 3.69 avg rating — 11,298 ratings
55.
The Tragedy of Dido Queene of Carthage
The Tragedy of Dido Queene of Carthage 3.45 avg rating — 795 ratings
56.
Mariken van Nieumeghen: Een mirakelspel
Mariken van Nieumeghen: Een mirakelspel
by: Unknown
2.83 avg rating — 1,287 ratings
57.
The Book of the Courtier
The Book of the Courtier 3.61 avg rating — 2,745 ratings
58.
The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men
The Worth of Women: Wherein Is Clearly Revealed Their Nobility and Their Superiority to Men 4.02 avg rating — 188 ratings
58.
Leonardo's Notebooks
Leonardo's Notebooks really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 51,944 ratings
60.
The Spanish Tragedy
The Spanish Tragedy 3.56 avg rating — 8,298 ratings
61.
The Journey to the West, Volume 1
The Journey to the West, Volume 1 4.25 avg rating — 2,012 ratings
62.
King John
King John 3.35 avg rating — 7,765 ratings
63.
The Conquest of New Spain
The Conquest of New Spain 4.14 avg rating — 3,543 ratings
64.
The Journey to the West, Volume 2
The Journey to the West, Volume 2 4.32 avg rating — 917 ratings
65.
The Journey to the West, Volume 4
The Journey to the West, Volume 4 4.37 avg rating — 659 ratings
66.
The Journey to the West, Volume 3
The Journey to the West, Volume 3 4.33 avg rating — 737 ratings
67.
Planine
Planine 2.94 avg rating — 167 ratings
68.
Dark Night of the Soul
Dark Night of the Soul 4.17 avg rating — 10,933 ratings
69.
Floridoro: A Chivalric Romance
Floridoro: A Chivalric Romance 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
70.
The Peony Pavilion
The Peony Pavilion 4.05 avg rating — 339 ratings
71.
King Edward III
King Edward III 3.17 avg rating — 999 ratings
72.
Aminta
Aminta 3.74 avg rating — 415 ratings
73.
Laments
Laments 3.19 avg rating — 2,075 ratings
74.
The Story of Hong Gildong
The Story of Hong Gildong
by: Unknown
3.51 avg rating — 1,161 ratings
75.
Astrophel And Stella
Astrophel And Stella 3.63 avg rating — 1,590 ratings
76.
Colloquies Collected Works 39-40
Colloquies Collected Works 39-40
by: Erasmus
3.95 avg rating — 38 ratings
77.
The Popol Vuh
The Popol Vuh
by: Anonymous
3.76 avg rating — 7,498 ratings
78.
Declamation on the Nobility and Preeminence of the Female Sex
Declamation on the Nobility and Preeminence of the Female Sex 3.64 avg rating — 72 ratings
79.
The Unfortunate Traveller: Or, the Life of Jack Wilton
The Unfortunate Traveller: Or, the Life of Jack Wilton 2.69 avg rating — 254 ratings
80.
The First Book of Common Prayer of Edward VI and the Ordinal of 1549, with the Order of the Communion, 1548, Repr. and Ed. by H.B. Walton
The First Book of Common Prayer of Edward VI and the Ordinal of 1549, with the Order of the Communion, 1548, Repr. and Ed. by H.B. Walton 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
80.
Hero and Leander
Hero and Leander 3.66 avg rating — 1,532 ratings
82.
Beware the Cat: The First English Novel
Beware the Cat: The First English Novel 3.48 avg rating — 177 ratings
83.
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia 3.59 avg rating — 740 ratings
84.
Amadis of Gaul
Amadis of Gaul 3.57 avg rating — 490 ratings
85.
Die Bibel
Die Bibel 4.62 avg rating — 94,548 ratings
86.
Venus and Adonis
Venus and Adonis 3.65 avg rating — 3,638 ratings
87.
Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy
Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy 4.04 avg rating — 216 ratings
88.
The Spiritual Exercises
The Spiritual Exercises 4.07 avg rating — 3,955 ratings
89.
The Way of Perfection
The Way of Perfection 4.18 avg rating — 3,951 ratings
90.
Die Luther-Bibel von 1534: Kolorierte Faksimileausgabe, 2 Bde. u. Begleitband
Die Luther-Bibel von 1534: Kolorierte Faksimileausgabe, 2 Bde. u. Begleitband
by: N/A
3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
91.
Commentary on Galatians
Commentary on Galatians 4.37 avg rating — 1,377 ratings
92.
On Christian Liberty
On Christian Liberty 4.03 avg rating — 2,915 ratings
93.
The Rape of Lucrece
The Rape of Lucrece 3.56 avg rating — 2,574 ratings
94.
Euphues and His England, the Plays (The Complete Works of John Lyly, Volume II)
Euphues and His England, the Plays (The Complete Works of John Lyly, Volume II)
by: John Lyly
3.22 avg rating — 140 ratings
95.
Zes dagen. Gesprekken over het hoerenbestaan
Zes dagen. Gesprekken over het hoerenbestaan 3.59 avg rating — 101 ratings
95.
Captain Cuellar’s Adventures in Connaught and Ulster, A.D. 1588
Captain Cuellar’s Adventures in Connaught and Ulster, A.D. 1588 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
97.
Ερωτόκριτος
Ερωτόκριτος 4.47 avg rating — 801 ratings
98.
Voyages and Discoveries: Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
Voyages and Discoveries: Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 3.56 avg rating — 160 ratings
99.
Judita
Judita 3.04 avg rating — 648 ratings
100.
Till Eulenspiegel: His Adventures
Till Eulenspiegel: His Adventures 3.52 avg rating — 157 ratings
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