Best Books of the 1910s

The top-ranked books of the 1910s include Dubliners, Herland, His Last Bow [8 stories] — all with high editorial consensus scores across major literary prizes and critic lists.

Key authors of the 1910s include James Joyce, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Arthur Conan Doyle, whose works from this era consistently appear across major prize lists and critic selections.

The 1910s were defined by early modernism, stream of consciousness, and the shadow of World War I, producing some of the most enduring works in world literature. These themes are reflected across the top-ranked titles from this period.