The Lord of the Rings (1954)
0.2280Canon Score · ranked #66 all time
Aggregated from 7 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
Originally published from 1954 through 1956, J.R.R. Tolkien's richly complex series ushered in a new age of epic adventure storytelling. A philologist and illustrator who took inspiration from his work, Tolkien invented the modern heroic quest novel from the ground up, creating not just a world, but a domain, not just a lexicon, but a language, that would spawn countless imitators and lead to the inception of the epi
Why it ranks #66
Every list on which The Lord of the Rings appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Big Read Top 200 (2003) | Editorial list | #1 / 200 |
| Le Monde 100 Books of the Century | Critics' canon | #58 / 100 |
| PBS Great American Read (2018) | Editorial list | #67 / 100 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Observer 100 Greatest Novels (2003) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Telegraph 100 Novels (2009) | Editorial list | Selected |