Best Books of the 9th Century (18 books)

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The best books published during the 9th century (January 1st, 801 through December 31st 900).

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Best Books of the 20th Century
Best Books of the 19th Century
Best Books of the 18th Century
Best Books of the 17th Century
Best Books of the 16th Century
Best Books of the 15th Century
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Best Books of the 6th Century
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Best Books of the 4th Century

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1		The Arabian Nights by Anonymous 4.02 avg rating — 83,856 ratings score: 7,887, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Anglo Saxon Chronicle by Anglo-Saxon Chronicle really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,197 ratings score: 1,482, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Life of Charlemagne by Einhard 3.61 avg rating — 1,102 ratings score: 1,280, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources by Asser 3.88 avg rating — 975 ratings score: 684, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum) by Nennius 3.51 avg rating — 418 ratings score: 586, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain by Hanshan 4.40 avg rating — 910 ratings score: 576, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Maldon and Brunnanburh: Two Old English Songs of Battle by Charles Langley Crow 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 489, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind by Huang Po 4.44 avg rating — 1,104 ratings score: 480, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Sahih Al-Bukhari by محمد بن إسماعيل البخاري 4.59 avg rating — 2,288 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		The Clouds Float North: The Complete Poems of Yu Xuanji (Wesleyan Poetry Series) by Yu Xuanji 4.12 avg rating — 110 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Kitab al-Hayawan (Book of the Animals) by Al-Jahiz 3.98 avg rating — 383 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters by Ō no Yasumaro 3.52 avg rating — 1,263 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life by Lü Dongbin 4.13 avg rating — 2,036 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Gedichten en proza by Bai Juyi 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		The Book of Tea by Kakuzō Okakura 3.85 avg rating — 18,997 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		The Heliand: The Saxon Gospel by G. Ronald Murphy (Translator) 4.14 avg rating — 168 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Hávamál : vikingenes visdomsord by Anonymous 4.15 avg rating — 313 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		The Sayings of Layman P'ang: A Zen Classic of China by Yun P'ang 3.78 avg rating — 116 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 99 voters · list created December 28th, 2010 by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (votes) .

Tags: 9th-century, best, books, literature, medieval, middle-ages

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BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...)

I've removed Beowulf, as it was first published in the 10th century according to GR.

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