Sitting in English class, one might not immediately realize that, say, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway were contemporaries, or that The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe was published around t...

he same time as Nineteen Eighty-Four. This unique take on the world of literature showcases the timelines of authors’ lives as well as when they published their most famous book. The list was created using the top 50 books on the Great American Read results list.