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Best 1917 books

3 highest-rated books first published in 1917.

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Why Anne's House of Dreams is #1

Anne's House of Dreams (Lucy Maud Montgomery) scores 8.0/10 from 149 ratings — 0.1 points ahead of His Last Bow [8 stories] in second place.

The score is a weighted average across 3 independent rating sources. A title with few ratings is pulled toward the category average, so a handful of enthusiastic reviews cannot outrank a book that thousands of readers have judged. Method →

  1. Anne's House of Dreams
    Anne's House of DreamsLucy Maud Montgomery · 1917 Children’s books149 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  2. His Last Bow [8 stories]
    His Last Bow [8 stories]Arthur Conan Doyle · 1917 Classics172 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  3. A Princess of Mars
    A Princess of MarsEdgar Rice Burroughs · 1917Filmed 2012 Fantasy301 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10

Frequently asked questions

What is the best book of 1917?

Anne's House of Dreams (Lucy Maud Montgomery) — 8.0/10 from 149 ratings, in the snapshot of September 21, 2026.

How many books from 1917 are ranked here?

3, all first published in 1917, scored from 622 reader ratings.

Which title here has the most ratings?

A Princess of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs) — 301 ratings and 7.5/10, which puts it at #3 on this list.

How is the best book of 1917 chosen?

By reader score, not by prizes or sales. Every title first published that year and carrying enough ratings is scored the same way as everywhere else on the site, and the list is the result — so a book can climb or fall between snapshots as more people rate it.

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