Ranking Author Charlotte Brontë’s Best Books (A Bibliography Countdown)
“What are Charlotte Brontë’s Best Books?” We looked at all of Brontë’s authored bibliography and ranked them against one another to answer that very question!
We took all of the books written by Charlotte Brontë and looked at their Goodreads, Amazon, and LibraryThing scores, ranking them against one another to see which books came out on top. The books are ranked in our list below based on which titles have the highest overall score between all 3 review sites in comparison with all of the other books by the same author. The process isn’t super scientific and in reality, most books aren’t “better” than other books as much as they are just different. That being said, we do enjoy seeing where our favorites landed, and if you aren’t familiar with the author at all, the rankings can help you see what books might be best to start with.
The full ranking chart is also included below the countdown on the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
The Top Book’s Of Charlotte Brontë
15 ) The Twelve Adventurers
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 14
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 5
15 ) Napoleon and the Spectre
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 14
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 5
12 ) Shirley
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 11
- Amazon: 9
- LibraryThing: 5
12 ) Emma Brown
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 12
- Amazon: 10
- LibraryThing: 3
12 ) The Professor
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 13
- Amazon: 7
- LibraryThing: 5
11 ) Villette
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 14
- Amazon: 5
- LibraryThing: 5
10 ) Legends of Angria
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 6
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 5
9 ) Tales from Angria
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 10
- Amazon: 5
- LibraryThing: 4
6 ) Early Writings of Charlotte Bronte, 1833 – 1834
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 2
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 5
6 ) Early Writings of Charlotte Bronte, 1834 – 1835
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 2
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 5
6 ) Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 9
- Amazon: 4
- LibraryThing: 5
5 ) The Green Dwarf and Other Early Fiction
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 1
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 5
4 ) Jane Eyre
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 7
- Amazon: 3
- LibraryThing: 5
3 ) Selected Letters
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 5
- Amazon: 7
- LibraryThing: 1
2 ) Tales of Glass Town, Angria, and Gondal
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 8
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 2
1 ) Early Writings of Charlotte Bronte, 1826 – 1832
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 2
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 5
Charlotte Brontë’s Best Books
Charlotte Brontë Review Website Bibliography Rankings
| Book | Goodreads | Amazon | LibraryThing | Overal Rank |
| Early Writings of Charlotte Bronte, 1826 – 1832 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Tales of Glass Town, Angria, and Gondal | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Selected Letters | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Jane Eyre | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| The Green Dwarf and Other Early Fiction | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| Early Writings of Charlotte Bronte, 1833 – 1834 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Early Writings of Charlotte Bronte, 1834 – 1835 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Tales from Angria | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Legends of Angria | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| Villette | 14 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| Shirley | 11 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
| Emma Brown | 12 | 10 | 3 | 12 |
| The Professor | 13 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| The Twelve Adventurers | 14 | 11 | 5 | 15 |
| Napoleon and the Spectre | 14 | 11 | 5 | 15 |
