Ranking Author Evelyn Waugh’s Best Books (A Bibliography Countdown)
“What are Evelyn Waugh’s Best Books?” We looked at all of Waugh’s authored bibliography and ranked them against one another to answer that very question!
We took all of the books written by Evelyn Waugh 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 Evelyn Waugh
48 ) The Holy Places
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 48
- Amazon: 40
- LibraryThing: 42
48 ) Mr Loveday’s Little Outing
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 48
- Amazon: 40
- LibraryThing: 42
47 ) The Sayings of Evelyn Waugh
![The Sayings of Evelyn Waugh](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658694-119906-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 46
- Amazon: 40
- LibraryThing: 42
46 ) Ninety-Two Days
![Ninety-Two Days](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658887-119922-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 34
- Amazon: 40
- LibraryThing: 38
44 ) Waugh in Abyssinia
![Waugh in Abyssinia](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658863-119920-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 36
- Amazon: 39
- LibraryThing: 36
44 ) A Tourist in Africa
![A Tourist in Africa](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658802-119915-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 47
- Amazon: 25
- LibraryThing: 39
43 ) Mr. Wu and Mrs.stitch
![Mr. Wu and Mrs.stitch](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658718-119908-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 25
- Amazon: 40
- LibraryThing: 42
42 ) Helena
![Helena](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659080-119938-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 37
- Amazon: 35
- LibraryThing: 34
41 ) Basil Seal Rides Again
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 22
- Amazon: 40
- LibraryThing: 42
40 ) The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
![The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658983-119930-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 41
- Amazon: 25
- LibraryThing: 35
39 ) Charles Ryder’s Schooldays
![Charles Ryder's Schooldays](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658959-119928-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 35
- Amazon: 36
- LibraryThing: 29
38 ) The Coronation of Haile Selassie
![The Coronation of Haile Selassie](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658633-119901-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 43
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 41
37 ) Labels
![Labels](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658911-119924-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 39
- Amazon: 25
- LibraryThing: 31
36 ) Robbery Under Law
![Robbery Under Law](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658851-119919-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 38
- Amazon: 25
- LibraryThing: 31
35 ) Black Mischief
![Black Mischief](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659152-119944-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 30
- Amazon: 36
- LibraryThing: 25
34 ) Work Suspended
![Work Suspended](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658995-119931-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 22
- Amazon: 40
- LibraryThing: 28
33 ) Tactical Exercise
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 44
- Amazon: 40
- LibraryThing: 1
32 ) The Life of Ronald Knox
![The Life of Ronald Knox](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658826-119917-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 31
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 42
31 ) The Life of the Right Reverend Ronald Knox
![The Life of the Right Reverend Ronald Knox](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658814-119916-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 31
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 39
30 ) Vile Bodies
![Vile Bodies](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659164-119945-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 25
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 21
29 ) The Seven Deadly Sins
![The Seven Deadly Sins](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658657-119903-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 42
- Amazon: 10
- LibraryThing: 22
27 ) The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn Waugh
![The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn Waugh](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658730-119909-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 1
- Amazon: 40
- LibraryThing: 30
27 ) Love Among the Ruins
![Love Among the Ruins](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659056-119936-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 39
- Amazon: 25
- LibraryThing: 7
26 ) Rossetti
![Rossetti](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658778-119913-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 45
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 22
24 ) The Complete Short Stories
![The Complete Short Stories](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658947-119927-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 10
- Amazon: 15
- LibraryThing: 42
24 ) The Loved One
![The Loved One](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659092-119939-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 28
- Amazon: 25
- LibraryThing: 14
23 ) On Guard
![On Guard](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658923-119925-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 22
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 42
22 ) A Little Order
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 19
- Amazon: 20
- LibraryThing: 25
20 ) The Letters of Evelyn Waugh and Diana Cooper
![The Letters of Evelyn Waugh and Diana Cooper](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658706-119907-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 25
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 37
20 ) Remote People
![Remote People](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658899-119923-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 33
- Amazon: 8
- LibraryThing: 22
19 ) Put Out More Flags
![Put Out More Flags](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659116-119941-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 19
- Amazon: 15
- LibraryThing: 27
18 ) Scoop
![Scoop](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659128-119942-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 17
- Amazon: 25
- LibraryThing: 16
17 ) Unconditional Surrender
![Unconditional Surrender](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659189-119947-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 9
- Amazon: 40
- LibraryThing: 9
16 ) A Handful of Dust
![A Handful of Dust](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659140-119943-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 15
- Amazon: 24
- LibraryThing: 18
15 ) Letters of Evelyn Waugh
![Letters of Evelyn Waugh](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658742-119910-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 6
- Amazon: 38
- LibraryThing: 13
14 ) A Little Learning
![A Little Learning](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658790-119914-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 28
- Amazon: 15
- LibraryThing: 12
13 ) Men at Arms
![Men at Arms](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659213-119949-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 15
- Amazon: 20
- LibraryThing: 18
12 ) The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 13
- Amazon: 33
- LibraryThing: 5
11 ) When the Going Was Good
![When the Going Was Good](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658838-119918-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 19
- Amazon: 11
- LibraryThing: 20
10 ) Officers and Gentlemen
![Officers and Gentlemen](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659201-119948-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 13
- Amazon: 20
- LibraryThing: 11
9 ) Waugh Abroad
![Waugh Abroad](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658645-119902-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 8
- Amazon: 25
- LibraryThing: 7
8 ) Brideshead Revisited
![Brideshead Revisited](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659104-119940-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 10
- Amazon: 23
- LibraryThing: 6
7 ) Decline and Fall
![Decline and Fall](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659176-119946-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 17
- Amazon: 7
- LibraryThing: 14
6 ) The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh
![The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658935-119926-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 10
- Amazon: 15
- LibraryThing: 10
5 ) Selected Works
![Selected Works](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658971-119929-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 2
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 31
4 ) Saint Edmund Campion
![Saint Edmund Campion](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658875-119921-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 4
- Amazon: 8
- LibraryThing: 16
3 ) The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh
![The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658682-119905-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 7
- Amazon: 15
- LibraryThing: 4
2 ) Two Lives: Edmund Campion: Scholar, Priest, Hero and Martyr AND Life of Ronald Knox
![Two Lives: Edmund Campion: Scholar, Priest, Hero and Martyr AND Life of Ronald Knox](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561658670-119904-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 5
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 3
1 ) Black Mischief; Scoop; The Loved One; The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
![Black Mischief; Scoop; The Loved One; The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold](https://www.bookscrolling.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561659020-119933-book-image.jpg)
Review Website Ranks:
- Goodreads: 3
- Amazon: 1
- LibraryThing: 1