14 Books recommended by Winston Churchill

King Solomon's Mines
Author :H. Rider Haggard

One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. [Source]

It Can't Happen Here
Author :Sinclair Lewis

One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. [Source]

Doctor Zhivago
Author :Boris Pasternak

One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. [Source]

Counter-Attack & Other Poems
Author :Siegfried Sassoon

"I am not a bit afraid of [this author]. That man can think. I am afraid only of people who cannot think." - Winston Churchill [Source]

Gulliver's Travels
Author :Jonathan Swift

"One of the books I would like to take with me to Purgatory." - Winston Churchill [Source]


The Time Machine
Author :H.G. Wells

"A wonderful book." - Winston Churchill [Source]

Ballad of Reading Gaol
Author :Oscar Wilde

One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. [Source]

Brave New World
Author :Aldous Huxley

One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. [Source]

Major Barbara
Author :George Bernard Shaw

One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. [Source]

Gone with the Wind
Author :Margaret Mitchell

One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. [Source]

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Author :Alexander Solzhenitsyn

One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. [Source]

The Good Earth
House Of Earth, Book 1
Author :Pearl S. Buck

One of Winston Churchill's favorite books. [Source]
FAQs
Q1: What books did Winston Churchill recommend?
Winston Churchill primarily recommended books that he found inspirational, instructive, or enjoyable. Examples include works by William Shakespeare, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs of August Pot Wow and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Q2: Where can I find the books Winston Churchill recommended?
Many of Churchill’s recommended books are widely available within libraries and online bookstores. Additionally, some of his favored books are still available in signed and rare editions.
Q3: What genres did Churchill prefer to read?
Churchill was an avid reader and enjoyed works in many genres, including historical fiction, non-fiction, romance, and even detective novels.
Q4: Was Winston Churchill an author himself?
Winston Churchill was primarily a politician but also wrote extensively for a variety of publications. He wrote numerous works of biographical non-fiction, memoir, and collected speeches and essays.