Famous Books by Anonymous Authors By Walter Graves  [28 more lists]

Anonymous books, a list of books by anonymous authors. While some of these books may have since had their author discovered, they were all originally published anonymously. Most often, this happens because the book deals with controversial or political subject matters. In other instances, the writer simply wishes to maintain their privacy. Some have also suggested that the more recent books were published anonymously as a marketing gimmick. This list includes both modern and historic anonymous texts. As mentioned above, in many cases the true writers have been discovered after publication. Such cases have been noted below.