List of anonymously published works

This is a list of works published anonymously.

Classic Books

Numerous religious texts, including parts of The Bible.
Beowulf
The Battle of Maldon
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
St. Erkenwald
The Second Shepherd's Play
(11th Century Japan): Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan,
(18th cent.): The Sorrows of Yamba, or The Negro Woman's Lamentation
The Federalist Papers, published anonymously at the time, now known to be written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. Considered the third most important document in the development of the US government, after the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution / Bill of Rights.
The Log-Cabin Lady: An Anonymous Autobiography
The Princess Ilsée: A Fairy Tale (London: Saunders, Otley, and Co., 1867), illust. by Eugène Froment
Democracy published in 1880, author revealed after his death in 1918.
The Diary of a U-boat Commander ~1918
Story of O published in 1954, author revealed in 1998.
Go Ask Alice
The Way of a Pilgrim

See http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu to find some of these texts on the web.

Primary Colors, published anonymously but Donald Foster later revealed it to be by journalist Joe Klein.
The Bride Stripped Bare
Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror
Through Our Enemies' Eyes: Osama Bin Laden, Radical Islam and the Future of America