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Best Fiction Books

Most-published fiction books of all time, ranked by number of editions worldwide.

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Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen1,813Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency, British and Irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Brothers and sisters, Courtship4,036guj, sin, jpn
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLewis Carroll1,865Alice (fictitious character : carroll), fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, fantasy, general, JUVENILE FICTION3,546guj, jpn, por
A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens, Groth1,843Children's fiction, Toy and movable books, Christmas, fiction, Children's plays, English3,198arm, jpn, por
The Picture of Dorian GrayOscar Wilde1,890British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Conduct of life, fiction, Fantasy fiction, Appearance (Philosophy)3,011arm, cos, jpn
Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë1,846form:novel, genre:tragedy, genre:gothic, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)2,886arm, jpn, por
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain1,876adventure and adventurers, Adventure stories, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature2,552arm, jpn, alb
Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe, J. J. Grandville1,686Crusoe, robinson (fictitious character), fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Survival, Fiction2,419arm, por, bre
HamletWilliam Shakespeare1,603performing arts, Stage history, Reyes, reinas, soberanos, Venganza2,388arm, guj, sin
EmmaJane Austen1,815Social life and customs, Mate selection, Fiction, Fathers and daughters2,263heb, spa, rus
Oliver TwistCharles Dickens1,822Bildungsromans, Boys, Brigands and robbers, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)2,209jpn, por, dan
Frankenstein or The Modern PrometheusMary Shelley1,818Frankenstein (Fictitious character), Frankenstein's monster (Fictitious character), Fiction, Victor Frankenstein (Fictitious character)2,188spa, rus, ger
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens1,800British, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Children's fiction, Criticism and interpretation2,059guj, jpn, por
The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum1,899Witches, Toy and movable books, Spanish language materials, Fiction2,052arm, jpn, alb
Sense and SensibilityJane Austen1,811Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency, Inheritance and succession, fiction, Mate selection, fiction, Social classes, fiction2,015pol, spa, rus
Treasure IslandRobert Louis Stevenson1,880Fiction, Treasure Island (Imaginary place), Treasure-trove, Pirates1,988guj, jpn, alb
Little WomenLouisa May Alcott1,848Romans, Jeunes filles, Soeurs, Sisters1,888pol, spa, rus
MacbethWilliam Shakespeare1,508Drama, Regicides, Kings and rulers, Texts1,847arm, jpn, alb
Gulliver's TravelsJonathan Swift1,726YA, Young adult, Juvenile, Fiction1,810arm, jpn, por
The Call of the WildJack London1,903Gold discoveries, Bienestar, Lobos, Descubrimiento de oro1,699eng, gle, heb
King LearWilliam Shakespeare1,608Drama, King Lear (Legendary character), Fathers and daughters, Kings and rulers1,614arm, jpn, por
The Secret GardenFrances Hodgson Burnett1,911Fiction, general, Friendship, fiction, People with disabilities, fiction, Great britain, fiction1,594spa, und, cat
Don Quijote de la ManchaMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra1,600Don Quixote (Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de), Quotations, Knights and knighthood, Social life and customs1,591jpn, ori, alb
Madame BovaryGustave Flaubert1,856literary fiction, French literature, Fiction, Manners and customs, fiction1,557jpn, por, srp
Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens1,861Authors, Benefactors, Bildungsromans, Boys1,489heb, spa, rus
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam Shakespeare1,600Drama, Courtship, Plays, Hippolyta (Greek mythology)1,483jpn, por, dan
A Study in ScarletArthur Conan Doyle1,887Action & Adventure Fiction, aortic aneurysm, Battle of Maiwand, Blessing and cursing1,447eng, por, fre
The Art of War孙武, Sun Tzu 1,900Open Library Staff Picks, Early works to 1800, Military art and science, great_books_of_the_western_world1,434jpn, por, cmn
The PrinceNiccolò Machiavelli1,515Political science, early works to 1800, Machiavel, Nicolas, 1469-1527. Prince, Classic Literature, Fiction1,407jpn, por, spa
Through the Looking-GlassLewis Carroll1,865Fantasy, Fiction, English Nonsense verses, Children's poetry, English1,378ger, jpn, ukr
The Wind in the WillowsKenneth Grahame1,908Children's fiction, Animals, fiction, Friendship, fiction, England, fiction1,346pol, heb, spa
La Divina CommediaDante Alighieri1,472Poetry (poetic works by one author), Literatura, Portraits, Paradise1,337arm, jpn, por
Анна КаренинаЛев Толстой1,876Fiction, Adultery, Married women, Social life and customs1,314arm, jpn, por
The Hound of the BaskervillesArthur Conan Doyle1,900crime novel, English Civil War, mires, tors1,308jpn, por, kor
Anne of Green GablesLucy Maud Montgomery1,908Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Country life, Friendship1,299pol, spa, jpn
PersuasionJane Austen1,789Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency, Love stories, English, Moški in ženske, V leposlovju1,236eng, ita, cat
Julius CaesarWilliam Shakespeare1,656Antoine (Marcus Antonius), Assassination, Assassins, Bibliography1,226jpn, alb, por
The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald1,920Married people, fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, psychological, Long island (n.y.), fiction1,176heb, fre, ger
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë1,847Fiction, Romance, Historical", Man-woman relationships, fiction1,170pol, spa, rus
The Time MachineH. G. Wells1,895Self-experimentation in medicine in fiction, Fiction, Time travel in fiction, Dystopias in fiction1,146epo, pol, spa
WaldenHenry David Thoreau1,854Biography, Homes and haunts, American Authors, Social life and customs1,138eng, fre, chi
Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)Jerome Klapka Jérôme1,889Humorous stories, Male friendship, Description and travel, Humor (Fiction)1,133epo, heb, guj
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories]Arthur Conan Doyle1,892Classic Literature, Murder, Mystery, Conclusions1,132pol, spa, may
Moby DickHerman Melville1,851American Sea stories, Mentally ill, Whaling, Science Fiction & Fantasy1,118jpn, kor, gre
Moll FlandersDaniel Defoe1,722Fiction, Social life and customs, Criminals, English Picaresque literature1,114heb, spa, rus
Mansfield ParkJane Austen1,814Love stories, English, Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency, Social life and customs, Adoptees, fiction1,108eng, rus, ger
The Man Who Was ThursdayGilbert Keith Chesterton1,908Anarchists, Novela de misterio, Police, Libros en letra grande1,105pol, heb, spa
Les Trois MousquetairesAlexandre Dumas, Auguste Maquet1,844History, Fiction, Swordsmen, France in fiction1,103eng, glg, ger
The Mysterious Affair at StylesAgatha Christie1,920Fiction, Mystery, Crime Fiction, Mystery Thriller1,091eng, lav, heb
King Solomon's MinesH. Rider Haggard1,880Children's fiction, Mines and mineral resources, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Large type books1,091eng, ger, tur
ἸλιάςΌμηρος1,505Odysseus (Greek mythology), Juvenile poetry, Readers, Greeks1,084arm, por, gre
CandideVoltaire1,746Conduct of life, Readers, Literatura francesa, Satire1,079spa, rus, und
ὈδύσσειαΌμηρος1,488great_books_of_the_western_world, Poetry, Fiction, Classical literature1,062arm, por, gre
Narrative of the life of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass1,845Douglass, frederick, 1818-1895, Biography, African American abolitionists, Abolitionists1,032eng, spa, und
Hard TimesCharles Dickens1,854Fiction, Social problems, Utilitarianism, Education1,028pol, heb, spa
The Legend of Sleepy HollowWashington Irving1,820Fiction, Ghosts, History, Children's stories, American1,017jpn, baq, por
Northanger AbbeyJane Austen1,818Mate selection, Cousins, Fiction, Young women1,013pol, heb, spa
Ethan FromeEdith Wharton1,910Accident victims, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature, Children's fiction1,000eng, ger, spa
DublinersJames Joyce1,914Daily Express, West Briton, Three Graces, The Lass of Aughrim996heb, spa, rus
Captains CourageousRudyard Kipling1,896Teenage boys, Fishers, Fiction, Interpersonal relations990heb, spa, und
The Railway ChildrenEdith Nesbit1,900Brothers and sisters, Children's stories, Classic Literature, Country life985eng, ger, spa
Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare1,597Classical Literature, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Conflicto entre generaciones, Conflict of generations979arm, guj, sin
The Sign of FourArthur Conan Doyle1,889Crime & Mystery, classic fiction, Andamanese, arrow poisons961spa, mul, ger
The MoonstoneWilkie Collins1,800Fiction, Jewelry theft, East Indians, Police958heb, spa, rus
Die VerwandlungFranz Kafka1,915Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction, Lectures et morceaux choisis, Fantastique953spa, jpn, ger
Five Children and ItEdith Nesbit1,905Fiction, Fairies, Wishes, Brothers and sisters950eng, ger, spa
KimRudyard Kipling1,901Fiction, Irish, Lamas, Irish in fiction934pol, heb, spa
Antony and CleopatraWilliam Shakespeare1,734Antonius, Marcus,, Antonius, Marcus, 83?-30 B.C., Bibliography, Drama917jpn, por, dan
The Thirty-Nine StepsJohn Buchan1,915Hannay, richard (fictitious character), fiction, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, espionage, English language881spa, ita, ger
The Adventures of Tom SawyerMark Twain1,817The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain, 1835-1910, 19th Century879mal, jpn, fin
The Last of the MohicansJames Fenimore Cooper1,826Adventure stories, Ficción, Fiction, Frontier and pioneer life862pol, spa, rus
The Innocence of Father Brown (Father Brown Mystery)Gilbert Keith Chesterton1,583Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies, England, fiction, Brown, father (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional851eng, por, fre
David CopperfieldCharles Dickens1,800British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Children's fiction, Orphans, fiction, England, fiction846jpn, alb, por
King Richard IIWilliam Shakespeare1,597Drama, History, Quartos, Bibliography840heb, spa, und
My ÁntoniaWilla Cather1,818Literature, Frontier and pioneer life, Czech Americans, Married women832eng, heb, ita
The Old Curiosity ShopCharles Dickens1,800Fiction, Girls, Gamblers, Grandfathers825heb, spa, jpn
Anne's House of DreamsLucy Maud Montgomery1,917Country life, Marriage, Juvenile fiction, Friendship822eng, ger, pol
The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne1,850American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, History, Triangles (Interpersonal relations)818chi, eng
Anne of AvonleaLucy Maud Montgomery1,909Fiction, History, Juvenile fiction, Orphans813eng, chi, fre
The TempestWilliam Shakespeare1,611English literature: Shakespeare criticism, English literature: Shakespeare texts, Plays / Drama, Literary Criticism804jpn, por, dan
The Secret AdversaryAgatha Christie1,922Classic Literature, English language, Fiction, Married people800eng, ita, ger
πολιτείαΠλάτων1,554Political science, Early works to 1800, Utopias, Ouvrages avant 1800794guj, por, dan
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtMark Twain1,889Time travel, Fiction, Arthurian romances, Kings and rulers788eng, heb, spa
The Taming of the ShrewWilliam Shakespeare1,631Drama, Married people, Sex role, Man-woman relationships788jpn, epo, spa
Der ProceßFranz Kafka1,825Fiction, Alegorical fiction, Manuscripts, Facsimiles783jpn, por, kor
The Merchant of VeniceWilliam Shakespeare1,600Drama, Jews, Moneylenders, Shylock (Fictitious character)782arm, guj, jpn
Anne of the IslandLucy Maud Montgomery1,826College students, Friendship, Universities and colleges, Fiction781eng, chi, ara
CoriolanusWilliam Shakespeare1,734Drama, Generals, History, Juvenile drama780heb, spa, und
The Cricket on the HearthCharles Dickens1,846English Christmas stories, Short stories, Christmas stories, Social life and customs774eng, chi, fre
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManJames Joyce, James Joyce1,818Fiction, Artists, Young men, Facsimiles765pol, spa, rus
The Mill on the FlossGeorge Eliot, Rosalyn Landor1,800Brothers and sisters, Women clergy, Infanticide, Open Library Staff Picks761spa, por, fre
Troilus and CressidaWilliam Shakespeare1,609Drama, Troilus (Legendary character), Cressida (Fictitious character), Trojan War759pol, heb, spa
Richard IIIWilliam Shakespeare1,597Drama, History, Kings and rulers in literature, Textual Criticism759epo, pol, heb
The Valley of FearArthur Conan Doyle1,914English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Private investigators, Private investigators in fiction758cat, spa, ita
The Prince and the PauperMark Twain1,881Readers, Fiction, Poor, Kings and rulers755spa, ita, ger
Leaves of GrassWalt Whitman1,855Manuscripts, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, Gay poets, Presidents755pol, heb, spa
Henry IV, Part 1William Shakespeare1,598Drama, History, In literature, Henry IV, King of England, 1367-1413752pol, heb, spa
The Blue Fairy BookAndrew Lang, Andrew Lang1,889Fairy tales, Folklore, Fiction, fantasy, general, Fiction, general752eng, spa, rus
The Princess and the GoblinGeorge MacDonald1,872Classic Literature, Fantasy, Fiction, Juvenile Fiction750eng, chi, ger
Tess of the d'UrbervillesThomas Hardy1,707Fiction, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Poor families, fiction, Women murderers, fiction747eng, rus, ger
The Lost WorldArthur Conan Doyle1,900Adventure stories, Atlantis, Dinosaurs, Discovery and exploration747spa, rus, cze
DraculaBram Stoker1,897English literature, Fiction, Horror, Horror stories736eng, por, fre
El Conde de MontecristoAlexandre Dumas1,830France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction, France, Fiction, France in fiction734arm, guj, jpn
The Marvelous Land of OzL. Frank Baum1,904Children's stories, American, Juvenile fiction, Translations into Russian, Children's literature, English724eng, ara, rus
Robin HoodHoward Pyle1,883Children's fiction, Robin hood (legendary character), fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, England, fiction724spa, tur, ger
The Canterbury TalesGeoffrey Chaucer, John E. Cunningham1,478Death, English Narrative poetry, Juvenile poetry, Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature722est, enm, rus
Brave New WorldAldous Huxley1,932Utopias, Brainwashing, Moral and ethical aspects of Science, Fiction721pol, heb, est
The Book of DragonsEdith Nesbit1,973Juvenile fiction, Children's stories, English, Fiction, Fairy tales706eng, fre, spa
Riders of the Purple SageZane Grey1,912Fiction, Mormon women, Polygamy, Women ranchers705und, eng
OthelloWilliam Shakespeare1,622Drama, Othello (Fictitious character), Printing, Specimens702arm, jpn, alb
Ozma of OzL. Frank Baum1,907Fantasy, Children's stories, Children's stories, American, Juvenile fiction701eng, fre, spa
DecameroneGiovanni Boccaccio1,516Fiction, historical, general, Europe, fiction, Fiction, Plague700arm, jpn, frm
The House of MirthEdith Wharton1,905Fiction, Single women, Social classes, Drama694eng, fre, spa
The Comedy of ErrorsWilliam Shakespeare1,734Drama, Brothers, Mistaken identity, Twins693jpn, epo, spa
A Room with a ViewE. M. Forster1,905British, Fiction, Young women, British in fiction692eng, spa, fre
Le petit princeAntoine de Saint-Exupéry1,943adventure, fantasy, friendship, love688arm, jpn, por
Uncle Tom's CabinHarriet Beecher Stowe1,850Master and servant, Slavery, Plantation life, Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)688arm, yid, spa
All's Well That Ends WellWilliam Shakespeare1,734Drama, Married women, Runaway husbands, Problems, exercises685pol, heb, spa
The Pilgrim's ProgressJohn Bunyan1,678Bibliography, Readers, Fiction, Spiritual life683epo, paa, ger
The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin1,791Wills, Scientists, Printers, American Maxims679jpn, ger, fre
The Mayor of CasterbridgeThomas Hardy1,800British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Wessex (england), fiction, Fathers and daughters, fiction, Long Now Manual for Civilization676eng, heb, guj
Do It for Me, Please!Jay Vaughn, Soledad Cook2,023Family, Children's fiction673kin, ven, sna
The JungleUpton Sinclair1,707Slaughtering and slaughter-houses, Sociology, Lithuanian Americans, Fiction673pol, spa, cze
Rainbow ValleyLucy Maud Montgomery1,919Orphans, Fiction, French-Canadian fiction, Polish language materials671pol, enm, dan
As a man thinkethJames Allen1,902New Thought, Conduct of life, Miniature books, Specimens657ger, mal, hin
The Jewel of Seven StarsBram Stoker1,902Mummies, Horror, Fiction, Archaeologists653ger, eng
The Story of the Treasure SeekersEdith Nesbit1,899Fiction, Brothers and sisters, Imagination, Moneymaking projects in fiction653heb, und, ger
Twelfth NightWilliam Shakespeare1,734Drama, Brothers and sisters, Twins, Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks649eng, fre, chi
Animal FarmGeorge Orwell1,945British and Irish fiction (fictional works by one author), political satire, classic, animal drama648eng, ger, tur
Tao te Ching老子1,842Chinese Philosophy, Chinese language materials, Peace, Tao648heb, spa, may
The Battle of LifeCharles Dickens, Edward Stirling1,846Classic Literature, Fiction, Social life and customs, English Christmas stories646epo, dut, fre
SonnetsWilliam Shakespeare1,609English Sonnets, History and criticism, Bibliography, Translations into Yiddish646arm, por, kor
The Man Who Knew Too MuchGilbert Keith Chesterton1,922Fiction, English Detective and mystery stories, Aristocracy (Social class), Fiction, mystery & detective, general644chi, eng, spa
MeditationsMarcus Aurelius1,626Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Stoics, Classic Literature642arm, spa, cze
War and PeaceЛев Толстой1,864Classic, History, Russian Empire, Fiction642spa, rus, und
The Red Badge of CourageStephen Crane1,8551783-1865, American Manuscripts, Cartoons and comics, Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863639spa, kor, chi
Rilla of InglesideLucy Maud Montgomery1,920Children and war, Juvenile fiction, Family life, World War, 1914-1918637pol, spa, fre
Du côté de chez SwannMarcel Proust1,908Comics & graphic novels, general, France, fiction, Early memories, Fiction636pol, heb, spa
The Emerald City of OzL. Frank Baum1,910Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Oz (Imaginary place), Fantasy634eng
FaustJohann Wolfgang von Goethe1,800Good and evil, Drama, Redemption, Devil633jpn, por, pan
King Henry VWilliam Shakespeare1,600Drama, open_syllabus_project, History, Sources631spa, und, ger
The Woman in WhiteWilkie Collins, Yordi Abreu1,859Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Apparitions630heb, spa, rus
The Prisoner of ZendaAnthony Hope, Gary Hoppenstand1,800Fiction, Adventure, Fiction, action & adventure, Ruritania (imaginary place), fiction627eng, heb, ara
Silas MarnerGeorge Eliot, John O'Connor1,800Weavers, Social life and customs, Conduct of life, Foundlings625spa, und, jpn
Dorothy and the Wizard in OzL. Frank Baum1,908Fairy tales, Fiction, Oz (Imaginary place), Fantasy622eng, pol, spa
O Pioneers!Willa Cather1,913Fiction, Women pioneers, Women farmers, Farm life613eng, ita, hin
UlyssesJames Joyce1,914Married people, Male friendship, Fiction, Historical Fiction611spa, ita, ger
The Second Jungle BookRudyard Kipling1,887Romans, Enfants sauvages, Jungles, Faune de la jungle611fre, eng, rus
Goldsmith's The vicar of WakefieldOliver Goldsmith1,111Abduction, Children of clergy, Clergy, Fiction609spa, und, jpn
Lady SusanJane Austen1,925Fiction, Facsimiles, Mate selection, English Manuscripts600spa, ger, fre
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