Best Books of the Decade: 1890s

1.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,506 ratings
2.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,414,921 ratings
3.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest 4.17 avg rating — 397,678 ratings
4.
The Time Machine
The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 552,885 ratings
5.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 320,247 ratings
6.
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness 3.43 avg rating — 545,692 ratings
7.
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Tess of the D’Urbervilles 3.84 avg rating — 297,788 ratings
8.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating — 340,263 ratings
9.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,542 ratings
10.
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man 3.63 avg rating — 211,107 ratings
11.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,344 ratings
12.
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories 4.07 avg rating — 338,191 ratings
13.
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 172,306 ratings
14.
The Jungle Books
The Jungle Books 4.01 avg rating — 88,661 ratings
15.
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.73 avg rating — 131,591 ratings
16.
The Yellow Wall-Paper
The Yellow Wall-Paper 4.07 avg rating — 338,191 ratings
17.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating — 108,682 ratings
18.
Jude the Obscure
Jude the Obscure 3.83 avg rating — 74,820 ratings
19.
Cyrano de Bergerac
Cyrano de Bergerac 4.06 avg rating — 89,307 ratings
20.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 103,198 ratings
21.
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson 4.28 avg rating — 105,231 ratings
22.
The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1)
The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 130,544 ratings
23.
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya 3.86 avg rating — 30,093 ratings
24.
Hunger
Hunger 4.04 avg rating — 62,394 ratings
25.
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler 3.83 avg rating — 38,521 ratings
26.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis 4.01 avg rating — 41,007 ratings
27.
Salomé
Salomé 3.71 avg rating — 20,195 ratings
28.
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan 3.92 avg rating — 26,619 ratings
29.
The Interpretation of Dreams
The Interpretation of Dreams 3.84 avg rating — 79,550 ratings
30.
Dom Casmurro
Dom Casmurro 4.32 avg rating — 36,375 ratings
31.
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 208,680 ratings
32.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems
The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems 4.13 avg rating — 1,880 ratings
33.
The Country of the Pointed Firs
The Country of the Pointed Firs 3.79 avg rating — 4,314 ratings
34.
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance 3.87 avg rating — 16,239 ratings
35.
The Ballad of Reading Gaol
The Ballad of Reading Gaol 4.27 avg rating — 7,384 ratings
36.
The Theory of the Leisure Class
The Theory of the Leisure Class 3.87 avg rating — 3,937 ratings
37.
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous 3.85 avg rating — 22,140 ratings
38.
A Shropshire Lad
A Shropshire Lad 4.01 avg rating — 2,896 ratings
39.
The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904 4.10 avg rating — 10,901 ratings
40.
New Grub Street
New Grub Street 3.78 avg rating — 6,406 ratings
41.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi 3.91 avg rating — 17,801 ratings
42.
The Golden Bough
The Golden Bough 4.02 avg rating — 8,610 ratings
43.
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Pudd'nhead Wilson 3.75 avg rating — 19,180 ratings
44.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 4.01 avg rating — 26,412 ratings
45.
Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man 3.84 avg rating — 11,146 ratings
46.
Effi Briest
Effi Briest 3.27 avg rating — 15,797 ratings
47.
La Bête humaine
La Bête humaine 4.04 avg rating — 12,706 ratings
48.
Gösta Berling's Saga
Gösta Berling's Saga 3.63 avg rating — 6,280 ratings
49.
Poems of Christina Rossetti
Poems of Christina Rossetti 4.05 avg rating — 1,128 ratings
50.
The Seagull
The Seagull 3.91 avg rating — 36,893 ratings
51.
The Great God Pan
The Great God Pan 3.68 avg rating — 15,731 ratings
52.
What Maisie Knew
What Maisie Knew 3.41 avg rating — 6,924 ratings
53.
A Scandal in Bohemia (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Scandal in Bohemia (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 91,053 ratings
54.
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1)
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 2,617 ratings
54.
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 3
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 3
by: Karl Marx
4.21 avg rating — 1,349 ratings
56.
The Prisoner of Zenda (The Ruritania Trilogy, #2)
The Prisoner of Zenda (The Ruritania Trilogy, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 22,056 ratings
57.
The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Bastable Children, #1)
The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Bastable Children, #1)
by: E. Nesbit
3.94 avg rating — 6,700 ratings
58.
The Green Face
The Green Face 3.82 avg rating — 641 ratings
59.
The Anti-Christ
The Anti-Christ 3.89 avg rating — 31,540 ratings
60.
The Speckled Band
The Speckled Band 4.02 avg rating — 14,264 ratings
61.
The Wind Among the Reeds
The Wind Among the Reeds 3.99 avg rating — 444 ratings
62.
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #7)
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #7) 3.78 avg rating — 11,658 ratings
63.
The Five Orange Pips (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Five Orange Pips (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #5) 3.71 avg rating — 9,308 ratings
64.
Winnetou I
Winnetou I
by: Karl May
4.19 avg rating — 5,642 ratings
65.
The Master Builder
The Master Builder 3.80 avg rating — 4,505 ratings
66.
The Man with the Twisted Lip - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #6)
The Man with the Twisted Lip - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #6) 3.82 avg rating — 6,908 ratings
67.
Là-Bas
Là-Bas 3.96 avg rating — 4,582 ratings
67.
A Case of Identity - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #3)
A Case of Identity - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #3) 3.61 avg rating — 8,392 ratings
69.
La Débâcle
La Débâcle 4.04 avg rating — 1,816 ratings
70.
La soirée avec Monsieur Teste
La soirée avec Monsieur Teste 3.61 avg rating — 23 ratings
71.
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #10)
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #10) 3.58 avg rating — 4,746 ratings
72.
Spring's Awakening
Spring's Awakening 3.82 avg rating — 14,078 ratings
73.
The Diary of a Nobody
The Diary of a Nobody 3.69 avg rating — 17,698 ratings
74.
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Mrs. Warren's Profession 3.67 avg rating — 6,667 ratings
75.
The Songs of Bilitis
The Songs of Bilitis 3.77 avg rating — 433 ratings
76.
The Boscombe Valley Mystery - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
The Boscombe Valley Mystery - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story 3.82 avg rating — 7,482 ratings
77.
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass 4.11 avg rating — 114,633 ratings
78.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories 3.84 avg rating — 7,130 ratings
79.
Lilith
Lilith 3.88 avg rating — 7,164 ratings
80.
Barrack Room Ballads & Departamental Ditties and Ballads
Barrack Room Ballads & Departamental Ditties and Ballads 4.02 avg rating — 253 ratings
80.
Five Little Peppers Midway
Five Little Peppers Midway 3.82 avg rating — 972 ratings
82.
An Outcast of the Islands
An Outcast of the Islands 3.68 avg rating — 914 ratings
83.
Quincas Borba
Quincas Borba 3.95 avg rating — 7,688 ratings
84.
The Wood Beyond the World
The Wood Beyond the World 3.48 avg rating — 2,187 ratings
85.
News from Nowhere
News from Nowhere 3.31 avg rating — 2,629 ratings
86.
Pan
Pan 3.84 avg rating — 11,832 ratings
87.
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, #9 ) (Sherlock Holmes)
The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, #9 ) (Sherlock Holmes) 3.62 avg rating — 3,083 ratings
88.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
The Complete Sherlock Holmes 4.51 avg rating — 214,382 ratings
89.
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #9)
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #9) 3.60 avg rating — 4,552 ratings
90.
The Red-Headed League (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #2)
The Red-Headed League (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #2) 3.93 avg rating — 16,650 ratings
91.
Wessex Poems
Wessex Poems 3.68 avg rating — 267 ratings
92.
The Musgrave Ritual - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Musgrave Ritual - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, #5) 3.90 avg rating — 4,493 ratings
93.
Ubu Roi
Ubu Roi 3.55 avg rating — 7,299 ratings
94.
The Light Princess
The Light Princess 4.03 avg rating — 8,964 ratings
95.
The Three Impostors and Other Stories (The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen #1)
The Three Impostors and Other Stories (The Best Weird Tales of Arthur Machen #1) 4.07 avg rating — 1,452 ratings
96.
The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories
The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories 3.69 avg rating — 8,710 ratings
97.
Hawaii's Story
Hawaii's Story 3.92 avg rating — 1,953 ratings
98.
L'Argent (Les Rougon-Macquart, #18)
L'Argent (Les Rougon-Macquart, #18) 3.94 avg rating — 2,610 ratings
99.
Esther Waters
Esther Waters 3.70 avg rating — 942 ratings
100.
The Doll
The Doll 3.83 avg rating — 26,110 ratings
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