Pre-Tolkien Fantasy

1.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,596 ratings
2.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 499,061 ratings
3.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,414,942 ratings
4.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating — 366,934 ratings
5.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 3.94 avg rating — 568,025 ratings
6.
Beowulf
Beowulf
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 338,011 ratings
7.
The Complete Fairy Tales
The Complete Fairy Tales 4.29 avg rating — 108,180 ratings
8.
The King of Elfland's Daughter
The King of Elfland's Daughter 3.82 avg rating — 8,686 ratings
9.
The Princess and the Goblin
The Princess and the Goblin 4.02 avg rating — 40,116 ratings
10.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,531 ratings
11.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating — 219,172 ratings
12.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,113 ratings
13.
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 59,708 ratings
14.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,462 ratings
15.
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories 4.02 avg rating — 115,376 ratings
16.
The Iliad / The Odyssey
The Iliad / The Odyssey
by: Homer
4.07 avg rating — 82,146 ratings
17.
Lud-in-the-Mist
Lud-in-the-Mist 3.86 avg rating — 9,253 ratings
18.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
by: Unknown
3.76 avg rating — 75,119 ratings
19.
Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table 3.92 avg rating — 38,981 ratings
20.
The Worm Ouroboros
The Worm Ouroboros 3.70 avg rating — 5,024 ratings
21.
The Light Princess
The Light Princess 4.03 avg rating — 8,964 ratings
22.
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1)
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 14,496 ratings
23.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 3.77 avg rating — 106,752 ratings
24.
Phantastes
Phantastes 3.90 avg rating — 12,267 ratings
25.
Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 47,210 ratings
26.
The Tempest
The Tempest 3.78 avg rating — 222,548 ratings
27.
Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1)
Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1)
by: E. Nesbit
3.86 avg rating — 27,824 ratings
28.
Lilith
Lilith 3.88 avg rating — 7,164 ratings
29.
The Marvelous Land of Oz (Oz, #2)
The Marvelous Land of Oz (Oz, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 25,276 ratings
30.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating — 494,597 ratings
31.
Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3)
Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 26,631 ratings
32.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 4.03 avg rating — 395,717 ratings
33.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,014 ratings
34.
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology 4.15 avg rating — 15,391 ratings
35.
Goblin Market: A Tale of Two Sisters
Goblin Market: A Tale of Two Sisters 4.08 avg rating — 16,037 ratings
36.
The Princess and Curdie (Princess Irene and Curdie, #2)
The Princess and Curdie (Princess Irene and Curdie, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 10,494 ratings
37.
The Book of Wonder
The Book of Wonder 3.93 avg rating — 998 ratings
38.
The Phoenix and the Carpet (The Psammead Trilogy, #2)
The Phoenix and the Carpet (The Psammead Trilogy, #2)
by: E. Nesbit
4.04 avg rating — 9,661 ratings
39.
Ill Met in Lankhmar (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1-2)
Ill Met in Lankhmar (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #1-2) 4.15 avg rating — 2,966 ratings
40.
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane 4.05 avg rating — 5,680 ratings
41.
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott 4.19 avg rating — 19,683 ratings
42.
The Enchanted Castle
The Enchanted Castle
by: E. Nesbit
3.82 avg rating — 9,167 ratings
43.
Carmilla
Carmilla 3.87 avg rating — 166,850 ratings
44.
The Charwoman's Shadow
The Charwoman's Shadow 3.98 avg rating — 866 ratings
45.
Jirel of Joiry
Jirel of Joiry 3.71 avg rating — 1,550 ratings
46.
Arthurian Romances
Arthurian Romances 3.95 avg rating — 9,037 ratings
47.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner 3.97 avg rating — 61,813 ratings
48.
Jurgen (The Biography of Manuel, #7)
Jurgen (The Biography of Manuel, #7) 3.82 avg rating — 1,086 ratings
49.
The Poetic Edda
The Poetic Edda
by: Unknown
4.26 avg rating — 11,711 ratings
50.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating — 235,215 ratings
51.
The Well At The World's End: Volume I
The Well At The World's End: Volume I 3.76 avg rating — 430 ratings
52.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray 4.13 avg rating — 1,782,547 ratings
53.
The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1)
The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 130,544 ratings
54.
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress 4.07 avg rating — 154,123 ratings
55.
Perrault's Fairy Tales
Perrault's Fairy Tales 4.10 avg rating — 15,024 ratings
56.
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2)
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 141,695 ratings
57.
The King of the Golden River
The King of the Golden River 3.92 avg rating — 1,861 ratings
58.
The Raven
The Raven 4.29 avg rating — 163,382 ratings
59.
The Complete Fairy Tales
The Complete Fairy Tales 4.17 avg rating — 33,613 ratings
60.
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King 3.88 avg rating — 24,064 ratings
61.
Kull: Exile of Atlantis
Kull: Exile of Atlantis 4.01 avg rating — 2,409 ratings
62.
The Faerie Queene
The Faerie Queene 3.58 avg rating — 17,147 ratings
63.
Island of the Mighty
Island of the Mighty 4.16 avg rating — 362 ratings
64.
Candide
Candide
by: Voltaire
3.76 avg rating — 294,498 ratings
65.
Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy
Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy 3.93 avg rating — 1,319 ratings
66.
Fifty-One Tales
Fifty-One Tales 3.76 avg rating — 867 ratings
67.
Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1)
Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 139,017 ratings
68.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4) 3.73 avg rating — 14,856 ratings
69.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 3.82 avg rating — 44,809 ratings
70.
Bran Mak Morn: The Last King
Bran Mak Morn: The Last King 4.04 avg rating — 1,636 ratings
71.
Medea
Medea
by: Euripides
3.95 avg rating — 84,376 ratings
72.
The Silver Stallion
The Silver Stallion 3.89 avg rating — 201 ratings
73.
The Aeneid
The Aeneid
by: Virgil
3.87 avg rating — 139,132 ratings
74.
The Emerald City of Oz (Oz, #6)
The Emerald City of Oz (Oz, #6) 3.86 avg rating — 11,572 ratings
75.
The Road to Oz (Oz, #5)
The Road to Oz (Oz, #5) 3.73 avg rating — 13,097 ratings
75.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The Happy Prince and Other Tales 4.17 avg rating — 33,613 ratings
77.
The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)
The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2) 3.88 avg rating — 20,197 ratings
78.
The Story Of King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table The Original Classic Edition
The Story Of King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table The Original Classic Edition 3.96 avg rating — 9,953 ratings
79.
Orlando
Orlando 3.87 avg rating — 109,432 ratings
80.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,120 ratings
81.
The Story of the Amulet (The Psammead Trilogy, #3)
The Story of the Amulet (The Psammead Trilogy, #3)
by: E. Nesbit
3.97 avg rating — 4,599 ratings
82.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 3.78 avg rating — 148,575 ratings
83.
The Gods of Pegana
The Gods of Pegana 3.83 avg rating — 1,667 ratings
84.
Vathek
Vathek 3.24 avg rating — 7,105 ratings
85.
The Emperor of Dreams
The Emperor of Dreams 4.12 avg rating — 729 ratings
86.
Hans Christian Andersen: Best Loved Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen: Best Loved Fairy Tales 4.02 avg rating — 302 ratings
87.
At the Mountains of Madness
At the Mountains of Madness 3.79 avg rating — 61,181 ratings
87.
At the Back of the North Wind
At the Back of the North Wind 4.01 avg rating — 8,120 ratings
89.
The Kalevala: Or Poems of the Kaleva District
The Kalevala: Or Poems of the Kaleva District 4.05 avg rating — 5,923 ratings
90.
The Mabinogion
The Mabinogion
by: Unknown
3.93 avg rating — 8,433 ratings
91.
The Magic City
The Magic City
by: E. Nesbit
3.93 avg rating — 2,108 ratings
92.
She (She, #1)
She (She, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 13,886 ratings
93.
A Voyage to Arcturus
A Voyage to Arcturus 3.54 avg rating — 3,826 ratings
94.
The Wood Beyond the World
The Wood Beyond the World 3.48 avg rating — 2,187 ratings
95.
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle 3.60 avg rating — 18,026 ratings
96.
Tik-Tok of Oz (Oz, #8)
Tik-Tok of Oz (Oz, #8) 3.78 avg rating — 8,562 ratings
96.
The Chessmen of Mars (Barsoom, #5)
The Chessmen of Mars (Barsoom, #5) 3.83 avg rating — 8,084 ratings
98.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1)
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 51,242 ratings
99.
Celtic Fairy Tales
Celtic Fairy Tales 3.86 avg rating — 2,149 ratings
100.
Return to Lankhmar (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #5-6)
Return to Lankhmar (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, #5-6) 4.19 avg rating — 629 ratings
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