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 — 597,640 ratings
2.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 499,101 ratings
3.
Dracula
Dracula 4.02 avg rating — 1,415,085 ratings
4.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating — 366,961 ratings
5.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 3.94 avg rating — 568,065 ratings
6.
Beowulf
Beowulf
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 338,031 ratings
7.
The Complete Fairy Tales
The Complete Fairy Tales 4.29 avg rating — 108,183 ratings
8.
The King of Elfland's Daughter
The King of Elfland's Daughter 3.82 avg rating — 8,687 ratings
9.
The Princess and the Goblin
The Princess and the Goblin 4.02 avg rating — 40,122 ratings
10.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,639 ratings
11.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating — 219,185 ratings
12.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,435 ratings
13.
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 59,715 ratings
14.
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 4.09 avg rating — 896,533 ratings
15.
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories 4.02 avg rating — 115,387 ratings
16.
The Iliad / The Odyssey
The Iliad / The Odyssey
by: Homer
4.07 avg rating — 82,149 ratings
17.
Lud-in-the-Mist
Lud-in-the-Mist 3.86 avg rating — 9,254 ratings
18.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
by: Unknown
3.76 avg rating — 75,121 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 — 8,965 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 — 14,497 ratings
23.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 3.77 avg rating — 106,759 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 — 47,214 ratings
26.
The Tempest
The Tempest 3.78 avg rating — 222,555 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 — 27,826 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 — 25,277 ratings
30.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating — 494,656 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 — 395,720 ratings
33.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,098 ratings
34.
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology 4.15 avg rating — 15,390 ratings
35.
Goblin Market: A Tale of Two Sisters
Goblin Market: A Tale of Two Sisters 4.08 avg rating — 16,039 ratings
36.
The Princess and Curdie (Princess Irene and Curdie, #2)
The Princess and Curdie (Princess Irene and Curdie, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 10,496 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 — 9,664 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 — 5,681 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 — 9,168 ratings
43.
Carmilla
Carmilla 3.87 avg rating — 166,910 ratings
44.
The Charwoman's Shadow
The Charwoman's Shadow 3.98 avg rating — 867 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 — 61,819 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 — 235,240 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 — 1,782,826 ratings
53.
The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1)
The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 130,549 ratings
54.
The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress 4.07 avg rating — 154,136 ratings
55.
Perrault's Fairy Tales
Perrault's Fairy Tales 4.10 avg rating — 15,027 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 — 141,696 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 — 163,397 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 — 24,065 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 — 17,146 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 — 294,526 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 — 139,022 ratings
68.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4) 3.73 avg rating — 14,858 ratings
69.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 3.82 avg rating — 44,814 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 — 84,383 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 — 139,140 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 — 13,098 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 — 20,200 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 — 109,446 ratings
80.
The Metamorphosis
The Metamorphosis 3.90 avg rating — 1,338,365 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 — 148,576 ratings
83.
The Gods of Pegana
The Gods of Pegana 3.83 avg rating — 1,667 ratings
84.
Vathek
Vathek 3.24 avg rating — 7,104 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 — 61,187 ratings
87.
At the Back of the North Wind
At the Back of the North Wind 4.01 avg rating — 8,121 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 — 18,027 ratings
96.
Tik-Tok of Oz (Oz, #8)
Tik-Tok of Oz (Oz, #8) 3.78 avg rating — 8,563 ratings
96.
The Chessmen of Mars (Barsoom, #5)
The Chessmen of Mars (Barsoom, #5) 3.83 avg rating — 8,085 ratings
98.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1)
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 51,243 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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