Best Books of the Decade: 1880s

1.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,848 ratings
2.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 3.83 avg rating — 641,272 ratings
3.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,468 ratings
4.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,213 ratings
5.
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 482,296 ratings
6.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper 3.87 avg rating — 123,983 ratings
7.
The Death of Ivan Ilych
The Death of Ivan Ilych 4.14 avg rating — 204,995 ratings
8.
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 208,680 ratings
9.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 3.77 avg rating — 106,752 ratings
10.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge 3.86 avg rating — 65,070 ratings
11.
Pinocchio
Pinocchio 3.84 avg rating — 87,064 ratings
12.
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady 3.80 avg rating — 84,053 ratings
13.
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)
Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 78,262 ratings
14.
The Canterville Ghost
The Canterville Ghost 3.88 avg rating — 68,380 ratings
15.
Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 67,098 ratings
16.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra 4.07 avg rating — 169,504 ratings
17.
Germinal
Germinal 4.20 avg rating — 41,603 ratings
18.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 4.03 avg rating — 37,351 ratings
19.
Bel-Ami
Bel-Ami 3.86 avg rating — 47,109 ratings
20.
Nana
Nana 3.84 avg rating — 27,055 ratings
21.
King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 51,856 ratings
22.
Washington Square
Washington Square 3.70 avg rating — 25,040 ratings
23.
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy 3.91 avg rating — 24,408 ratings
24.
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions 3.81 avg rating — 75,622 ratings
25.
Life on the Mississippi
Life on the Mississippi 3.87 avg rating — 15,345 ratings
26.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood 4.07 avg rating — 66,313 ratings
27.
The Man Who Would Be King
The Man Who Would Be King 3.69 avg rating — 12,929 ratings
28.
She (She, #1)
She (She, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 13,886 ratings
29.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The Happy Prince and Other Tales 4.17 avg rating — 33,613 ratings
30.
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Stories
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Stories 3.95 avg rating — 3,183 ratings
31.
The Woodlanders
The Woodlanders 3.90 avg rating — 17,516 ratings
32.
The Ladies' Paradise (Les Rougon-Macquart #11)
The Ladies' Paradise (Les Rougon-Macquart #11) 3.98 avg rating — 19,763 ratings
33.
The Master of Ballantrae
The Master of Ballantrae 3.71 avg rating — 6,403 ratings
34.
Idylls of the King
Idylls of the King 3.97 avg rating — 10,331 ratings
35.
The Bostonians
The Bostonians 3.58 avg rating — 7,840 ratings
36.
The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs
The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs 4.26 avg rating — 19,804 ratings
37.
The Earth
The Earth 4.09 avg rating — 2,451 ratings
38.
Miss Julie
Miss Julie 3.42 avg rating — 16,767 ratings
39.
On the Genealogy of Morality
On the Genealogy of Morality 4.12 avg rating — 33,983 ratings
40.
A Life
A Life 3.86 avg rating — 15,191 ratings
40.
The Blue Fairy Book
The Blue Fairy Book 4.05 avg rating — 10,216 ratings
42.
Against Nature
Against Nature 3.80 avg rating — 14,807 ratings
43.
Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas
Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas 4.26 avg rating — 36,377 ratings
44.
Looking Backward: 2000-1887
Looking Backward: 2000-1887 3.29 avg rating — 6,682 ratings
45.
The Necklace and Other Short Stories
The Necklace and Other Short Stories 3.94 avg rating — 18,704 ratings
46.
The Mikado
The Mikado 3.83 avg rating — 403 ratings
47.
The Aspern Papers
The Aspern Papers 3.70 avg rating — 6,637 ratings
48.
The Complete Poetry
The Complete Poetry 4.27 avg rating — 16,613 ratings
49.
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People 3.87 avg rating — 14,775 ratings
50.
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill 3.87 avg rating — 5,227 ratings
51.
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State 4.13 avg rating — 7,490 ratings
52.
The Duke's Children (Palliser, #6)
The Duke's Children (Palliser, #6) 4.10 avg rating — 2,853 ratings
53.
Fortunata and Jacinta
Fortunata and Jacinta 4.26 avg rating — 2,762 ratings
54.
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Life and Times of Frederick Douglass 4.35 avg rating — 1,897 ratings
55.
Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is
Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is 3.81 avg rating — 19,206 ratings
56.
Bouvard and Pécuchet
Bouvard and Pécuchet 3.82 avg rating — 4,381 ratings
57.
La regenta
La regenta 4.01 avg rating — 5,565 ratings
58.
Ghosts
Ghosts 3.81 avg rating — 17,978 ratings
59.
The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck 3.80 avg rating — 10,895 ratings
60.
The Masterpiece
The Masterpiece 3.98 avg rating — 5,225 ratings
60.
Illuminations
Illuminations 4.32 avg rating — 13,673 ratings
62.
A Tramp Abroad
A Tramp Abroad 3.86 avg rating — 2,930 ratings
63.
Ogniem i mieczem (Trylogia, #1)
Ogniem i mieczem (Trylogia, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 6,543 ratings
64.
Beyond Good and Evil
Beyond Good and Evil 4.03 avg rating — 109,292 ratings
64.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 3.99 avg rating — 422,963 ratings
66.
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 2
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 2
by: Karl Marx
4.10 avg rating — 2,142 ratings
67.
Der Schimmelreiter
Der Schimmelreiter 3.37 avg rating — 9,467 ratings
68.
A House of Pomegranates
A House of Pomegranates 3.84 avg rating — 3,199 ratings
69.
The Lady from the Sea
The Lady from the Sea 3.87 avg rating — 2,386 ratings
70.
Two on a Tower
Two on a Tower 3.71 avg rating — 4,428 ratings
71.
Personal Memoirs: Ulysses S. Grant
Personal Memoirs: Ulysses S. Grant 4.13 avg rating — 9,492 ratings
72.
Ivanov (Plays for Performance Series)
Ivanov (Plays for Performance Series) 3.80 avg rating — 3,180 ratings
73.
Poésies et autres textes
Poésies et autres textes 4.04 avg rating — 45 ratings
74.
Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888
Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 4.06 avg rating — 2,696 ratings
75.
The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham 3.43 avg rating — 4,279 ratings
76.
Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass 4.01 avg rating — 141,693 ratings
77.
L'Argent (Les Rougon-Macquart, #18)
L'Argent (Les Rougon-Macquart, #18) 3.94 avg rating — 2,610 ratings
78.
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (Five Little Peppers, #1)
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (Five Little Peppers, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 25,100 ratings
79.
The Cursed Poets
The Cursed Poets 3.94 avg rating — 380 ratings
80.
The Bear
The Bear 3.63 avg rating — 1,634 ratings
81.
The Trumpet-Major
The Trumpet-Major 3.70 avg rating — 3,528 ratings
82.
Повести. Рассказы. Избранные произведения
Повести. Рассказы. Избранные произведения 4.51 avg rating — 122 ratings
83.
Sylvie and Bruno
Sylvie and Bruno 3.39 avg rating — 1,277 ratings
84.
Ayala's Angel
Ayala's Angel 3.99 avg rating — 692 ratings
85.
New Arabian Nights
New Arabian Nights 3.67 avg rating — 950 ratings
86.
Tomorrow's Eve
Tomorrow's Eve 3.18 avg rating — 669 ratings
87.
A Modern Instance
A Modern Instance 3.61 avg rating — 423 ratings
88.
Boule de Suif (21 contes)
Boule de Suif (21 contes) 3.76 avg rating — 9,595 ratings
89.
The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box 3.60 avg rating — 957 ratings
90.
The remarkable rocket
The remarkable rocket 3.54 avg rating — 1,074 ratings
90.
A Child's Garden of Verses
A Child's Garden of Verses 4.27 avg rating — 26,590 ratings
92.
God and the State
God and the State 3.81 avg rating — 5,136 ratings
92.
The Alienist
The Alienist 4.10 avg rating — 18,797 ratings
94.
The Boy's King Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
The Boy's King Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table 3.92 avg rating — 374 ratings
95.
Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman 4.17 avg rating — 2,202 ratings
96.
A Hazard of New Fortunes
A Hazard of New Fortunes 3.25 avg rating — 891 ratings
97.
The Wanderings of Oisin
The Wanderings of Oisin 3.90 avg rating — 109 ratings
98.
A Strange Manuscript found in a Copper Cylinder
A Strange Manuscript found in a Copper Cylinder 3.28 avg rating — 962 ratings
99.
Ramona
Ramona 3.76 avg rating — 2,471 ratings
100.
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Ten Days in a Mad-House 3.86 avg rating — 23,031 ratings
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