Best Books of the Decade: 1830s

1.
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist 3.88 avg rating — 419,607 ratings
2.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame 4.02 avg rating — 213,349 ratings
3.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,771,994 ratings
4.
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher 3.85 avg rating — 83,618 ratings
5.
The Red and the Black
The Red and the Black
by: Stendhal
3.86 avg rating — 81,043 ratings
6.
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid 3.98 avg rating — 29,686 ratings
7.
The Pickwick Papers
The Pickwick Papers 3.85 avg rating — 31,459 ratings
8.
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin 4.10 avg rating — 68,921 ratings
9.
Père Goriot
Père Goriot 3.85 avg rating — 64,950 ratings
10.
Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby 3.94 avg rating — 46,293 ratings
11.
The Charterhouse of Parma
The Charterhouse of Parma
by: Stendhal
3.79 avg rating — 19,482 ratings
12.
Voyage of the Beagle
Voyage of the Beagle 4.02 avg rating — 8,290 ratings
13.
The Lady of Shalott
The Lady of Shalott 4.19 avg rating — 19,683 ratings
14.
The Queen of Spades and Other Stories
The Queen of Spades and Other Stories 4.09 avg rating — 9,153 ratings
15.
Faust
Faust 3.90 avg rating — 48,389 ratings
16.
The Complete Fairy Tales
The Complete Fairy Tales 4.29 avg rating — 108,180 ratings
17.
The Captain's Daughter
The Captain's Daughter 3.85 avg rating — 27,078 ratings
18.
Eugénie Grandet
Eugénie Grandet 3.79 avg rating — 25,135 ratings
19.
The Nose
The Nose 3.95 avg rating — 14,010 ratings
20.
Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales 3.87 avg rating — 3,033 ratings
21.
Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba 3.73 avg rating — 14,035 ratings
22.
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ 4.24 avg rating — 89,746 ratings
23.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and Related Tales
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and Related Tales 3.60 avg rating — 3,065 ratings
24.
Lost Illusions
Lost Illusions 4.16 avg rating — 12,141 ratings
25.
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 3.50 avg rating — 14,201 ratings
26.
Tales of the Alhambra
Tales of the Alhambra 3.74 avg rating — 5,472 ratings
27.
The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades 3.92 avg rating — 15,451 ratings
28.
Woyzeck
Woyzeck 2.96 avg rating — 25,269 ratings
29.
Faust, Part Two
Faust, Part Two 3.66 avg rating — 8,366 ratings
30.
Lenz
Lenz 3.59 avg rating — 3,330 ratings
31.
The Kalevala
The Kalevala 4.05 avg rating — 5,923 ratings
32.
Selected Poems
Selected Poems 4.06 avg rating — 14,664 ratings
33.
The Unknown Masterpiece
The Unknown Masterpiece 3.82 avg rating — 5,951 ratings
34.
Ligeia
Ligeia 3.73 avg rating — 6,950 ratings
35.
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories 4.07 avg rating — 21,521 ratings
36.
The Wild Ass's Skin
The Wild Ass's Skin 3.69 avg rating — 11,248 ratings
37.
Nature
Nature 3.79 avg rating — 6,304 ratings
38.
Indiana
Indiana 3.50 avg rating — 3,689 ratings
39.
The Little Tragedies
The Little Tragedies 4.28 avg rating — 2,915 ratings
39.
Dantons Tod
Dantons Tod 3.35 avg rating — 3,735 ratings
41.
The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol
The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol 4.35 avg rating — 15,178 ratings
42.
Manuscript Found in a Bottle
Manuscript Found in a Bottle 3.21 avg rating — 4,085 ratings
43.
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes 3.98 avg rating — 15,197 ratings
44.
Сказка о царе Салтане
Сказка о царе Салтане 4.22 avg rating — 8,250 ratings
45.
Sketches by Boz
Sketches by Boz 3.71 avg rating — 1,539 ratings
46.
Leonce und Lena
Leonce und Lena 3.31 avg rating — 1,319 ratings
47.
The Inspector General
The Inspector General 3.96 avg rating — 18,656 ratings
48.
Berenice
Berenice 3.76 avg rating — 7,362 ratings
48.
The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall
The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall 3.04 avg rating — 1,530 ratings
50.
William Wilson
William Wilson 3.78 avg rating — 5,258 ratings
51.
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor 3.64 avg rating — 704 ratings
52.
The Complete Poetry
The Complete Poetry 4.27 avg rating — 16,613 ratings
53.
Crotchet Castle
Crotchet Castle 3.51 avg rating — 118 ratings
54.
The Assignation
The Assignation 3.03 avg rating — 1,214 ratings
55.
The French Revolution: A History
The French Revolution: A History 3.89 avg rating — 1,058 ratings
55.
Münchhausen: Eine Geschichte in Arabesken
Münchhausen: Eine Geschichte in Arabesken 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings
57.
The City in the Sea
The City in the Sea 3.75 avg rating — 459 ratings
58.
Pan Tadeusz
Pan Tadeusz 3.01 avg rating — 19,009 ratings
59.
Teutonic Mythology Vol. 1 (Volume 1)
Teutonic Mythology Vol. 1 (Volume 1) 3.98 avg rating — 56 ratings
59.
Essay on the Freedom of the Will
Essay on the Freedom of the Will 4.15 avg rating — 873 ratings
61.
Ruy Blas
Ruy Blas 3.54 avg rating — 3,669 ratings
62.
Young Goodman Brown
Young Goodman Brown 3.65 avg rating — 15,977 ratings
62.
The Philosophy of History
The Philosophy of History 3.81 avg rating — 3,713 ratings
64.
Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics
Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics 3.90 avg rating — 1,080 ratings
65.
Bon-Bon
Bon-Bon 3.19 avg rating — 689 ratings
66.
Goldilocks And The Three Bears
Goldilocks And The Three Bears 3.95 avg rating — 744 ratings
67.
Loss of Breath
Loss of Breath 3.11 avg rating — 641 ratings
68.
Sartor Resartus
Sartor Resartus 3.63 avg rating — 1,142 ratings
69.
The Elixir Of Life
The Elixir Of Life 3.41 avg rating — 617 ratings
70.
On War
On War 3.96 avg rating — 14,229 ratings
71.
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii 3.58 avg rating — 2,492 ratings
72.
The Spirit of the Age
The Spirit of the Age 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings
73.
Dichtung und Wahrheit
Dichtung und Wahrheit 3.80 avg rating — 312 ratings
74.
Kordian. Część pierwsza trylogii. Spisek koronacyjny
Kordian. Część pierwsza trylogii. Spisek koronacyjny 2.82 avg rating — 12,710 ratings
75.
The Only True Mother Goose Melodies: An Exact Reproduction of the Text and Illustrations of the Original Edition Published and Copyrighted in Boston in the Year 1833 by Munroe & Francis
The Only True Mother Goose Melodies: An Exact Reproduction of the Text and Illustrations of the Original Edition Published and Copyrighted in Boston in the Year 1833 by Munroe & Francis 3.73 avg rating — 26 ratings
76.
Life of Black Hawk, or Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak: Dictated by Himself
Life of Black Hawk, or Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak: Dictated by Himself 3.60 avg rating — 1,310 ratings
77.
Sunday under Three Heads
Sunday under Three Heads 3.50 avg rating — 107 ratings
77.
Dziady
Dziady 3.32 avg rating — 10,505 ratings
79.
The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge 4.09 avg rating — 6,332 ratings
80.
Sketches of Young Gentlemen
Sketches of Young Gentlemen 3.38 avg rating — 90 ratings
81.
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment 3.68 avg rating — 1,190 ratings
81.
The Sleeper
The Sleeper 3.73 avg rating — 299 ratings
83.
Morella
Morella 3.60 avg rating — 2,992 ratings
84.
Вечера на хуторе близ Диканьки
Вечера на хуторе близ Диканьки 4.14 avg rating — 4,508 ratings
84.
Mirgorod: Four Tales by Nikolai Gogol
Mirgorod: Four Tales by Nikolai Gogol 4.12 avg rating — 819 ratings
84.
Zibaldone
Zibaldone 4.43 avg rating — 456 ratings
87.
The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion
The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion 3.05 avg rating — 511 ratings
87.
Det går an
Det går an 3.18 avg rating — 2,326 ratings
87.
The Coliseum
The Coliseum 3.28 avg rating — 126 ratings
90.
Le Lys dans la vallée
Le Lys dans la vallée 3.72 avg rating — 7,452 ratings
91.
Gobseck
Gobseck 3.83 avg rating — 2,842 ratings
92.
The Night Before Christmas
The Night Before Christmas 3.78 avg rating — 4,247 ratings
92.
The Girl With The Golden Eyes
The Girl With The Golden Eyes 3.28 avg rating — 2,172 ratings
94.
Four Beasts in One: The Homo-Cameleopard
Four Beasts in One: The Homo-Cameleopard 2.46 avg rating — 563 ratings
95.
Israfel
Israfel 3.40 avg rating — 150 ratings
95.
Deerbrook
Deerbrook 3.78 avg rating — 403 ratings
95.
Memoirs of a Madman
Memoirs of a Madman 3.66 avg rating — 1,335 ratings
98.
The Duc de L'Omelette
The Duc de L'Omelette 2.34 avg rating — 629 ratings
99.
Mademoiselle de Maupin
Mademoiselle de Maupin 3.89 avg rating — 1,377 ratings
100.
Conversations of Lord Byron with the Countess of Blessington
Conversations of Lord Byron with the Countess of Blessington 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings
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