Best Books of the Decade: 1870s

1.
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina 4.10 avg rating — 906,202 ratings
2.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,626 ratings
3.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,599 ratings
4.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 293,932 ratings
5.
Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days 3.95 avg rating — 274,942 ratings
6.
Middlemarch
Middlemarch 4.03 avg rating — 174,964 ratings
7.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 270,582 ratings
8.
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd 3.97 avg rating — 162,855 ratings
9.
A Doll's House
A Doll's House 3.77 avg rating — 159,015 ratings
10.
Carmilla
Carmilla 3.87 avg rating — 166,859 ratings
11.
Demons
Demons 4.30 avg rating — 59,719 ratings
12.
The Return of the Native
The Return of the Native 3.88 avg rating — 39,904 ratings
13.
Little Men (Little Women, #2)
Little Men (Little Women, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 66,922 ratings
14.
The Mysterious Island (Captain Nemo, #3)
The Mysterious Island (Captain Nemo, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 57,775 ratings
15.
Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller 3.37 avg rating — 36,980 ratings
16.
The Princess and the Goblin
The Princess and the Goblin 4.02 avg rating — 40,117 ratings
17.
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
18.
Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)
Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 39,276 ratings
19.
Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda 3.86 avg rating — 26,585 ratings
20.
L'Assommoir
L'Assommoir 4.08 avg rating — 18,735 ratings
21.
Rose in Bloom (Eight Cousins, #2)
Rose in Bloom (Eight Cousins, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 23,941 ratings
22.
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now 4.09 avg rating — 13,882 ratings
23.
Venus in Furs
Venus in Furs 3.63 avg rating — 16,027 ratings
24.
Three Tales
Three Tales 3.62 avg rating — 7,571 ratings
25.
Une saison en enfer suivi de Illuminations et autres textes (1873-1875)
Une saison en enfer suivi de Illuminations et autres textes (1873-1875) 4.27 avg rating — 3,626 ratings
26.
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 4.03 avg rating — 37,489 ratings
27.
What Katy Did
What Katy Did 3.89 avg rating — 20,239 ratings
28.
The American
The American 3.68 avg rating — 7,059 ratings
29.
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark 4.02 avg rating — 6,807 ratings
30.
Erewhon (Erewhon, #1)
Erewhon (Erewhon, #1) 3.28 avg rating — 4,463 ratings
31.
The Eustace Diamonds (Palliser, #3)
The Eustace Diamonds (Palliser, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 5,084 ratings
32.
Under the Greenwood Tree
Under the Greenwood Tree 3.64 avg rating — 14,275 ratings
33.
The Adolescent
The Adolescent 3.93 avg rating — 10,373 ratings
34.
The Birth of Tragedy
The Birth of Tragedy 3.98 avg rating — 20,452 ratings
35.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood 3.66 avg rating — 12,947 ratings
36.
Maldoror and the Complete Works
Maldoror and the Complete Works 4.25 avg rating — 3,913 ratings
37.
Röda Rummet
Röda Rummet 3.24 avg rating — 4,330 ratings
38.
Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits 4.19 avg rating — 12,862 ratings
39.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,472 ratings
40.
A Pair of Blue Eyes
A Pair of Blue Eyes 3.79 avg rating — 8,864 ratings
41.
Le Bateau ivre
Le Bateau ivre 4.01 avg rating — 925 ratings
42.
The Belly of Paris (Les Rougon-Macquart, #3)
The Belly of Paris (Les Rougon-Macquart, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 7,009 ratings
43.
The Descent of Man
The Descent of Man 4.04 avg rating — 4,411 ratings
44.
In a Glass Darkly
In a Glass Darkly 3.84 avg rating — 5,817 ratings
45.
The Eternal Husband
The Eternal Husband 3.75 avg rating — 14,652 ratings
45.
The Owl and the Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussycat 4.18 avg rating — 8,667 ratings
47.
The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice
The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice 3.43 avg rating — 8,008 ratings
48.
Roughing It
Roughing It 3.88 avg rating — 10,054 ratings
49.
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains 3.97 avg rating — 3,662 ratings
50.
Under the Lilacs
Under the Lilacs 3.79 avg rating — 5,701 ratings
51.
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill 3.87 avg rating — 5,227 ratings
52.
Desperate Remedies
Desperate Remedies 3.78 avg rating — 3,563 ratings
53.
Ninety-Three
Ninety-Three 4.08 avg rating — 6,205 ratings
54.
A Simple Heart
A Simple Heart 3.45 avg rating — 8,939 ratings
55.
La Curée
La Curée 3.87 avg rating — 6,094 ratings
56.
H.M.S. Pinafore
H.M.S. Pinafore 3.91 avg rating — 173 ratings
57.
Prague Tales
Prague Tales 3.40 avg rating — 3,005 ratings
58.
Tent Life in Siberia: An Incredible Account of Siberian Adventure, Travel, and Survival
Tent Life in Siberia: An Incredible Account of Siberian Adventure, Travel, and Survival 4.19 avg rating — 428 ratings
59.
Nonsense Songs and Stories
Nonsense Songs and Stories 3.85 avg rating — 41 ratings
60.
The Fortune of the Rougons (Les Rougon-Macquart, #1)
The Fortune of the Rougons (Les Rougon-Macquart, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 7,860 ratings
61.
Untimely Meditations
Untimely Meditations 4.12 avg rating — 2,374 ratings
62.
Work: A Story of Experience
Work: A Story of Experience 3.73 avg rating — 1,112 ratings
63.
The Temptation of St. Antony
The Temptation of St. Antony 3.82 avg rating — 3,264 ratings
64.
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes 3.62 avg rating — 2,840 ratings
65.
The Coming Race
The Coming Race 3.25 avg rating — 1,726 ratings
66.
Songs Before Sunrise
Songs Before Sunrise 4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings
67.
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister 4.09 avg rating — 3,154 ratings
68.
La Faute de l'abbé Mouret (Les Rougon-Macquart, #5)
La Faute de l'abbé Mouret (Les Rougon-Macquart, #5) 3.59 avg rating — 2,236 ratings
69.
Round the Moon
Round the Moon 3.56 avg rating — 6,269 ratings
70.
At the Back of the North Wind
At the Back of the North Wind 4.01 avg rating — 8,120 ratings
71.
The Hand of Ethelberta
The Hand of Ethelberta 3.64 avg rating — 3,703 ratings
72.
Roderick Hudson
Roderick Hudson 3.70 avg rating — 1,131 ratings
73.
The Gentle Spirit
The Gentle Spirit 3.90 avg rating — 25,449 ratings
73.
The Crime of Father Amaro
The Crime of Father Amaro 4.15 avg rating — 7,500 ratings
75.
L'Enfant
L'Enfant 3.37 avg rating — 845 ratings
76.
The Egoist
The Egoist 3.65 avg rating — 1,747 ratings
77.
Spring Torrents
Spring Torrents 3.95 avg rating — 5,583 ratings
78.
Месяц в деревне
Месяц в деревне 3.75 avg rating — 743 ratings
79.
Son Excellence Eugène Rougon (Les Rougon-Macquart, #6)
Son Excellence Eugène Rougon (Les Rougon-Macquart, #6) 3.66 avg rating — 1,815 ratings
80.
Tartarin of Tarascon
Tartarin of Tarascon 3.44 avg rating — 1,715 ratings
81.
Dick Sands the Boy Captain
Dick Sands the Boy Captain 3.94 avg rating — 7,777 ratings
82.
Kleider machen Leute
Kleider machen Leute 3.12 avg rating — 7,138 ratings
83.
Captain Mansana & Mother's Hands
Captain Mansana & Mother's Hands really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
84.
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age 3.54 avg rating — 1,687 ratings
85.
A Lodging for the Night
A Lodging for the Night 3.24 avg rating — 576 ratings
86.
The Illuminations
The Illuminations 4.32 avg rating — 13,673 ratings
87.
O Primo Basílio
O Primo Basílio 3.98 avg rating — 7,824 ratings
87.
Christmas at Thompson Hall
Christmas at Thompson Hall 3.50 avg rating — 636 ratings
89.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung 4.03 avg rating — 161 ratings
90.
The Duke's Children (Palliser, #6)
The Duke's Children (Palliser, #6) 4.10 avg rating — 2,853 ratings
91.
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 4.41 avg rating — 922 ratings
92.
Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint
Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint 3.82 avg rating — 57 ratings
93.
Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques 3.74 avg rating — 1,939 ratings
94.
A Season in Hell
A Season in Hell 4.07 avg rating — 6,656 ratings
95.
The Enchanted Wanderer: Selected Tales
The Enchanted Wanderer: Selected Tales 3.78 avg rating — 3,007 ratings
96.
Les Amours jaunes
Les Amours jaunes 3.67 avg rating — 269 ratings
97.
Doña Perfecta
Doña Perfecta 3.66 avg rating — 3,562 ratings
98.
The Ring of the Nibelung
The Ring of the Nibelung 4.29 avg rating — 1,088 ratings
99.
Contes du lundi
Contes du lundi 3.53 avg rating — 279 ratings
100.
The City of Dreadful Night
The City of Dreadful Night 3.92 avg rating — 333 ratings
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