Best Books of the Decade: 1870s

100.
Four Girls at Chautauqua
Four Girls at Chautauqua
by: Pansy
4.17 avg rating — 171 ratings
102.
The Vicar of Bullhampton
The Vicar of Bullhampton 4.09 avg rating — 698 ratings
103.
Chrystabel; or, Clouds with Silver Linings
Chrystabel; or, Clouds with Silver Linings really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
104.
Castle Nowhere: Lake-Country Sketches
Castle Nowhere: Lake-Country Sketches 3.79 avg rating — 24 ratings
105.
A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage
A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage 3.26 avg rating — 1,194 ratings
105.
How I Edited an Agricultural Paper Once
How I Edited an Agricultural Paper Once 3.90 avg rating — 131 ratings
107.
Ferdinand De Soto, the Discoverer of the Mississippi
Ferdinand De Soto, the Discoverer of the Mississippi 3.35 avg rating — 26 ratings
108.
Lothair
Lothair 3.34 avg rating — 44 ratings
109.
La Conquête de Plassans (Les Rougon-Macquart, #4)
La Conquête de Plassans (Les Rougon-Macquart, #4) 3.94 avg rating — 2,149 ratings
109.
Alone
Alone 4.22 avg rating — 816 ratings
111.
Marianne
Marianne 3.60 avg rating — 364 ratings
112.
The Suicide Club (Prince Florizel, #1)
The Suicide Club (Prince Florizel, #1) 3.41 avg rating — 6,801 ratings
113.
Ressurreição
Ressurreição 3.59 avg rating — 880 ratings
114.
Trafalgar
Trafalgar 3.92 avg rating — 4,047 ratings
115.
Lucy's Diary
Lucy's Diary
by: Lucy Rodd
4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
116.
Beauchamp's Career
Beauchamp's Career 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
117.
Die Leute von Seldwyla
Die Leute von Seldwyla 3.76 avg rating — 253 ratings
118.
The Europeans
The Europeans 3.59 avg rating — 5,304 ratings
119.
Helena
Helena 3.80 avg rating — 3,662 ratings
120.
Miguel Strogoff
Miguel Strogoff 3.93 avg rating — 10,848 ratings
121.
Poésies
Poésies 3.64 avg rating — 119 ratings
122.
The Wreck of the "Deutschland"
The Wreck of the "Deutschland" 3.63 avg rating — 43 ratings
123.
Martín Fierro
Martín Fierro 3.68 avg rating — 8,684 ratings
123.
L'Après-midi d'un faune
L'Après-midi d'un faune 3.63 avg rating — 131 ratings
125.
Vices Are Not Crimes: A Vindication
Vices Are Not Crimes: A Vindication 4.08 avg rating — 260 ratings
126.
Tiriel
Tiriel 3.77 avg rating — 44 ratings
127.
La bonne chanson
La bonne chanson 3.67 avg rating — 48 ratings
128.
The Light of Asia
The Light of Asia 4.10 avg rating — 355 ratings
129.
Isis Unveiled: Secrets of the Ancient Wisdom Tradition, Madame Blavatsky's First Work
Isis Unveiled: Secrets of the Ancient Wisdom Tradition, Madame Blavatsky's First Work 4.04 avg rating — 1,068 ratings
130.
The American Senator
The American Senator 3.95 avg rating — 904 ratings
131.
Spartacus
Spartacus 4.15 avg rating — 1,360 ratings
131.
My Summer in a Garden
My Summer in a Garden 3.62 avg rating — 191 ratings
131.
The Slaughteryard
The Slaughteryard 3.25 avg rating — 4,481 ratings
131.
The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life
The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life 3.49 avg rating — 303 ratings
131.
The Haunted House: A True Ghost Story
The Haunted House: A True Ghost Story 3.14 avg rating — 1,960 ratings
136.
The Castle of Pictures: A Grandmother's Tales, Volume One
The Castle of Pictures: A Grandmother's Tales, Volume One 3.77 avg rating — 26 ratings
137.
A Fool’s Errand
A Fool’s Errand 3.65 avg rating — 178 ratings
137.
Old Kensington
Old Kensington 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
137.
Will o' the Mill
Will o' the Mill 3.59 avg rating — 354 ratings
140.
Paul the Peddler; or, The Adventures of a Young Street Merchant
Paul the Peddler; or, The Adventures of a Young Street Merchant 3.89 avg rating — 61 ratings
140.
The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana
The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana 3.74 avg rating — 214 ratings
140.
Lady Susan
Lady Susan 3.66 avg rating — 50,725 ratings
143.
The Woman in Battle: The Civil War Narrative of Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Cuban Woman and Confederate Soldier
The Woman in Battle: The Civil War Narrative of Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Cuban Woman and Confederate Soldier 3.70 avg rating — 63 ratings
143.
On Megrim, Sick-Headache, and Some Allied Disorders: A Contribution to the Pathology of Nerve-Storms
On Megrim, Sick-Headache, and Some Allied Disorders: A Contribution to the Pathology of Nerve-Storms 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
143.
When I Was A Little Girl: Stories For Children (1871)
When I Was A Little Girl: Stories For Children (1871) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
146.
Memoir of the Late John Osgood Stone, M. D
Memoir of the Late John Osgood Stone, M. D 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
146.
A TRUE STORY, AND THE RECENT CARNIVAL OF CRIME.
A TRUE STORY, AND THE RECENT CARNIVAL OF CRIME. 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings
148.
Slow and Sure; Or, From the Street to the Shop
Slow and Sure; Or, From the Street to the Shop 3.96 avg rating — 47 ratings
148.
Memoirs of Philip P. Bliss
Memoirs of Philip P. Bliss 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
148.
Old Times on the Mississippi
Old Times on the Mississippi 3.63 avg rating — 133 ratings
148.
Injuries of nerves and their consequences
Injuries of nerves and their consequences really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
152.
Master Olof
Master Olof 2.98 avg rating — 121 ratings
152.
Sketches, New and Old
Sketches, New and Old 3.50 avg rating — 118 ratings
152.
The Fisherman's Lady (Malcolm, #1)
The Fisherman's Lady (Malcolm, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 1,651 ratings
155.
The Sentimental Song Book
The Sentimental Song Book 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
155.
A Modern Mephistopheles: A Novel
A Modern Mephistopheles: A Novel 3.49 avg rating — 460 ratings
157.
A List of the Contents of the Drawers in My Study, and in Two Other Rooms. 2. Index to Objects of Research. 3. A List of Regnal Years, 1558–1649
A List of the Contents of the Drawers in My Study, and in Two Other Rooms. 2. Index to Objects of Research. 3. A List of Regnal Years, 1558–1649 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
157.
Mark Twain's Burlesque Autobiography; and, First Romance
Mark Twain's Burlesque Autobiography; and, First Romance 3.16 avg rating — 64 ratings
157.
Woyzeck
Woyzeck 2.96 avg rating — 25,269 ratings
157.
The Marquis' Secret (Malcolm, #2)
The Marquis' Secret (Malcolm, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 1,182 ratings
161.
Brave and Bold
Brave and Bold 3.90 avg rating — 92 ratings
161.
Mark Twain’s Memoranda: from The Galaxy
Mark Twain’s Memoranda: from The Galaxy 2.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
161.
The Leavenworth Case
The Leavenworth Case 3.50 avg rating — 3,566 ratings
161.
The Luck of Roaring Camp
The Luck of Roaring Camp 3.53 avg rating — 670 ratings
161.
Bushwhacker: Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand
Bushwhacker: Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand 4.06 avg rating — 313 ratings
166.
Slave of the Sioux- The Fanny Kelly Captivity Narrative, 1864
Slave of the Sioux- The Fanny Kelly Captivity Narrative, 1864 3.88 avg rating — 1,855 ratings
167.
Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land
Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land 3.69 avg rating — 106 ratings
167.
The Negro in All Ages (1873)
The Negro in All Ages (1873) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
169.
Epitome of the Ancient History of Japan (1878)
Epitome of the Ancient History of Japan (1878) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
170.
A Dog of Flanders
A Dog of Flanders
by: Ouida
4.11 avg rating — 999 ratings
171.
A Few Choice Words to the Public with New and Original Poems
A Few Choice Words to the Public with New and Original Poems really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
171.
Puck - His Vicissitudes, Adventures, Observations, Conclusions, Friendships, And Philosophies
Puck - His Vicissitudes, Adventures, Observations, Conclusions, Friendships, And Philosophies
by: Ouida
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
173.
Vor dem Sturm: Roman aus dem Winter 1812 auf 13
Vor dem Sturm: Roman aus dem Winter 1812 auf 13 3.82 avg rating — 83 ratings
173.
The Young Outlaw; or, Adrift in the Streets
The Young Outlaw; or, Adrift in the Streets 3.74 avg rating — 19 ratings
173.
Folle Farine
Folle Farine
by: Ouida
4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
173.
The Watsons
The Watsons 3.46 avg rating — 2,223 ratings
177.
The Earthly Paradise - A Poem
The Earthly Paradise - A Poem 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings
177.
History of a Crime: Deposition of a Witness
History of a Crime: Deposition of a Witness 3.67 avg rating — 104 ratings
177.
Pillars of Society
Pillars of Society 3.76 avg rating — 1,042 ratings
177.
Phil the Fiddler: Or, the Story of a Young Street Musician
Phil the Fiddler: Or, the Story of a Young Street Musician 3.93 avg rating — 55 ratings
177.
A Leaf in the Storm and Other Stories
A Leaf in the Storm and Other Stories
by: Ouida
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
182.
The Telegraph Boy
The Telegraph Boy 3.62 avg rating — 40 ratings
182.
Pascarel: only a story Volume 1
Pascarel: only a story Volume 1
by: Ouida
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
184.
The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry
The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry 3.93 avg rating — 1,703 ratings
184.
Try and Trust: or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy
Try and Trust: or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy 3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings
184.
Signa
Signa
by: Ouida
4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings
187.
The Young Miner, or Tom Nelson Out West
The Young Miner, or Tom Nelson Out West 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
187.
In a Winter City
In a Winter City
by: Ouida
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
189.
Bound to Rise; Or, Up the Ladder
Bound to Rise; Or, Up the Ladder 3.60 avg rating — 84 ratings
189.
Ariadne: The Story of a Dream
Ariadne: The Story of a Dream
by: Ouida
3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
191.
Jeanne
Jeanne 3.07 avg rating — 46 ratings
191.
Personal narrative of a year's journey through central and eastern Arabia
Personal narrative of a year's journey through central and eastern Arabia 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
191.
Ben, the Luggage Boy: Or, Among the Wharves
Ben, the Luggage Boy: Or, Among the Wharves 3.70 avg rating — 43 ratings
191.
Friendship, by Ouida
Friendship, by Ouida
by: Ouida
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
195.
Pygmalion and Galatea. An entirely original mythological comedy
Pygmalion and Galatea. An entirely original mythological comedy 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings
195.
Jack's Ward; Or, The Boy Guardian
Jack's Ward; Or, The Boy Guardian 3.90 avg rating — 73 ratings
195.
Little Pillows: Or Goodnight Thoughts for the Little Ones
Little Pillows: Or Goodnight Thoughts for the Little Ones 4.62 avg rating — 21 ratings
198.
No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority
No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority 4.37 avg rating — 1,114 ratings
199.
Fenton's Quest
Fenton's Quest 3.76 avg rating — 83 ratings
199.
Willing to Die
Willing to Die 3.42 avg rating — 24 ratings
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