Best Books of the Decade: 1900s

1.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating β€” 1,079,779 ratings
2.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 499,065 ratings
3.
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) 4.13 avg rating β€” 376,277 ratings
4.
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild 3.91 avg rating β€” 461,030 ratings
5.
A Little Princess
A Little Princess 4.23 avg rating β€” 320,499 ratings
6.
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows 4.02 avg rating β€” 235,224 ratings
7.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1) 4.22 avg rating β€” 255,375 ratings
8.
A Room with a View
A Room with a View 3.90 avg rating β€” 197,354 ratings
9.
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth 3.97 avg rating β€” 103,529 ratings
10.
White Fang
White Fang 4.03 avg rating β€” 201,596 ratings
11.
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2)
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2) 4.23 avg rating β€” 218,796 ratings
12.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel 4.07 avg rating β€” 140,064 ratings
13.
The Gift of the Magi
The Gift of the Magi
by: O. Henry
4.11 avg rating β€” 99,705 ratings
14.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating β€” 152,230 ratings
15.
Sister Carrie
Sister Carrie 3.77 avg rating β€” 41,366 ratings
16.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) 4.27 avg rating β€” 68,768 ratings
17.
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera 3.96 avg rating β€” 267,545 ratings
18.
The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life 4.08 avg rating β€” 150,146 ratings
19.
Kim
Kim 3.70 avg rating β€” 39,386 ratings
20.
Just So Stories
Just So Stories 4.05 avg rating β€” 49,166 ratings
21.
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard 3.69 avg rating β€” 44,046 ratings
22.
Lord Jim
Lord Jim 3.61 avg rating β€” 32,457 ratings
23.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare 3.82 avg rating β€” 44,811 ratings
24.
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family 4.20 avg rating β€” 34,066 ratings
25.
The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters 3.71 avg rating β€” 23,697 ratings
26.
The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent 3.58 avg rating β€” 24,252 ratings
27.
The Railway Children
The Railway Children
by: E. Nesbit
4.02 avg rating β€” 62,867 ratings
28.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating β€” 366,941 ratings
29.
Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1)
Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1)
by: E. Nesbit
3.86 avg rating β€” 27,825 ratings
30.
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk 4.31 avg rating β€” 44,282 ratings
31.
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf 4.06 avg rating β€” 32,664 ratings
32.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread 3.59 avg rating β€” 17,387 ratings
33.
The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove 3.79 avg rating β€” 17,385 ratings
34.
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (World of Beatrix Potter, #4)
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (World of Beatrix Potter, #4) 4.21 avg rating β€” 17,106 ratings
35.
The Monkey's Paw
The Monkey's Paw 3.84 avg rating β€” 16,999 ratings
36.
Nostromo
Nostromo 3.81 avg rating β€” 17,603 ratings
37.
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (World of Beatrix Potter, #8)
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (World of Beatrix Potter, #8) 4.15 avg rating β€” 12,418 ratings
38.
The Ambassadors
The Ambassadors 3.63 avg rating β€” 12,857 ratings
39.
Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3)
Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3) 3.95 avg rating β€” 26,631 ratings
40.
Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer
Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer 3.51 avg rating β€” 18,132 ratings
41.
The Tale of Tom Kitten (World of Beatrix Potter, #11)
The Tale of Tom Kitten (World of Beatrix Potter, #11) 4.08 avg rating β€” 9,757 ratings
42.
To Build a Fire
To Build a Fire 3.98 avg rating β€” 25,824 ratings
43.
Martin Eden
Martin Eden 4.48 avg rating β€” 51,256 ratings
44.
The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops 4.07 avg rating β€” 19,678 ratings
45.
The Confusions of Young TΓΆrless
The Confusions of Young TΓΆrless 3.67 avg rating β€” 9,865 ratings
46.
A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2)
A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2) 4.17 avg rating β€” 22,313 ratings
47.
The Marvelous Land of Oz (Oz, #2)
The Marvelous Land of Oz (Oz, #2) 3.80 avg rating β€” 25,277 ratings
48.
Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery 4.11 avg rating β€” 35,600 ratings
49.
Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God
Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God 4.33 avg rating β€” 8,686 ratings
50.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 3.87 avg rating β€” 35,720 ratings
51.
The Immoralist
The Immoralist 3.55 avg rating β€” 13,270 ratings
52.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils 4.03 avg rating β€” 12,495 ratings
53.
The Riddle of the Sands
The Riddle of the Sands 3.63 avg rating β€” 7,476 ratings
54.
The Man of Property (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1)
The Man of Property (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 5,026 ratings
55.
The House on the Borderland
The House on the Borderland 3.59 avg rating β€” 10,252 ratings
56.
The Enchanted Castle
The Enchanted Castle
by: E. Nesbit
3.82 avg rating β€” 9,168 ratings
57.
The First Men in the Moon
The First Men in the Moon 3.66 avg rating β€” 18,112 ratings
58.
The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh 3.60 avg rating β€” 9,577 ratings
59.
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
by: Max Weber
3.91 avg rating β€” 14,703 ratings
60.
Peter Camenzind
Peter Camenzind 3.89 avg rating β€” 8,456 ratings
61.
The Golden Bowl
The Golden Bowl 3.77 avg rating β€” 11,714 ratings
62.
De Profundis and Other Writings
De Profundis and Other Writings 4.22 avg rating β€” 2,800 ratings
63.
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 β€” 9,661 ratings
64.
Major Barbara
Major Barbara 3.66 avg rating β€” 7,244 ratings
65.
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career 3.80 avg rating β€” 7,485 ratings
66.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4) 3.73 avg rating β€” 14,857 ratings
67.
The Late Mattia Pascal
The Late Mattia Pascal really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 34,194 ratings
68.
The Road to Oz (Oz, #5)
The Road to Oz (Oz, #5) 3.73 avg rating β€” 13,097 ratings
69.
Ecce Homo
Ecce Homo 3.81 avg rating β€” 19,207 ratings
70.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
The Napoleon of Notting Hill 3.83 avg rating β€” 3,889 ratings
71.
The Old Wives' Tale (The Five Towns #5)
The Old Wives' Tale (The Five Towns #5) 3.85 avg rating β€” 4,723 ratings
72.
Man and Superman
Man and Superman 3.85 avg rating β€” 4,660 ratings
73.
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary 4.05 avg rating β€” 10,953 ratings
74.
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1)
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief (Arsène Lupin, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 33,801 ratings
75.
Beneath the Wheel
Beneath the Wheel 3.88 avg rating β€” 21,476 ratings
76.
The Diaries of Adam and Eve
The Diaries of Adam and Eve 3.85 avg rating β€” 18,630 ratings
77.
The Virginian
The Virginian 3.91 avg rating β€” 9,788 ratings
78.
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (World of Beatrix Potter, #6)
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (World of Beatrix Potter, #6) 4.17 avg rating β€” 16,936 ratings
79.
Tonio KrΓΆger / Mario und der Zauberer
Tonio KrΓΆger / Mario und der Zauberer 3.55 avg rating β€” 1,485 ratings
80.
Green Mansions
Green Mansions 3.69 avg rating β€” 3,268 ratings
81.
The Tailor of Gloucester (World of Beatrix Potter, #3)
The Tailor of Gloucester (World of Beatrix Potter, #3) 4.08 avg rating β€” 7,188 ratings
82.
The Psychopathology of Everyday Life
The Psychopathology of Everyday Life 3.81 avg rating β€” 6,723 ratings
83.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus 3.94 avg rating β€” 7,209 ratings
84.
Mother
Mother 3.97 avg rating β€” 18,467 ratings
85.
The Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays
The Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays 3.71 avg rating β€” 403 ratings
86.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary 4.06 avg rating β€” 5,588 ratings
87.
Lieutenant Gustl
Lieutenant Gustl 3.50 avg rating β€” 3,658 ratings
88.
The Education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams 3.63 avg rating β€” 4,868 ratings
89.
The Magician
The Magician 3.58 avg rating β€” 5,240 ratings
90.
I Am a Cat
I Am a Cat 3.68 avg rating β€” 16,996 ratings
91.
The Book of Tea
The Book of Tea 3.85 avg rating β€” 16,836 ratings
92.
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (World of Beatrix Potter, #12)
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (World of Beatrix Potter, #12) 4.05 avg rating β€” 13,999 ratings
93.
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things 3.83 avg rating β€” 5,897 ratings
94.
Three Lives
Three Lives 3.07 avg rating β€” 4,475 ratings
95.
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #9)
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #9) 3.68 avg rating β€” 2,103 ratings
96.
Freckles (Limberlost, #1)
Freckles (Limberlost, #1) 4.13 avg rating β€” 12,188 ratings
97.
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (World of Beatrix Potter, #14)
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (World of Beatrix Potter, #14) 4.15 avg rating β€” 7,103 ratings
98.
Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman
Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman 3.72 avg rating β€” 520 ratings
99.
Love Among the Chickens (Ukridge, #1)
Love Among the Chickens (Ukridge, #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 4,435 ratings
100.
The Food of the Gods
The Food of the Gods 3.43 avg rating β€” 5,234 ratings
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