Best Books of the Decade: 1900s

101.
Strait is the Gate
Strait is the Gate 3.57 avg rating — 6,008 ratings
102.
The Dance of Death
The Dance of Death 3.63 avg rating — 776 ratings
103.
The Circular Staircase (Miss Cornelia Van Gorder Trilogy #2)
The Circular Staircase (Miss Cornelia Van Gorder Trilogy #2) 3.62 avg rating — 6,799 ratings
104.
Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria
Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria 3.37 avg rating — 3,752 ratings
105.
The Octopus: A Story of California
The Octopus: A Story of California 3.81 avg rating — 2,015 ratings
106.
The Violet Fairy Book
The Violet Fairy Book 4.11 avg rating — 1,536 ratings
107.
The Secret Sharer and other stories
The Secret Sharer and other stories 3.71 avg rating — 886 ratings
108.
The Blue Bird: a Fairy Play in Six Acts
The Blue Bird: a Fairy Play in Six Acts 3.82 avg rating — 2,180 ratings
109.
Doctor Glas
Doctor Glas 3.69 avg rating — 15,883 ratings
110.
Claudine at School
Claudine at School
by: Colette
3.72 avg rating — 2,770 ratings
111.
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (World of Beatrix Potter, #2)
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (World of Beatrix Potter, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 8,855 ratings
112.
Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov
Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov 4.37 avg rating — 31,696 ratings
113.
Seven Who Were Hanged
Seven Who Were Hanged 4.06 avg rating — 2,538 ratings
114.
The Tale of Two Bad Mice (World of Beatrix Potter, #5)
The Tale of Two Bad Mice (World of Beatrix Potter, #5) 4.16 avg rating — 8,648 ratings
115.
The Book of Dragons
The Book of Dragons
by: E. Nesbit
3.84 avg rating — 3,825 ratings
116.
Jakob von Gunten
Jakob von Gunten 3.88 avg rating — 5,804 ratings
116.
Creative Evolution
Creative Evolution 4.10 avg rating — 1,428 ratings
118.
The Beast in the Jungle
The Beast in the Jungle 3.64 avg rating — 5,530 ratings
119.
Time and the Gods
Time and the Gods 3.84 avg rating — 974 ratings
120.
Tristan
Tristan 3.62 avg rating — 2,356 ratings
121.
Orthodoxy
Orthodoxy 4.19 avg rating — 41,129 ratings
122.
The Crimson Fairy Book
The Crimson Fairy Book 4.12 avg rating — 1,253 ratings
123.
Tono-Bungay
Tono-Bungay 3.43 avg rating — 1,466 ratings
124.
The Petty Demon
The Petty Demon 4.03 avg rating — 2,857 ratings
125.
Penguin Island
Penguin Island 3.66 avg rating — 2,157 ratings
125.
Royal Highness
Royal Highness 3.60 avg rating — 1,043 ratings
125.
The Grey Fairy Book
The Grey Fairy Book 4.04 avg rating — 1,244 ratings
128.
The Olive Fairy Book
The Olive Fairy Book 4.15 avg rating — 1,258 ratings
129.
The Brown Fairy Book
The Brown Fairy Book 4.08 avg rating — 1,306 ratings
130.
Professor Unrat
Professor Unrat 3.64 avg rating — 3,332 ratings
131.
The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport (Bobbsey Twins, #1)
The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport (Bobbsey Twins, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 6,338 ratings
132.
Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis
Five Lectures on Psycho-Analysis 3.60 avg rating — 3,390 ratings
133.
The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke
The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke 3.85 avg rating — 698 ratings
134.
Cathleen ni Houlihan
Cathleen ni Houlihan 3.58 avg rating — 1,033 ratings
134.
Claudine in Paris
Claudine in Paris
by: Colette
3.80 avg rating — 1,128 ratings
136.
The Four Million
The Four Million
by: O. Henry
4.04 avg rating — 876 ratings
137.
The Longest Journey
The Longest Journey 3.46 avg rating — 2,756 ratings
138.
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths 3.77 avg rating — 5,166 ratings
139.
The Paul Street Boys
The Paul Street Boys 4.17 avg rating — 23,285 ratings
139.
The Story of the Amulet (The Psammead Trilogy, #3)
The Story of the Amulet (The Psammead Trilogy, #3)
by: E. Nesbit
3.97 avg rating — 4,599 ratings
141.
Puck of Pook's Hill
Puck of Pook's Hill 3.85 avg rating — 2,992 ratings
142.
Wälsungenblut
Wälsungenblut 3.57 avg rating — 185 ratings
142.
The Varieties of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12,769 ratings
144.
La Ronde
La Ronde 3.60 avg rating — 1,956 ratings
145.
In the Days of the Comet
In the Days of the Comet 3.28 avg rating — 1,840 ratings
146.
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, or The Roly-Poly Pudding (World of Beatrix Potter, #13)
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, or The Roly-Poly Pudding (World of Beatrix Potter, #13) 4.02 avg rating — 2,894 ratings
147.
Typhoon and Other Tales
Typhoon and Other Tales 3.90 avg rating — 975 ratings
147.
The Orange Fairy Book
The Orange Fairy Book 4.16 avg rating — 1,478 ratings
149.
The Highwayman
The Highwayman 4.27 avg rating — 5,981 ratings
150.
Esau and Jacob
Esau and Jacob 3.75 avg rating — 1,970 ratings
151.
The Iron Heel
The Iron Heel 3.77 avg rating — 11,954 ratings
152.
The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton 3.73 avg rating — 648 ratings
153.
Botchan
Botchan 3.64 avg rating — 15,289 ratings
154.
Reform or Revolution
Reform or Revolution 4.21 avg rating — 4,608 ratings
154.
SanshirĹŤ
Sanshirō 3.82 avg rating — 5,761 ratings
156.
Reginald
Reginald
by: Saki
3.78 avg rating — 396 ratings
157.
The War Prayer
The War Prayer 4.40 avg rating — 2,224 ratings
158.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
The Mystery of the Yellow Room 3.65 avg rating — 13,479 ratings
159.
The Gods of Pegana
The Gods of Pegana 3.83 avg rating — 1,667 ratings
160.
The Sisters
The Sisters 3.20 avg rating — 630 ratings
161.
The Thinking Machine
The Thinking Machine 3.67 avg rating — 926 ratings
162.
The Four Just Men
The Four Just Men 3.54 avg rating — 1,463 ratings
163.
Strife
Strife 3.43 avg rating — 99 ratings
164.
A Diary From Dixie
A Diary From Dixie 3.92 avg rating — 1,349 ratings
165.
Queen Zixi of Ix
Queen Zixi of Ix 3.89 avg rating — 658 ratings
165.
Vita Sexualis
Vita Sexualis 3.39 avg rating — 1,004 ratings
167.
The Adventures of Elizabeth in RĂĽgen
The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen 3.84 avg rating — 354 ratings
167.
Five Little Peppers Abroad
Five Little Peppers Abroad 3.81 avg rating — 399 ratings
167.
A Daily Rate
A Daily Rate 4.15 avg rating — 694 ratings
167.
The Hill of Dreams
The Hill of Dreams 3.85 avg rating — 1,321 ratings
167.
De val van de koning
De val van de koning 3.72 avg rating — 2,469 ratings
172.
The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan
The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan 3.85 avg rating — 2,069 ratings
173.
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (Peter Rabbit, #15)
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles (Peter Rabbit, #15) 3.72 avg rating — 2,223 ratings
174.
Anne of Green Gables & Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #1-2)
Anne of Green Gables & Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #1-2) 4.25 avg rating — 4,591 ratings
175.
Il marchese di Roccaverdina
Il marchese di Roccaverdina 3.65 avg rating — 318 ratings
175.
The Story of Miss Moppet (Peter Rabbit, #10)
The Story of Miss Moppet (Peter Rabbit, #10) 3.85 avg rating — 2,636 ratings
177.
Gunnar's Daughter
Gunnar's Daughter 4.18 avg rating — 1,855 ratings
178.
Pandora's box; a tragedy in three acts
Pandora's box; a tragedy in three acts 3.21 avg rating — 128 ratings
179.
The People of the Abyss
The People of the Abyss 4.07 avg rating — 5,215 ratings
180.
Puck of Pook's Hill and Rewards and Fairies (Puck #1-2)
Puck of Pook's Hill and Rewards and Fairies (Puck #1-2) 3.94 avg rating — 78 ratings
181.
The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses 4.24 avg rating — 1,035 ratings
182.
The Touchstone
The Touchstone 3.65 avg rating — 1,654 ratings
183.
Kipps
Kipps 3.43 avg rating — 1,293 ratings
184.
The Aran Islands
The Aran Islands 3.80 avg rating — 1,053 ratings
185.
Wallet of Kai Lung (Kai Lung #1)
Wallet of Kai Lung (Kai Lung #1) 3.50 avg rating — 206 ratings
185.
Les Onze Mille Verges; or, The Amorous Adventures of Prince Mony Vibescu
Les Onze Mille Verges; or, The Amorous Adventures of Prince Mony Vibescu 3.07 avg rating — 1,688 ratings
187.
The Club of Queer Trades
The Club of Queer Trades 3.89 avg rating — 2,684 ratings
187.
New Poems
New Poems 4.13 avg rating — 699 ratings
189.
A Room of One’s Own
A Room of One’s Own 4.22 avg rating — 246,429 ratings
190.
Geronimo: My Life
Geronimo: My Life
by: Geronimo
3.89 avg rating — 2,667 ratings
191.
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres 3.95 avg rating — 442 ratings
192.
A Dream Play
A Dream Play 3.63 avg rating — 3,213 ratings
193.
Invasion of the Sea
Invasion of the Sea 3.11 avg rating — 228 ratings
194.
Hadrian the Seventh
Hadrian the Seventh 3.46 avg rating — 568 ratings
195.
Eve's Diary
Eve's Diary 3.64 avg rating — 2,665 ratings
196.
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine 3.85 avg rating — 631 ratings
196.
ZalacaĂ­n, el aventurero
Zalacaín, el aventurero 3.56 avg rating — 2,083 ratings
196.
Cross Currents
Cross Currents really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 60 ratings
199.
Poems of the Past and the Present
Poems of the Past and the Present 3.72 avg rating — 123 ratings
200.
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
The Romance of Tristan and Iseult 3.52 avg rating — 14,377 ratings
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