Best Children's Books, 1850-1900

1.
Little Women
Little Women 4.17 avg rating — 2,392,847 ratings
2.
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 4.03 avg rating — 395,716 ratings
3.
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2)
Heidi (Heidi, #1-2) 4.04 avg rating — 208,680 ratings
4.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 499,057 ratings
5.
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 3.85 avg rating — 528,213 ratings
6.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 293,930 ratings
7.
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 — 141,693 ratings
8.
The Princess and the Goblin
The Princess and the Goblin 4.02 avg rating — 40,114 ratings
9.
The Blue Fairy Book
The Blue Fairy Book 4.05 avg rating — 10,216 ratings
10.
Pinocchio
Pinocchio 3.84 avg rating — 87,064 ratings
11.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,613 ratings
12.
A Child's Garden of Verses
A Child's Garden of Verses 4.27 avg rating — 26,590 ratings
13.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,848 ratings
14.
The Light Princess
The Light Princess 4.03 avg rating — 8,964 ratings
15.
The Princess and Curdie (Princess Irene and Curdie, #2)
The Princess and Curdie (Princess Irene and Curdie, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 10,494 ratings
16.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood 4.07 avg rating — 66,313 ratings
17.
Little Men
Little Men 3.88 avg rating — 66,921 ratings
18.
The Red Fairy Book
The Red Fairy Book 4.13 avg rating — 3,573 ratings
19.
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy 3.91 avg rating — 24,408 ratings
20.
The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1)
The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 130,544 ratings
21.
The Green Fairy Book
The Green Fairy Book 4.16 avg rating — 2,751 ratings
22.
Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1)
Eight Cousins (Eight Cousins, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 39,275 ratings
23.
Rose in Bloom (Eight Cousins, #2)
Rose in Bloom (Eight Cousins, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 23,939 ratings
24.
Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill 3.87 avg rating — 5,227 ratings
25.
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Yellow Fairy Book 4.12 avg rating — 2,327 ratings
26.
Jo's Boys
Jo's Boys 3.83 avg rating — 38,877 ratings
27.
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
The Happy Prince and Other Tales 4.17 avg rating — 33,613 ratings
28.
The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Bastable Children, #1)
The Story of the Treasure Seekers (Bastable Children, #1)
by: E. Nesbit
3.94 avg rating — 6,700 ratings
29.
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (Five Little Peppers, #1)
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (Five Little Peppers, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 25,100 ratings
30.
The Reluctant Dragon
The Reluctant Dragon 3.95 avg rating — 5,664 ratings
31.
What Katy Did
What Katy Did 3.89 avg rating — 20,239 ratings
32.
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper 3.87 avg rating — 123,983 ratings
33.
An Old-Fashioned Girl
An Old-Fashioned Girl 4.09 avg rating — 21,857 ratings
34.
The Pink Fairy Book
The Pink Fairy Book 4.08 avg rating — 1,773 ratings
35.
Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates
Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates 3.89 avg rating — 15,972 ratings
36.
The Grey Fairy Book
The Grey Fairy Book 4.04 avg rating — 1,244 ratings
37.
At the Back of the North Wind
At the Back of the North Wind 4.01 avg rating — 8,120 ratings
38.
Under the Lilacs
Under the Lilacs 3.79 avg rating — 5,701 ratings
39.
The Golden Key
The Golden Key 4.06 avg rating — 3,813 ratings
40.
What Katy Did at School
What Katy Did at School 3.97 avg rating — 6,884 ratings
41.
What Katy Did Next
What Katy Did Next 3.89 avg rating — 6,092 ratings
42.
The Book of Dragons
The Book of Dragons
by: E. Nesbit
3.84 avg rating — 3,824 ratings
43.
Seven Little Australians (Woolcots, #1)
Seven Little Australians (Woolcots, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 4,802 ratings
44.
Tanglewood Tales: A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys
Tanglewood Tales: A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys 3.81 avg rating — 1,880 ratings
45.
Sara Crewe, or What Happened at Miss Minchin's
Sara Crewe, or What Happened at Miss Minchin's 4.12 avg rating — 3,349 ratings
46.
A Child's History of England
A Child's History of England 3.79 avg rating — 733 ratings
47.
The Magic Fish-bone
The Magic Fish-bone 3.41 avg rating — 484 ratings
48.
Five Little Peppers Midway (Five Little Peppers, #2)
Five Little Peppers Midway (Five Little Peppers, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 972 ratings
49.
Five Little Peppers Grown Up (Five little Peppers, #3)
Five Little Peppers Grown Up (Five little Peppers, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 556 ratings
50.
Clover
Clover 3.79 avg rating — 1,518 ratings
51.
In the High Valley
In the High Valley 3.64 avg rating — 773 ratings
52.
A House of Pomegranates
A House of Pomegranates 3.84 avg rating — 3,199 ratings
53.
The Birds' Christmas Carol
The Birds' Christmas Carol 4.01 avg rating — 1,984 ratings
54.
Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag (Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag, #1)
Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag (Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 469 ratings
55.
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving 3.82 avg rating — 1,730 ratings
56.
Moonfleet
Moonfleet 3.96 avg rating — 6,392 ratings
56.
Good Wives
Good Wives 3.98 avg rating — 47,488 ratings
58.
The King of the Golden River
The King of the Golden River 3.92 avg rating — 1,861 ratings
59.
Russian Fairy Tales
Russian Fairy Tales 4.19 avg rating — 4,657 ratings
60.
The Water Babies
The Water Babies 3.38 avg rating — 9,743 ratings
61.
Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings
Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings 3.74 avg rating — 670 ratings
62.
The Carved Lions
The Carved Lions 3.23 avg rating — 26 ratings
63.
The Coral Island
The Coral Island 3.69 avg rating — 4,708 ratings
64.
Cautionary Tales for Children
Cautionary Tales for Children 4.18 avg rating — 5,553 ratings
65.
The Wise Little Donkey
The Wise Little Donkey 3.58 avg rating — 2,246 ratings
66.
The Black Arrow
The Black Arrow 3.79 avg rating — 19,567 ratings
67.
Tom Brown's Schooldays (Tom Brown, #1)
Tom Brown's Schooldays (Tom Brown, #1) 3.44 avg rating — 2,971 ratings
68.
Flower Fables
Flower Fables 3.52 avg rating — 811 ratings
69.
The Cuckoo Clock
The Cuckoo Clock 3.66 avg rating — 288 ratings
69.
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous 3.85 avg rating — 22,140 ratings
71.
Christmas-tree land
Christmas-tree land 3.52 avg rating — 67 ratings
71.
The Lost Princess
The Lost Princess 4.29 avg rating — 1,542 ratings
73.
The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance
The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance 3.92 avg rating — 52 ratings
74.
The Palace in the Garden
The Palace in the Garden 4.05 avg rating — 37 ratings
74.
The Conscience Pudding
The Conscience Pudding
by: E. Nesbit
3.62 avg rating — 40 ratings
76.
The Magic Nuts (1898)
The Magic Nuts (1898) 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings
76.
The Doll and Her Friends or Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina
The Doll and Her Friends or Memoirs of the Lady Seraphina really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings
78.
Twilight Land
Twilight Land 3.71 avg rating — 96 ratings
78.
Cat and Dog Memoirs of Puss and the Captain
Cat and Dog Memoirs of Puss and the Captain 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
80.
Ting-a-Ling
Ting-a-Ling 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
81.
The Griffin and the Minor Canon
The Griffin and the Minor Canon 4.03 avg rating — 235 ratings
81.
The Child's Story
The Child's Story 3.85 avg rating — 449 ratings
83.
Lob Lie-by-the-Fire or, the Luck of Lingborough
Lob Lie-by-the-Fire or, the Luck of Lingborough 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings
83.
A Child's Dream of a Star
A Child's Dream of a Star 3.70 avg rating — 623 ratings
85.
Snap Dragons: A Tale Of Christmas Eve And Old Father Christmas: An Old Fashioned Tale Of The Young Days Of A Grumpy Old Godfather
Snap Dragons: A Tale Of Christmas Eve And Old Father Christmas: An Old Fashioned Tale Of The Young Days Of A Grumpy Old Godfather 3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings
86.
Mary's Meadow and Other Tales of Fields and Flowers
Mary's Meadow and Other Tales of Fields and Flowers 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
86.
The Rose And the Ring
The Rose And the Ring 3.75 avg rating — 1,206 ratings
88.
Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances
Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances 3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings
88.
The Little Scarlet Flower
The Little Scarlet Flower 4.15 avg rating — 801 ratings
90.
Ragged Dick (Ragged Dick, #1)
Ragged Dick (Ragged Dick, #1) 3.33 avg rating — 2,913 ratings
91.
Mark the Match Boy (Ragged Dick, #3)
Mark the Match Boy (Ragged Dick, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 111 ratings
92.
The Second Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #2)
The Second Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 4,254 ratings
92.
Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1)
Kidnapped (David Balfour, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 67,098 ratings
92.
Brave and Bold
Brave and Bold 3.90 avg rating — 92 ratings
95.
Fame and Fortune (Ragged Dick, #2)
Fame and Fortune (Ragged Dick, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 227 ratings
96.
Mark Mason's Victory
Mark Mason's Victory really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings
97.
Struggling Upward, Or, Luke Larkin's Luck
Struggling Upward, Or, Luke Larkin's Luck 3.68 avg rating — 123 ratings
98.
The Story of a Bad Boy
The Story of a Bad Boy 3.86 avg rating — 320 ratings
99.
Dealings With The Fairies
Dealings With The Fairies 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
100.
Little Pillows: Or Goodnight Thoughts for the Little Ones
Little Pillows: Or Goodnight Thoughts for the Little Ones 4.62 avg rating — 21 ratings
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