Best Books of the Decade: 1800s.

1.
Faust, First Part
Faust, First Part 3.83 avg rating — 84,128 ratings
2.
Phenomenology of Spirit
Phenomenology of Spirit 3.96 avg rating — 19,986 ratings
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Tales from Shakespeare
Tales from Shakespeare 3.94 avg rating — 6,796 ratings
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The Age of Reason
The Age of Reason 4.12 avg rating — 9,299 ratings
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Elective Affinities
Elective Affinities 3.69 avg rating — 13,180 ratings
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The Marquise of O— and Other Stories
The Marquise of O— and Other Stories 3.48 avg rating — 4,568 ratings
7.
Wilhelm Tell
Wilhelm Tell 3.21 avg rating — 8,822 ratings
8.
Rameau's Nephew / D'Alembert's Dream
Rameau's Nephew / D'Alembert's Dream 3.67 avg rating — 1,628 ratings
9.
Hymns to the Night
Hymns to the Night
by: Novalis
4.01 avg rating — 2,801 ratings
10.
Maria Stuart
Maria Stuart 3.46 avg rating — 10,098 ratings
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Henry von Ofterdingen
Henry von Ofterdingen
by: Novalis
3.53 avg rating — 1,790 ratings
12.
Poems in Two Volumes
Poems in Two Volumes 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings
13.
The Lay of the Last Minstrel and the Lady of the Lake
The Lay of the Last Minstrel and the Lady of the Lake 3.96 avg rating — 28 ratings
14.
Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete
Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete 3.72 avg rating — 480 ratings
15.
René
René 3.20 avg rating — 1,260 ratings
16.
Castle Rackrent
Castle Rackrent 3.16 avg rating — 4,280 ratings
17.
Der zerbrochne Krug
Der zerbrochne Krug 3.16 avg rating — 5,157 ratings
18.
Belinda
Belinda 3.67 avg rating — 3,791 ratings
19.
The Crimes of Love
The Crimes of Love 3.54 avg rating — 2,329 ratings
20.
Penthesilea: A Tragic Drama
Penthesilea: A Tragic Drama 3.77 avg rating — 1,085 ratings
21.
Six Records of a Floating Life
Six Records of a Floating Life
by: Shěn Fù
3.82 avg rating — 1,809 ratings
22.
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers: A Satire
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers: A Satire 3.70 avg rating — 64 ratings
23.
Logic
Logic 3.84 avg rating — 291 ratings
24.
On Education
On Education 3.65 avg rating — 447 ratings
25.
Zofloya, or The Moor
Zofloya, or The Moor 3.60 avg rating — 2,523 ratings
26.
Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion
Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion 4.11 avg rating — 266 ratings
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Atala
Atala 3.24 avg rating — 457 ratings
28.
Corinne, or Italy
Corinne, or Italy 3.60 avg rating — 605 ratings
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Marmion
Marmion 3.79 avg rating — 215 ratings
30.
Travels into the Interior of Africa
Travels into the Interior of Africa 3.89 avg rating — 698 ratings
31.
The Watsons
The Watsons 3.52 avg rating — 3,289 ratings
32.
Odes and Elegies (Wesleyan Poetry Series)
Odes and Elegies (Wesleyan Poetry Series) 4.21 avg rating — 77 ratings
33.
Dejection: An Ode
Dejection: An Ode 3.56 avg rating — 110 ratings
34.
Delphine
Delphine 3.90 avg rating — 88 ratings
35.
Hours of Idleness
Hours of Idleness 3.84 avg rating — 69 ratings
36.
The Maid Of Orleans
The Maid Of Orleans 3.47 avg rating — 1,515 ratings
37.
The Bride of Messina
The Bride of Messina 3.42 avg rating — 149 ratings
38.
Traité d'économie politique (Œuvres complètes, 1)
Traité d'économie politique (Œuvres complètes, 1) 3.85 avg rating — 65 ratings
39.
The Genius of Christianity or the Spirit and Beauty of the Christian Religion
The Genius of Christianity or the Spirit and Beauty of the Christian Religion 4.06 avg rating — 50 ratings
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Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent
Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent 4.01 avg rating — 274 ratings
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Milton: A Poem (The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Vol 5)
Milton: A Poem (The Illuminated Books of William Blake, Vol 5) 4.14 avg rating — 285 ratings
42.
I Wander'd Lonely as a Cloud
I Wander'd Lonely as a Cloud 4.12 avg rating — 1,308 ratings
43.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar
Elements of Gaelic Grammar 3.40 avg rating — 81 ratings
44.
The Adventures Of Ulysses
The Adventures Of Ulysses 3.63 avg rating — 228 ratings
45.
Das Erdbeben in Chili / Die Verlobung in St. Domingo
Das Erdbeben in Chili / Die Verlobung in St. Domingo 3.30 avg rating — 71 ratings
46.
Hymns and Fragments
Hymns and Fragments 4.40 avg rating — 226 ratings
47.
Vala, or The Four Zoas
Vala, or The Four Zoas 4.07 avg rating — 89 ratings
48.
Chronicle of El Cid
Chronicle of El Cid 3.59 avg rating — 32 ratings
48.
The Pickering manuscript
The Pickering manuscript really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings
50.
Madoc
Madoc really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
51.
Aladdin
Aladdin 3.28 avg rating — 61 ratings
52.
System of Transcendental Idealism
System of Transcendental Idealism 3.83 avg rating — 192 ratings
53.
Philosophical Inquiries into the Nature of Human Freedom
Philosophical Inquiries into the Nature of Human Freedom 4.01 avg rating — 443 ratings
54.
Zoological Philosophy
Zoological Philosophy 4.12 avg rating — 69 ratings
55.
The Difference Between Fichte's and Schelling's System of Philosophy
The Difference Between Fichte's and Schelling's System of Philosophy 3.84 avg rating — 87 ratings
56.
The Scottish Chiefs
The Scottish Chiefs really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,058 ratings
56.
Organic Remains of a Former World. An Examination of the Mineralized Remains of the Vegetables and Animals of the Antediluvian World; Generally Termed Extraneous Fossils Volume 1
Organic Remains of a Former World. An Examination of the Mineralized Remains of the Vegetables and Animals of the Antediluvian World; Generally Termed Extraneous Fossils Volume 1 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
58.
Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis
Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis 3.46 avg rating — 5,565 ratings
58.
El sí de las niñas
El sí de las niñas 3.29 avg rating — 6,532 ratings
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Organic Remains of a Former World. An Examination of the Mineralized Remains of the Vegetables and Animals of the Antediluvian World; Generally Termed Extraneous Fossils Volume 2
Organic Remains of a Former World. An Examination of the Mineralized Remains of the Vegetables and Animals of the Antediluvian World; Generally Termed Extraneous Fossils Volume 2 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
61.
Observations On the Nature and Cure of Gout: On Nodes of the Joints; and On the Influence of Certain Articles of Diet, in Gout, Rheumatism, and Gravel
Observations On the Nature and Cure of Gout: On Nodes of the Joints; and On the Influence of Certain Articles of Diet, in Gout, Rheumatism, and Gravel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
61.
Aesthetical and Philosophical Essays
Aesthetical and Philosophical Essays 4.10 avg rating — 31 ratings
63.
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61: Full Score
Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61: Full Score liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
63.
The Wild Irish Girl: A National Tale
The Wild Irish Girl: A National Tale liked it 3.00 avg rating — 438 ratings
65.
Die Bestimmung des Menchen
Die Bestimmung des Menchen 3.49 avg rating — 385 ratings
65.
A View of the Nervous Temperament; Being a Practical Inquiry into the Increasing Prevalence, Prevention, and Treatment of Those Diseases Commonly Called Nervous, Bilious, (1808) [Leather Bound]
A View of the Nervous Temperament; Being a Practical Inquiry into the Increasing Prevalence, Prevention, and Treatment of Those Diseases Commonly Called Nervous, Bilious, (1808) [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
67.
Adeline Mowbray
Adeline Mowbray 3.29 avg rating — 245 ratings
67.
An essay, medical, philosophical, and chemical, on drunkenness, and its effects on the human body / By Thomas Trotter. 1804 [Leather Bound]
An essay, medical, philosophical, and chemical, on drunkenness, and its effects on the human body / By Thomas Trotter. 1804 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
69.
Bagh O Bahar
Bagh O Bahar
by: Mir Amman
3.75 avg rating — 288 ratings
70.
Das Erdbeben in Chili
Das Erdbeben in Chili 3.29 avg rating — 1,705 ratings
70.
Female Quixotism
Female Quixotism 3.42 avg rating — 143 ratings
72.
The American Practical Navigator
The American Practical Navigator 4.34 avg rating — 133 ratings
73.
Natural Theology
Natural Theology 3.41 avg rating — 141 ratings
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The Novices of Sais
The Novices of Sais
by: Novalis
3.95 avg rating — 436 ratings
75.
Марьина Роща
Марьина Роща 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings
76.
The Libertine (Gothic Novels II)
The Libertine (Gothic Novels II) 3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
77.
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 1
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 1 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings
77.
Memoirs of Modern Philosophers
Memoirs of Modern Philosophers 2.48 avg rating — 27 ratings
79.
The Cottagers of Glenburnie, and Other Educational Writings
The Cottagers of Glenburnie, and Other Educational Writings 2.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
80.
Sepulchres
Sepulchres really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 306 ratings
81.
The Confessions of William Henry Ireland: Containing the Particulars of His Fabrication of the Shakspeare Manuscripts; Together with Anecdotes and Opinions ... Literary, Political, and Theatrical World
The Confessions of William Henry Ireland: Containing the Particulars of His Fabrication of the Shakspeare Manuscripts; Together with Anecdotes and Opinions ... Literary, Political, and Theatrical World 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
81.
The Lay of the Last Minstrel
The Lay of the Last Minstrel 3.60 avg rating — 136 ratings
83.
The Life of David Garrick
The Life of David Garrick liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
84.
Digte 1803
Digte 1803 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
85.
Людмила
Людмила 3.52 avg rating — 27 ratings
86.
The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland: Volume 1. England
The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland: Volume 1. England it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
86.
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings
88.
Thalaba the Destroyer
Thalaba the Destroyer 3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings
89.
Inchcape Rock
Inchcape Rock 3.37 avg rating — 19 ratings
90.
Poems
Poems did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating
91.
Amphitryon
Amphitryon 3.52 avg rating — 434 ratings
92.
Das Käthchen von Heilbronn
Das Käthchen von Heilbronn 3.53 avg rating — 345 ratings
93.
Die Hermannsschlacht
Die Hermannsschlacht 3.06 avg rating — 154 ratings
94.
Ørvarodds Saga og Palnatoke
Ørvarodds Saga og Palnatoke 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
95.
The Natural Daughter: A Tragedy
The Natural Daughter: A Tragedy 3.07 avg rating — 41 ratings
96.
Hakon Jarl hin Rige
Hakon Jarl hin Rige 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
97.
Die deutschen Kleinstädter
Die deutschen Kleinstädter 3.54 avg rating — 26 ratings
98.
The Grasmere Journals
The Grasmere Journals 3.73 avg rating — 211 ratings
99.
Addresses to the German Nation
Addresses to the German Nation 3.27 avg rating — 100 ratings
100.
Ueber die Sprache und Weisheit der Indier (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics)
Ueber die Sprache und Weisheit der Indier (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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