Best Selling Books Of All Time
1. Don Quixote ( Original Title : El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha )
Written By : Miguel de CervantesOriginal Language : Early Modern Spanish
First Published : 1905 (Part One) & 1912 (Part Two)
Approximate Sales : 500 million
Genre : fiction: fantasy (novel)
2. A Tale of Two Cities
Written By : Charles DickensOriginal Language : English
First Published : 1859
Approximate Sales : 200 million
Genre : historical (novel)
3. The Lord of the Rings
Written By : J. R. R. TolkienOriginal Language : English
First Published : 1954–1955
Approximate Sales : 150 million
Genre : fiction: fantasy (novel)
4. The Little Prince ( Le Petit Prince )
Written By : Antoine de Saint-ExupéryOriginal Language : French
First Published : 1943
Approximate Sales : 140 million
Genre : fiction (novel)
5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Written By : J. K. RowlingOriginal Language : English
First Published : 1997
Approximate Sales : 120 million
Genre : fiction: fantasy (novel)
6. The Hobbit
Written By : J. R. R. TolkienOriginal Language : English
First Published : 1937
Approximate Sales : 100 million
Genre : fiction: fantasy (novel)
7. And Then There Were None
Written By : Agatha ChristieOriginal Language : English
First Published : 1939
Approximate Sales : 100 million
Genre : fiction: mystery (novel)
8. Dream of the Red Chamber ( Original Title : 紅樓夢/红楼梦, Also Called : The Story of the Stone)
Written By : Cao XueqinOriginal Language : Vernacular Chinese
First Published : 1791
Approximate Sales : 100 million
Genre : fiction: family saga (novel)
9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Written By : C. S. LewisOriginal Language : English
First Published : 1950
Approximate Sales : 85 million
Genre : fiction: fantasy (novel)
10. She: A History of Adventure
Written By : H. Rider HaggardOriginal Language : English
First Published : 1887
Approximate Sales : 83 million
Genre : fiction: fantasy, adventure, romance and Gothic (novel)
Honourable Mention : The Da Vinci Code, The Alchemist, Think and Grow Rich & every book of Harry Potter series
Source : Wikipedia, Ranker, The Guardian, Business Insider
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