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- Author: J.D. Salinger Country: United States Publication Date: 1951 Estimated Sales: 65 million copies The definitive coming-of-age tale of an adolescent male, The Catcher in the Rye was Salinger's only full-length novel.
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25 Best-Selling Books of All-Time. #1 – Don Quixote ( 500 million copies sold) by Miguel de Cervantes. Print | eBook | Audiobook. #2 – A Tale of Two Cities ( 200 million copies sold) by Charles Dickens. Print | eBook | Audiobook. #3 – The Lord of the Rings ( 150 million copies sold) by J.R.R. Tolkien. Print | eBook | Audiobook.
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This page provides lists of best-selling books and book series to date and in any language. "Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of each book, rather than the number of books printed or currently owned.
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- The Hobbit (140.6 million) The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is J. R. R. Tolkien's children's fantasy novel published in 1937. The Lord of the Rings prelude has remained in print continuously to entertain successive generations of readers, while the book's hero, Bilbo Baggins, is one of the most popular characters of fiction.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (120 million) J.K. Rowling's first book of the fantasy series finds eleven-year-old orphan Harry Potter discover he is a wizard, who is then invited to study at Hogwarts.
- The Little Prince (100 million) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's book follows a young royal as he travels across the universe. This deceptively simple fable has captured the imaginations of both adults and children ever since it was first published in the 1940s.
- Dream of the Red Chamber (100 million) Written sometime in the middle of the 18th century during the Qing dynasty, this epic follows the infatuations and adventures of a pubescent boy.
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources.
- Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, available at Amazon and Bookshop, from $15.30. Copies sold: 500 million. The highest selling and most translated book of all time, "Don Quixote", is also considered the first modern novel, published in two parts, one in 1605 and the other in 1615.
- A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens, available at Amazon and Bookshop, from $7.36. Copies sold: 200 million. In a story that famously begins "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," Dr. Manette has just spent 18 years as a political prisoner, finally released to be with his daughter, Lucie, in London.
- The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien, available at Amazon and Bookshop, from $10.09. Copies sold: 150 million. "The Fellowship of the Ring" is the first installment of the epic fantasy series "The Lord of the Rings."
- Le Petit Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, available at Amazon and Bookshop, from $6. Copies sold: 140 million. "Le Petit Prince" ("The Little Prince") is a beloved French children's book that uses elements of fantasy to tell an emotional and reflective story of life's greatest lessons.
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Oct 28, 2020 · From boy wizards to eternal romances, these are the best-selling novels from throughout history. Find out how many you've already read.
