Best Books of the Decade: 1900s (466 books)

The best books published during the 1900s decade (1900–1909).

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1900s lists
1900s shelf
Best By Date
Most Rated Book by Year

Best Books by Century:
21st, 20th,
19th, 18th, 17th, 16th, 15th,14th, 13th, 12th, 11th, 10th,
9th, 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th, 4th

Best Books by Decade:
2020–2029, 2010–2019, 2000–2009,
1990–1999, 1980–1989, 1970–1979, 1960–1969, 1950–1959,
1940–1949, 1930–1939, 1920–1929, 1910–1919, 1900–1909,
1890–1899, 1880–1889, 1870–1879, 1860–1869, 1850–1859,
1840–1849, 1830–1839, 1820–1829, 1810–1819, 1800–1809

Best Books by Year:
1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909

Lists for all books by Number of Ratings:
10,000 to 15,000, 15,000 to 20,000, 20,000 to 25,000, 25,000 to 30,000,
30,000 to 40,000, 40,000 to 50,000, 50,000 to 60,000, 60,000 to 70,000,
70,000 to 80,000, 80,000 to 89,999, 90,000 to 99,999, 100,000 to 149,999,
150,000 to 199,999, 200,000 to 499,999, 500,000 to 999,999, 1,000,000 and more

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1	Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) by L.M. Montgomery 4.33 avg rating — 1,105,353 ratings score: 28,095, and 286 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L. Frank Baum really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 508,854 ratings score: 19,565, and 201 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.13 avg rating — 385,662 ratings score: 18,672, and 192 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Call of the Wild by Jack London 3.91 avg rating — 469,913 ratings score: 16,013, and 165 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4.23 avg rating — 323,507 ratings score: 12,909, and 134 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame 4.02 avg rating — 239,483 ratings score: 11,707, and 122 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1) by Beatrix Potter 4.23 avg rating — 257,813 ratings score: 11,500, and 120 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Room with a View by E.M. Forster 3.89 avg rating — 200,944 ratings score: 11,364, and 117 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton 3.98 avg rating — 105,477 ratings score: 10,831, and 111 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	White Fang by Jack London 4.03 avg rating — 206,282 ratings score: 9,595, and 100 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2) by L.M. Montgomery 4.23 avg rating — 224,059 ratings score: 8,774, and 92 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy 4.07 avg rating — 141,344 ratings score: 7,290, and 77 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry 4.11 avg rating — 101,070 ratings score: 6,951, and 74 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Jungle by Upton Sinclair 3.78 avg rating — 154,156 ratings score: 6,606, and 70 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser 3.78 avg rating — 41,710 ratings score: 5,668, and 60 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.27 avg rating — 70,012 ratings score: 5,545, and 59 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux 3.96 avg rating — 275,410 ratings score: 5,335, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Story of My Life by Helen Keller 4.07 avg rating — 150,847 ratings score: 5,268, and 57 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Kim by Rudyard Kipling 3.70 avg rating — 39,907 ratings score: 5,042, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling 4.05 avg rating — 49,471 ratings score: 4,819, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov 3.69 avg rating — 45,111 ratings score: 4,712, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad 3.61 avg rating — 32,907 ratings score: 4,707, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G.K. Chesterton 3.82 avg rating — 45,963 ratings score: 4,454, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas Mann 4.20 avg rating — 35,365 ratings score: 4,335, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov 3.71 avg rating — 24,214 ratings score: 3,757, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad 3.58 avg rating — 24,779 ratings score: 3,743, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Railway Children by E. Nesbit 4.03 avg rating — 63,751 ratings score: 3,621, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Peter Pan (Peter Pan, #2) by J.M. Barrie 4.03 avg rating — 372,946 ratings score: 3,223, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois 4.31 avg rating — 44,760 ratings score: 3,177, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Sea Wolf by Jack London 4.06 avg rating — 33,333 ratings score: 3,127, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Five Children and It (The Psammead Trilogy, #1) by E. Nesbit 3.86 avg rating — 28,141 ratings score: 3,093, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster 3.59 avg rating — 17,728 ratings score: 3,077, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Wings of the Dove by Henry James 3.78 avg rating — 17,505 ratings score: 2,701, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (World of Beatrix Potter, #4) by Beatrix Potter 4.21 avg rating — 17,205 ratings score: 2,695, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Nostromo by Joseph Conrad 3.81 avg rating — 17,877 ratings score: 2,565, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (World of Beatrix Potter, #8) by Beatrix Potter 4.15 avg rating — 12,526 ratings score: 2,526, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Ambassadors by Henry James 3.63 avg rating — 12,966 ratings score: 2,516, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs 3.84 avg rating — 17,907 ratings score: 2,484, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Tale of Tom Kitten (World of Beatrix Potter, #11) by Beatrix Potter 4.08 avg rating — 9,868 ratings score: 2,461, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Martin Eden by Jack London 4.48 avg rating — 54,076 ratings score: 2,460, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3) by L. Frank Baum 3.95 avg rating — 27,069 ratings score: 2,438, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad 3.51 avg rating — 18,254 ratings score: 2,382, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	To Build a Fire by Jack London 3.99 avg rating — 26,571 ratings score: 2,274, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster 4.07 avg rating — 20,588 ratings score: 2,136, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Confusions of Young Törless by Robert Musil 3.67 avg rating — 10,145 ratings score: 2,053, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2) by Gene Stratton-Porter 4.17 avg rating — 22,676 ratings score: 2,038, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Marvelous Land of Oz (Oz, #2) by L. Frank Baum 3.80 avg rating — 25,856 ratings score: 2,031, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington 4.11 avg rating — 35,998 ratings score: 1,982, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God by Rainer Maria Rilke 4.34 avg rating — 8,361 ratings score: 1,966, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin 3.87 avg rating — 35,936 ratings score: 1,878, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Immoralist by André Gide 3.54 avg rating — 13,570 ratings score: 1,876, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf 4.03 avg rating — 12,751 ratings score: 1,850, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers 3.63 avg rating — 7,672 ratings score: 1,809, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Man of Property (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1) by John Galsworthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,196 ratings score: 1,777, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The House on the Borderland by William Hope Hodgson 3.58 avg rating — 10,918 ratings score: 1,640, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Enchanted Castle by E. Nesbit 3.82 avg rating — 9,304 ratings score: 1,625, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells 3.66 avg rating — 18,466 ratings score: 1,597, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler 3.61 avg rating — 9,682 ratings score: 1,552, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber 3.91 avg rating — 15,031 ratings score: 1,549, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Peter Camenzind by Hermann Hesse 3.89 avg rating — 8,747 ratings score: 1,540, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Golden Bowl by Henry James 3.77 avg rating — 11,791 ratings score: 1,532, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	De Profundis and Other Writings by Oscar Wilde 4.22 avg rating — 2,851 ratings score: 1,524, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw 3.66 avg rating — 7,277 ratings score: 1,509, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Phoenix and the Carpet (The Psammead Trilogy, #2) by E. Nesbit 4.03 avg rating — 9,763 ratings score: 1,427, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin 3.80 avg rating — 7,648 ratings score: 1,397, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4) by L. Frank Baum 3.73 avg rating — 15,182 ratings score: 1,345, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Late Mattia Pascal by Luigi Pirandello really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35,754 ratings score: 1,290, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Road to Oz (Oz, #5) by L. Frank Baum 3.72 avg rating — 13,398 ratings score: 1,255, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Ecce Homo by Friedrich Nietzsche 3.81 avg rating — 19,860 ratings score: 1,223, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Napoleon of Notting Hill by G.K. Chesterton 3.84 avg rating — 3,983 ratings score: 1,164, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Virginian by Owen Wister 3.91 avg rating — 9,967 ratings score: 1,162, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Old Wives' Tale (The Five Towns #5) by Arnold Bennett 3.85 avg rating — 4,781 ratings score: 1,137, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw 3.85 avg rating — 4,720 ratings score: 1,132, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce 4.05 avg rating — 11,042 ratings score: 1,127, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc 3.85 avg rating — 16,519 ratings score: 1,103, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Beneath the Wheel by Hermann Hesse 3.88 avg rating — 22,248 ratings score: 1,100, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	The Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain 3.84 avg rating — 19,436 ratings score: 1,090, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (World of Beatrix Potter, #6) by Beatrix Potter 4.17 avg rating — 17,015 ratings score: 1,058, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum 3.94 avg rating — 7,570 ratings score: 1,034, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Tonio Kröger / Mario und der Zauberer by Thomas Mann 3.57 avg rating — 1,551 ratings score: 1,028, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Green Mansions by William Henry Hudson 3.68 avg rating — 3,324 ratings score: 1,022, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Tailor of Gloucester (World of Beatrix Potter, #3) by Beatrix Potter 4.07 avg rating — 7,376 ratings score: 999, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Playboy of the Western World and Other Plays by J.M. Synge 3.70 avg rating — 410 ratings score: 982, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Psychopathology of Everyday Life by Sigmund Freud 3.80 avg rating — 6,872 ratings score: 951, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (World of Beatrix Potter, #12) by Beatrix Potter 4.05 avg rating — 14,082 ratings score: 927, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Mother by Maxim Gorky 3.97 avg rating — 18,960 ratings score: 908, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James 4.05 avg rating — 5,748 ratings score: 891, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Lieutenant Gustl by Arthur Schnitzler 3.49 avg rating — 3,809 ratings score: 888, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams 3.63 avg rating — 4,938 ratings score: 881, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Magician by W. Somerset Maugham 3.58 avg rating — 5,382 ratings score: 866, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	I Am a Cat by Natsume Sōseki 3.67 avg rating — 17,805 ratings score: 864, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (World of Beatrix Potter, #14) by Beatrix Potter 4.14 avg rating — 7,250 ratings score: 852, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Book of Tea by Kakuzō Okakura 3.85 avg rating — 17,409 ratings score: 844, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Three Lives by Gertrude Stein 3.06 avg rating — 4,564 ratings score: 812, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #9) by Beatrix Potter 3.67 avg rating — 2,148 ratings score: 797, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Freckles (Limberlost, #1) by Gene Stratton-Porter 4.13 avg rating — 12,352 ratings score: 791, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things by Lafcadio Hearn 3.82 avg rating — 6,091 ratings score: 737, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman by E.W. Hornung 3.72 avg rating — 527 ratings score: 706, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Love Among the Chickens (Ukridge, #1) by P.G. Wodehouse 3.78 avg rating — 4,523 ratings score: 682, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Food of the Gods by H.G. Wells 3.43 avg rating — 5,349 ratings score: 677, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Antoine (new)

Aug 11, 2008 04:54PM

Riddle of the Sands, published in 1903, belongs on this list, but is being disallowed by Goodreads.

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message 2: by Vanda Dien (new)

Dec 20, 2008 09:38AM

Antoine wrote: "Riddle of the Sands, published in 1903, belongs on this list, but is being disallowed by Goodreads.
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why would goodreads disallowed it? pls enlighten me

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message 3: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jun 05, 2009 10:28AM

They probably don't have the original date of publication on it as 1903. Happens sometimes.

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message 4: by Vanda Dien (new)

Jun 07, 2009 11:44PM

thanks for the info Susanna. i appreciate it

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message 5: by Stef (new)

Jul 25, 2009 07:07PM

Someone please tell me this list is a joke...

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message 6: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 26, 2009 11:47AM

And why would you think this list is a joke?

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message 7: by Bettie (new)

Jul 26, 2009 12:05PM

Yes - I think I would like to know why this has reached the heady heights of 'joke' status.

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message 8: by Deirdre (last edited Jul 27, 2009 02:26AM) (new)

Jul 27, 2009 02:18AM

Antoine wrote: "Riddle of the Sands, published in 1903, belongs on this list, but is being disallowed by Goodreads."

According to my searches, although Riddle of the Sands was written in 1903, it was not published until 1915. I think this is a moot point. To my mind, if the date of writing is known and that differs from the publication date, it should be the former date that is accepted. After all the author was writing the work in the context of that earlier date. If one always took the publication date as being sacrosanct, we should have, for instance, no chronology for Shakespeare's plays as none were published in his lifetime and there is a great deal of difference in the plays written in Elizabeth's reign from those written in James's reign because of both the context in which they were written and the developing maturity of the writer.!

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message 9: by Janna (new)

Aug 17, 2009 09:00AM

The Secret Garden wasn't published until 1911.

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message 10: by Deirdre (new)

Aug 17, 2009 09:37AM

Janna wrote: "The Secret Garden wasn't published until 1911."
That was in book form. It was serialised in the autumn of 1910 and we don't know when, before that, it was finished. I think we can allow it to squeak in, don't you?

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message 11: by Janna (new)

Aug 17, 2009 03:51PM

Well, I guess, but I don't see why it can't just be on the 1910s list...

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message 12: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Aug 17, 2009 04:33PM) (new)

Aug 17, 2009 04:32PM

Weird, the OP date is now 1911, yet it still registers votes on this list. Interesting.

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message 13: by Brixton (last edited Jun 05, 2010 11:04AM) (new)

Jun 05, 2010 10:20AM

Deirdre wrote: To my mind, if the date of writing is known and that differs from the publication date, it should be the former date that is accepted.

This would cause great confusion with, especially, collected works, translations, anthologies, works published posthumously, etc. Also, a writer may take ten years to complete something, during which time the work may have been published in part; we do not catalogue the date the world first witnessed the text (unless that date is specific to the edition in question), but rather the date the work was first published in the form/state of completion as we know it. Think of chapters or excerpts published in magazines before a work is finalised: it is more consistent and easier to nail down a date of publication if that date is considered to be when a work was first published whole (or as complete as possible, such as in cases of unfinished works, most likely published posthumously). Ultimately, goodreads is organised around books, not writing. Hope that helps clarify!

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message 14: by Thom (new)

Jun 05, 2010 08:01PM

Deirdre wrote: "Antoine wrote: "Riddle of the Sands, published in 1903, belongs on this list, but is being disallowed by Goodreads."

According to my searches, although Riddle of the Sands was written in 1903, it ..."

I take your point, but there were a few publications of quartos of Shakespeare in his lifetime. We have a fairly solid chronology for the WRITING of the plays, give or take a year here and there, but of course the major publication date is the First Folio, 1623.

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message 15: by Lobstergirl (new)

Jun 15, 2010 06:14PM

Maurice wasn't published until 1971.

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message 16: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Jun 16, 2010 06:45AM) (new)

Jun 16, 2010 06:42AM

Lobstergirl wrote: "Maurice wasn't published until 1971."

True. Removed it.

ETA: Also removed the "two in one" edition of "White Fang" and "Call of the Wild," since both books are on the list individually already.

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message 17: by Lobstergirl (new)

Mar 05, 2011 06:38PM

Deirdre wrote: "Antoine wrote: "Riddle of the Sands, published in 1903, belongs on this list, but is being disallowed by Goodreads."

According to my searches, although Riddle of the Sands was written in 1903, it ..."

Riddle of the Sands was definitely published in or by 1903, as I'm looking at a 1903 edition of it on Googlebooks.

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message 18: by [deleted user] (new)

May 09, 2011 10:40AM

Peter Pan was first published in 1911. It is already in the list Best books of the decade: 1910. I think we should remove it.

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message 19: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

May 09, 2011 11:55AM

It actually does belong on both lists: The play dates from 1904, the novelization from 1911. Unfortunately, in the GR database, both text versions seem to be linked; and quite frankly, with 527 individual editions to be sorted out, I for one don't have the stamina to separate them ...

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message 20: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

May 11, 2011 11:33AM

That gives one pause, doesn't it?

I, too, don't have that much stamina!

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message 21: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

May 11, 2011 11:52AM

LOL.

Besides, isn't there some rule to the effect that once it's more than 500 (or so) combined editions, it actually takes a super-librarian to separate or (re-)combine books?

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message 22: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

May 11, 2011 01:31PM

That I don't know.

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message 23: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

May 12, 2011 05:14AM

I don't remember what exactly is the limit of books -- but I do remember running into this when trying to sort out another huge bestseller in the past ...

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message 24: by Liander (The Towering Pile) (new)

Aug 20, 2012 09:10AM

I don't understand the argument for keeping The Secret Garden in the 1900s list... It was written in 1910, not 1911, sure, but 1910 is in the 1910s, not the 1900s. Duh?

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message 25: by Liander (The Towering Pile) (new)

Aug 20, 2012 10:11AM

All the Googling and Wikipedia searching in the world doesn't seem to be giving me any evidence of the existence of such a play... Is it by the same author? All the sources I've found just say that it was serialized starting in 1910, and published as a complete book in 1911.

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message 26: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Aug 20, 2012 11:26AM) (new)

Aug 20, 2012 11:25AM

Lianne wrote: "All the Googling and Wikipedia searching in the world doesn't seem to be giving me any evidence of the existence of such a play... Is it by the same author? All the sources I've found just say that..."

Oops, sorry, got Peter Pan and The Secret Garden mixed up (I bet THAT's a first! :) ). Removed The Secret Garden ... there certainly isn't any reason why THAT book should be on this list (first serialized in 1910, first published in one piece in 1911, as you said).

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message 27: by Liander (The Towering Pile) (new)

Aug 20, 2012 11:57AM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Oops, sorry, got Peter Pan and The Secret Garden mixed up (I bet THAT's a first! :) ). Removed The Secret Garden ... there certainly isn't any reason why THAT book should be on this list (first serialized in 1910, first published in one piece in 1911, as you said).
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Oooh, haha! I'm glad to know I'm not just crazy. :)

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message 28: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Aug 20, 2012 12:11PM

Not you ... :)

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message 29: by [deleted user] (last edited Jan 16, 2014 10:08AM) (new)

Jan 16, 2014 10:07AM

Regarding The Education of Henry Adams, does anyone have book in hand or a solid source to confirm the date?

Depending on where I look, I see a publication date of 1918, a publication date of 1907, and written in 1907 but published in 1918. Without book in hand, I hesitate to remove it from this list though it currently shows a publication of 1918.

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message 30: by [deleted user] (last edited Jan 16, 2014 10:20AM) (new)

Jan 16, 2014 10:18AM

Removed the combo edition of Call of the Wild/White Fang again because both are on the list individually. :D

Also ran a check for duplicates, 2 found and removed.

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message 31: by Paul (new)

May 13, 2014 11:13AM

Michelle wrote: "Regarding The Education of Henry Adams, does anyone have book in hand or a solid source to confirm the date?

Depending on where I look, I see a publication date of 1918, a publication date of 1907..."

According to Wikipedia, Adams paid to have the book printed in a very limited edition and circulated this privately among friends from 1907. But the first commercial edition appeared in 1918. My personal inclination would be for the latter date, since that's when the book became available to the general public, as a result of which it went on to win the Pulitzer in 1919.

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message 32: by [deleted user] (new)

May 13, 2014 11:28AM

Paul wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Regarding The Education of Henry Adams, does anyone have book in hand or a solid source to confirm the date?

Depending on where I look, I see a publication date of 1918, a publica..."

Thanks, Paul!

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message 33: by Paul (new)

May 20, 2014 09:51AM

Book number 139, 'Why I Am So Wise' by Nietzsche, is only a chapter from the book 'Ecce Homo', which was indeed published in 1908, though written in 1888.

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message 34: by Paul (new)

May 20, 2014 10:04AM

Also joint #139, 'Puss in Boots' by Perrault, was published in 1697...

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message 35: by Paul (new)

Aug 15, 2014 01:05PM

Removed Perrault, 'Puss in Boots', published 1697. Removed Nietzsche, 'Why I Am So Wise', excerpt from 'Ecce Homo'.

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message 36: by Paul (new)

Aug 15, 2014 01:11PM

Added Nietzsche, 'Ecce Homo', in place of 'Why I Am So Wise'.

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message 37: by Paul (new)

Jan 31, 2015 05:43AM

Removed Edgar Allan Poe, 'The Raven', published 19th C.

Checked for duplicates.

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message 38: by Lobstergirl (new)

Sep 13, 2017 03:42PM

Deleted Peter Pan the novel, which was published in 1911. (The play was first performed in 1904, but the play script was not published until 1928.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_a...

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Jul 08, 2020 12:20AM