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5 Best Selling Books of all Time

January 23, 2012 Art

Don Quixote – 500 million

Part I published in 1605; Part II in 1615.Translated to English in 1885 by John Ormsby (1829-1895).
The first true novel, the best-selling novel and in the eyes of most of the world, the greatest novel of all time. Cervantes has portrayed many complex themes through an over plus of unforgettable incidents, tragic and comic in a blend of great variety and color. Cervantes uses the subject of the idealistic, insane knight and the devoted, down to earth squire. The book has been written in fantastic prose style and is unsurpassed as a masterpiece of droll humor, a scintillating portrait of 16th century Spanish society. Cervantes started the novel in order to parody the many romances of chivalry which were circulating in those times and which the Church was unsuccessfully trying to check, but the hero got the better of him.

A Tale of Two Cities – 200 million

A Tale of Two Cities is a novel written in year 1859 by Charles Dickens. The novel is set around the two cities of London and Paris before the French revolution and during it. More than 200 million copies of this masterpiece of work have been sold which makes it one of the most popular fiction novels.
With an excellent plot, the flow of events and the characterization, A Tale of Two Cities has certainly amazed people all over the world. This work from Charles Dickens is indeed an all time best seller.

The Lord of the Rings – 150 million

Wrote by J.R.R. Tolkien,The Lord of the Rings is a very famous work of fantasy fiction. Its thought to be an extremely popular epic novel. The story is a sequel to another fantasy novel written by Tolkien, “The Hobbit”.The novel has been compiled and written in a very originative and imaginative manner which makes it and extensive piece of writing. The book has been reprinted on numerous occasions and has sold more than 150 million copies worldwide. It has been translated into several languages and it one of the greatest works of fiction in the 20th century.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone — 107 million

The book was sent to many publishers but no one agreed to publish it unaware of the fact that its going to be a smash hit one day. Finally in 1997 a publisher in United Kingdom agreed to publish her work. It also made it onto the New York Times Bestseller list. With different publishers for different nations, and various publishers reporting seemingly exaggerated numbers, it’s more accurate to say, “107 million, give or take 20 million or so.”

The Da Vinci Code – 80 million

As you might have read that Da Vinci Code, sold 80 million copies worldwide. Booksellers have anxiously waited for a popular title that resonated the readers and fueled the same sort of frenzy smoke earlier. The Da Vinci Code begins with a page titled “Fact”, a term that sets the stage for the novel’s disrepute. A stunning new thriller that provoked much debate. Dan Brown has managed to outdo the best of Robert Ludlum in this deeply engaging, occupying and engrossing tale. Dan Brown’s extensive research on secret societies and zymology adds intellectual depth to this page-turning thriller.

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