World Best selling books of all time

The titles on our list of most popular books of all time is based on the content provided by author and number of copies sold these world's best-selling book.

there was an era when publication of books was not possible, Speech was the medium of knowledge. More and more banquets were available. On which the compositions were written. But after the invention of the printing press in today's era, we have the ideas of sage-monks, philosophers, thinkers and litterateurs available in printed form.

By the time being there is a special place in every book reader heart when you’re a true-blue “book person,” you love everything about books: The way they smell. The way the pages feel. The weight they add to your bag. The way they look on your shelf.

Books are important for the mind, heart, and soul, the power to be found between the pages of a book is formidable.

 As per Emma Thompson “I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.”  

 Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world

 Best selling books of all time

 1: - Don Quixote (500 million copies sold)  by Miguel de Cervantes

At the 1st place, we have the famous Spanish novel ‘Don Quixote' by Miguel de Cervantes. It was first published in 1612 and since then, the book has sold 500 million copies worldwide. The story follows Alonso Quijano, who proves that chivalry will in fact never die. Originally it was seen as a parody of the chivalric romances

2: - A Tale of Two Cities (200 million copies sold) by Charles Dickens

 At the 2nd position, we have the very famous ’A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. The novel is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It tells the story of the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution. The corresponding brutality showed by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It tangles all these events with the lives of all the major characters in the novel.

3: - The Lord of the Rings (150 million copies sold) by J.R.R. Tolkien

At the 3rd place we have the very famous 'The Lord of the Rings' by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is an epic fantasy novel that tells the story of a quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the Dwarf; Legolas the Elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. The opening lines to the readers read "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them". It has converted the book into a multi-million dollar earning movie series with the same name. The Hobbit, which was at number 7 in the list, is the pre-equal of Lord of the Rings.

 4: - The Little Prince (142 million copies sold) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

At the 4th place, we have the famous’'The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Very few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. The Little prince represents the free minds of children and their constant urge to ask questions, engage the invisible, and seek the mysteries of the universe. The book has been translated into 300 languages and dialects. It sells 1-2 million copies worldwide every year. They have also made the Little Prince into a critically acclaimed Netflix film.

 5: - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (107 million copies sold) by J.K. Rowling

At the 5th place we have the highly successful Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone by J. K. Rowling, the first book from the series of seven books. We all love Harry Potter and know of his journey, considered as one of the biggest young adult books of all time. Philosopher's stone introduces us to the beloved Harry Potter, his friends Ron and Hermione, Professor Dumbledore, the wizarding School and Lord Voldemort. The book has been translated into 80 languages and has been made into an 8 part series films which has in total earned 7.7 billion dollars, the books in themselves have sold more than 500 million copies, all together.

 6: - And Then There Were None (100 million copies sold) by Agatha Christie

At number 6th place we have the iconic Agatha Christie novel 'And Then There Were None'. The book was first published in 1939, and since then it has been seen as one of the best thriller novels of all time. Ten strangers, each from a different background receives an invitation from a Mr. or Mrs. U.N. Owen, or a Mrs. Constance Culming ton, to come to the island for a weekend. However, soon they realize that they are all alone standing face to face with death. And just like the 10 little solders poem, death takes them one by one. The book has been made into a blockbuster film and a famous HBO show.

 7: - The Dream of the Red Chamber (100 million copies sold) by Cao Xueqin

Dream of the Red Chamber, Chinese (Pinyin) Hongloumeng or (Wade-Giles romanization) Hung-lou-meng, novel written by Cao Zhan in the 18th century that is generally considered to be the greatest of all Chinese novels and among the greatest in world literature. The work published in English as Dream of the Red Chamber (1929), first appeared in manuscript form in Beijing during Cao Zhan’s lifetime.

 8: - The Hobbit (100 million copies sold) by J.R.R. Tolkien

At the 7th place, we have the very famous ’The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien. The story revolves around a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins who enjoys a comfortable, non-ambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his life is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure which includes raids, war with the evil forces, giants and dragons. It is set in the pre-timings of 'Lord of the Rings' the book has been made into blockbuster film with the same name. Hobbit is the first book of the series of three books.

 9: -  She: A History of Adventure (100 million copies sold) by H. Rider Haggard

She, subtitled A History of Adventure, is a novel by the English writer H. Rider Haggard, published in book form in 1887. The story is a first-person narrative which follows the journey of Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. They encounter a primitive race of natives and a mysterious white queen named Ayesha who reigns as the all-powerful "She" or "She-who-must-be-obeyed". Haggard developed many of the conventions of the lost world genre which countless authors have emulated.

10: - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (85 million copies sold) by C.S. Lewis

At the 9th place we have the very famous, 'The Lion, The Witch and the wardrobe' by C. S. Lewis. The book was first published in 1950 and has sold 85 million copies worldwide. The book is the first part of the 7 books' series and has also been made into blockbuster film with the title 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. The story is set in the time of world war 2, when four siblings Peter, Suzan, Edmund and Lucy are evacuated from a London suburb to Professor Digory Kirke's country home, where they come across the magical wardrobe and the hidden world of Narnia.

These world's most sold book have the mirror, the imagination, emotion and knowledge of the author. Through the book, the author spreads the light of knowledge. The authors who write the book also leave the world but the book is always there