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Most Popular Books of All Time

Most Popular Books of All Time

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A collection of the world’s most read stories, these books that have captured the minds of millions of readers across generations. These are the titles with over a million Goodreads ratings, making them the most popular books of all time.

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Hamlet

By William Shakespeare

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$21⁰⁰
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~~$23⁰⁰~~

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Hamlet: Popular Penguins

By William Shakespeare

Paperback

$15⁹⁹

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Macbeth (No Fear Shakespeare)

By SparkNotes and William Shakespeare

Paperback

$19⁹⁹

Backorder
Ships early August
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By Mark Twain

Hardback

$29⁹⁹

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Hamlet

By Collins GCSE and William Shakespeare

Paperback

$12⁹⁹

In Stock
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One of Us Is Lying

By Karen M. McManus

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$17⁰⁰
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~~$23⁰⁰~~

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The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air #2)

By Holly Black

Paperback

$19⁰⁰
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~~$22⁹⁹~~

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By Mark Twain

Paperback

$19⁹⁹

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By Mark Twain

Paperback

$29⁹⁹

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The Inheritance Games

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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$18⁰⁰
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~~$24⁰⁰~~

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None of This is True

By Lisa Jewell

Paperback

$21⁰⁰
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~~$26⁰⁰~~

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The Inheritance Games

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Hardback

$40⁰⁰
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~~$50⁰⁰~~

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The Goldfinch

By Donna Tartt

Paperback

$29⁹⁹

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House of Earth and Blood

By Sarah J. Maas

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$33⁰⁰
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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

Hardback

$39⁹⁹

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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

Hardback

$44⁹⁹

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The Return of the King

By J. R. R. Tolkien

Paperback

$23⁰⁰
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~~$24⁹⁹~~

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The Return of the King

By J. R. R. Tolkien

Paperback

$22⁰⁰
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~~$24⁹⁹~~

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The Return of the King

By J. R. R. Tolkien

Hardback

$50⁰⁰
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~~$55⁰⁰~~

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The Return of the King

By J. R. R. Tolkien

Paperback

$23⁰⁰
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~~$24⁹⁹~~

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The Road

By Cormac McCarthy

Paperback

$22⁰⁰
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~~$24⁹⁹~~

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By Mark Twain

Hardback

$39⁹⁹

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The Mortal Instruments 3: City of Glass

By Cassandra Clare

Paperback

$24⁹⁹

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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

Paperback

$16⁹⁹

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Twisted Games

By Ana Huang

Paperback

$22⁹⁹
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~~$27⁹⁹~~

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The Mortal Instruments 3: City of Glass

By Cassandra Clare

Hardback

$44⁹⁹

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A Clash of Kings

By George R.R. Martin

Paperback

$21⁰⁰
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~~$24⁹⁹~~

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A Clash of Kings

By George R.R. Martin

Paperback

$21⁰⁰
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~~$22⁹⁹~~

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The Return of the King

By J. R. R. Tolkien

Paperback

$24⁹⁹

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By Mark Twain

Paperback

$19⁰⁰
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~~$21⁰⁰~~

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Popular Penguins

By Mark Twain

Paperback

$14⁰⁰
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~~$15⁹⁹~~

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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

Paperback

$22⁰⁰
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~~$24⁰⁰~~

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A Tale of Two Cities (Artisan Edition)

By Charles Dickens

Paperback

$32⁰⁰
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~~$35⁰⁰~~

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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

Paperback

$9⁹⁹

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The Count of Monte Cristo

By Alexandre Dumas

Hardback

$44⁰⁰
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~~$48⁰⁰~~

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The Count of Monte Cristo

By Alexandre Dumas

Paperback

$19⁹⁹
Elsewhere:
~~$21⁰⁰~~

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The Count of Monte Cristo

By Alexandre Dumas

Hardback

$19⁹⁹

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The Grapes of Wrath

By John Steinbeck

Paperback

$37⁹⁹

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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

Hardback

$36⁰⁰
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~~$40⁰⁰~~

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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

Paperback

$10⁹⁹

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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

Paperback

$19⁰⁰
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~~$21⁰⁰~~

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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

Hardback

$26⁰⁰
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~~$27⁹⁹~~

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Macbeth

By William Shakespeare

Paperback

$24⁹⁹

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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

Paperback

$21⁰⁰
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~~$23⁰⁰~~

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The Count of Monte Cristo

By Alexandre Dumas

Paperback

$24⁰⁰

(1)

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The Count of Monte Cristo (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)

By Alexandre Dumas

Hardback

$62⁰⁰

(1)

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The Odyssey

By Homer

Hardback

$36⁰⁰
Elsewhere:
~~$40⁰⁰~~

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His Dark Materials: Northern Lights

By Philip Pullman

Paperback

Sold Out
The Odyssey

By Homer

Hardback

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Project Hail Mary

By Andy Weir

Paperback

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Outlander

By Diana Gabaldon

Paperback

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Book Lovers: Deluxe Edition

By Emily Henry

Hardback

Sold Out
It

By Stephen King

Paperback

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The Great Gatsby

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Paperback

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The Count of Monte Cristo

By Alexandre Dumas

Paperback

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Matilda at 30: Astrophysicist

By Roald Dahl

Hardback

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – Gryffindor Edition

By J.K. Rowling

Paperback

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Crime and Punishment

By Fyodor Dostoevsky

Paperback

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Odyssey

By Homer

Paperback

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Crime and Punishment

By Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Fyodor Dostoevsky

Paperback

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Pride and Prejudice

By Jane Austen

Hardback

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Verity

By Colleen Hoover

Paperback

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

By Stephen Chbosky

Paperback

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The Odyssey

By Homer

Hardback

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The Illustrated Odyssey

By Homer

Hardback

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The Count of Monte Cristo

By Alexandre Dumas

Hardback

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Into the Wild

By Jon Krakauer

Paperback

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Anne of Green Gables

By L. M. Montgomery

Hardback

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The Midnight Library

By Matt Haig

Hardback

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A Thousand Splendid Suns

By Khaled Hosseini

Paperback

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Frankenstein

Paperback

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The Secret Garden

Hardback

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The Little Prince

By Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Paperback

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By Mark Twain

Hardback

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

By J. K. Rowling

Hardback

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

By J.K. Rowling

CD-Audio

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Latin)

By J. K. Rowling

Hardback

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Irish)

By J. K. Rowling

Hardback

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

By J. K. Rowling

Paperback

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

By J. K. Rowling

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