It is often believed that books have always been a good friend of man and it has always proved helpful in increasing our knowledge.
Why books are Important
There was a time when publication
of books was not possible, speech was the medium of knowledge. Nevertheless,
for a long-time knowledge has been passed on to the next generation through one
or the other medium.
But in today's era, after the
invention of the printing press, we have the ideas of sages, philosophers,
thinkers and litterateurs available in printed form.
And that is why the best books of
the world are easily available, today we are going to give information about
some such popular books for you, which have made a different identity in the
world.
Books have a special place in
every book reader's heart you love everything about books, the way they smell,
the way we can feel each page, the way they placed on your shelf.
It seems that books are important
for the mind, heart and soul, the power found between the pages of the book is
formidable.
Our list of the most popular
books of all time is based on the content provided by the author and the number
of copies of these best-selling books in the world.
"I think
books are like people, in the sense that they will come into your life when you
need them most."- Emma Thompson
Best-selling books of all time
1: - Don
Quixote (500 million copies sold) by Miguel de Cervantes
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.
3: - The Lord of the
Rings (150 million copies sold) by J.R.R. Tolkien
'The Lord of the
Rings' by J. R. R. Tolkien. It is an epic fantasy novel that tells the story of
a discovery made by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the Wizard,
Hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of
Gondor and along the mysterious stranger called Strider.
4: - The Little
Prince (142 million copies sold) by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
'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.
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' in Chinese (pinyin) Honglumeng or (Wade-Giles romanization)
Hung-lu-meng, an 18th-century novel by Cao Zhan generally regarded as the
greatest of all Chinese novels and one of the greatest Considered 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.
Conclusion
The world's
best-selling books embody the imagination, emotion and knowledge of the
authors.
The author spreads
the light of knowledge through the book. And express their thoughts, although
the book writers also leave the world but their thoughts and messages are
always alive in their books.
