Drum roll, lease! And now, to intrigue and inspire us, here’s a list of the 10 top best-selling novels of all time – at least according to counting experts at The Guardian and The New York Times:
#1 Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Year released: 1612 Copies sold: 500 million
#2 A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Year released: 1859 Coies sold: 200 million
#3 The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
Year released: 1954 Copies sold: 150 million
#4 The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exuper
Year released: 1943 Copies sold: 140 million
#5 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Year released: 1997 Copies sold: 120 million
#6 And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Year released: 1939 Copies sold: 100 million
#7 The Hobbit by J. R.R. Tolkein
Year released: 1937 Copies sold: 100 million
#8 Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin
Year released: 1954 Copies sold: 100 million
#9 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Year released: 1865 Copies sold: 100 million
#10 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Year released: 1950 Copies sold: 85 million
Mind-boggling, isn’t it, to think that Don Quixote, which tops this list, was written more than 400 years ago! And that most of these books are considered children’s stories, but are universally beloved. Something to ponder — and aspire to! — as we all write on.
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